50. Qaf (The Letter "Qaf"): 6-11
Do they not see the sky above them––how We have built and adorned it, with no rifts in it; how We spread out the earth and put solid mountains on it, and caused every kind of joyous plant to grow in it, as a lesson and reminder for every servant who turns to God; and how We send blessed water down from the sky and grow with it gardens, the harvest grain, and tall palm trees laden with clusters of dates, as a provision for everyone; how with water We give [new] life to a land that is dead? This is how the dead will emerge [from their graves]. (Abdul Haleem)
Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts? And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind, Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allah]. And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers - As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the emergence [i.e., resurrection]. (Saheeh International)
Do they not look at the sky above them?- How We have made it and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it? And the earth - We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs)- To be observed and commemorated by every devotee turning (to Allah) And We send down from the sky rain charted with blessing, and We produce therewith gardens and Grain for harvests; And tall (and stately) palm-trees, with shoots of fruit-stalks, piled one over another;- As sustenance for ((Allah)´s) Servants;- and We give (new) life therewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the Resurrection. (Yusuf Ali)
Do they not look at the sky above them - how We have built it and made it beautiful and free of all faults? And the earth - We have spread it wide, and set upon it mountains firm, and caused it to bring forth plants of all beauteous kinds, thus offering an insight and a reminder unto every human being who willingly turns unto God. And We send down from the skies water rich in blessings, and cause thereby gardens to grow, and fields of grain, and tall palm-trees with their thickly-clustered dates, as sustenance apportioned to men; and by [all] this We bring dead land to life: [and] even so will be [man's] coming-forth from death. (Muhammad Asad)
Have they not then looked at the sky above them: how We built it and adorned it ˹with stars˺, leaving it flawless? As for the earth, We spread it out and placed upon it firm mountains, and produced in it every type of pleasant plant—˹all as˺ an insight and a reminder to every servant who turns ˹to Allah˺. And We send down blessed rain from the sky, bringing forth gardens and grains for harvest, and towering palm trees ˹loaded˺ with clustered fruit, ˹as˺ a provision for ˹Our˺ servants. And with this ˹rain˺ We revive a lifeless land. Similar is the emergence ˹from the graves˺. (Mustafa Khattab)
Have they not looked at the sky above them, how We have fashioned and adorned it, and it has no flaw? We stretched the earth and placed upon it firm stabilisers and We made every kind of splendid thing to grow upon it As instruction and reminder to every penitent creature. And We send down water as a blessing from the sky, and grow gardens with it and the grain for harvest, And tall date-palms with their spathes pile on pile As a provision for men, and enlivened a region that was dead. Even thus will be the life after death. (Ahmed Ali)
Do they not look at the height above them how We have built it and beautified it, and there are no flaws therein? [67:3] And the earth. We have spread it out, and set mountains standing firm on it, and produced therein every kind of beautiful plants in pairs. [This gives us a scenario of a huge ball with carpets spread out on it held in place with heavy pegs. The mountains also serve as great water reservoirs that help grow the vegetation. 13:3, 15:19, 31:10, 39:5, 79:28-30, 88:20] An insight and an enlightening Reminder for every servant who wishes to turn (to God). And We send down from the high atmosphere blessed water whereby We cause to grow colorful gardens and fields of grains. And lofty palm-trees with their thickly clustered fruit. A provision for My servants. And with all this We give new life to a dead land. Thus will be the Resurrection. (Shabbir Ahmed)