56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 65

If We wished, We can turn them into hay. Then you will be left in wonderment:

If We willed, We surely could turn it into chaff, then you would be left to exclaim,

If We willed, We could make it debris, and you would remain bitterly jesting:

If We wished, We can turn them into hay. Then you will be left in wonderment:

If We wished, We could turn them into hay. Then you would be left in wonderment:

If We wished We could have made it broken stubble. You would then be left devoid of crops, distraught:

If we will, we can turn it into hay. Then you will lament:

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

If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,

[For, ] were it Our will, We could indeed turn it into chaff, and you would be left to wonder [and to lament],

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

Had We willed We could reduce them to crumbs and would leave you wonder.

If it is the Creator Who makes the crops to grow, the He may turn them into hay. Then you will cry:

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

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

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

If We so will, We can certainly make it crumbled, and you will remain wondering,

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

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

If we pleased we could make it mere grit, so that ye would pause to marvel:

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

If We had (so) decided We would indeed have made it crushed to pieces; then you would linger on (bitterly) exclaiming,

If We pleased, verily We could render the same dry and fruitless, so that ye would not cease to wonder, saying,

If it was Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and you would be left in wondering,

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