Al-Waqi'ah Verse 65

If We willed, We could simply reduce this ˹harvest˺ to chaff, leaving you to lament,

If We willed, We could reduce your harvest to crumble, leaving you to wonder and lament,

Did We will, We would make it broken orts, and you would remain bitterly jesting --

If We wished, We could turn your harvest into chaff and leave you to wail,

If We willed, surely We would make it chaff, so that ye would be left wondering.

Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,

If We so wished, We could have reduced your harvest to rubble, and you would have been left wonder-struck to exclaim:

We could turn it, if We pleased, into straw; then you would rue the day,

If We will We can make it like dry trampled hay, so you would keep crying out.

If We wish, We turn it into chaff, whereat you are left stunned [saying to yourselves,]

If We so willed, We would surely make it into chaff, and then you would not cease to exclaim:

If We (so) pleased We could reduce it to chaff (before it is ripe and ready to be harvested). And then you would remain lamenting and talking bitterly;

If We willed/wanted We would have made it debris/crumbs , so you continued/remained regretting/wondering.

If We will We can make it like dry trampled hay, so you would keep crying out.

If We willed, We could crumble it to powder, then would you lament,

Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry pieces, and you would be regretful (or left in wonderment).

Is it you that cause it to grow, or are We the Causer of growth?

If We pleased, We should have certainly made it broken down into pieces, then would you begin to lament:

If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not to exclaim:

Had We wanted, We could have crushed it to bits and you would have been left to lament,

If We will, We would make it broken stubble and you would remain wondering,

Were it Our will, We could crumble it to dry pieces, and you would be Tafakkahun.

If We so pleased, We could turn your harvest into chaff. Then you would start lamenting,

If We will, We can turn it into rubble; then you will lament.

If We will, We could surely turn it into chaff, dried vegetation producing no seed, and you would remain (zaltum is actually zaliltum, the lm having a kasra inflection; but it has been omitted to soften it), that is to say, you spend all day, bemused (tafakkahna; one of the original t' [tatafakkahna] letters has been omitted), surprised by this, and you would say;

لَوْ نَشَاء لَجَعَلْنَاهُ حُطَامً

Were it Our will, We could crumble it to dry pieces,

meaning, `We caused the seeds to grow with Our compassion and mercy and left them intact inside the earth as mercy for you. If We will, We would turn them dry before they ripen and get ready to be harvested,'

ا فَظَلَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ



and you would be Tafakkahun.

Allah explained this statement by saying,

إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ