The Holy Quran 67:19 — Surah Al-Mulk

Arabic text

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ فَوْقَهُمْ صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍ وَيَقْبِضْنَ ۚ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍۭ بَصِيرٌ

Translation

Have they not seen (the power of Allaah in) the birds above them spreading their wings out and folding them in (without falling down)? It is only Ar-Rahmaan Who keeps them suspended in the air. Verily He is Watchful over everything (and has complete control over everything).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The Most Merciful holds the birds in the air: earlier the heavens and the earth were mentioned; here, what lies between them is mentioned. That is, see the power of Allah: how birds keep flying between earth and heaven, sometimes with wings spread and sometimes with wings folded!

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