# 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 15 - **Surah:** 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder) — سورة الرعد - **Verse:** 15 / 43 · **Juz:** 13 · **Mushaf page:** 250 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-15 ## Arabic وَلِلّٰهِ يَسْجُدُ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ طَوْعاً وَكَرْهاً وَظِلَالُهُمْ بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْاٰصَالِ ## Transcription Walillahi yasjudu man fee assamawatiwal-ardi tawAAan wakarhan wathilaluhumbilghuduwwi wal-asal ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Everyone in heaven and earth prostrates to Allah willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows in the morning and the evening. ### Progressive Muslims And to God submit all who are in the heavens and the Earth, willingly and unwillingly, as do their shadows in the morning and the evening. ### Shabbir Ahmed And before Allah bow, willingly or unwillingly, all beings that are in the heavens and earth, as do their shadows in the mornings and evenings (3:82), (41:11). ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And to God submits whoso is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows in the mornings and the evenings. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Andto God will prostrate all who are in the heavens and the earth, willingly and unwillingly, as do their shadows in the morning and the evening. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament To GOD prostrates everyone in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the mornings and the evenings., ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth bows to God in submission with a will or perforce, as do their shadows in the morning and evening. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And to Allah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons. ### Muhammad Asad And before God prostrate themselves, willingly or unwillingly, all [things and beings] that are in the heavens and on earth, as do their shadows in the mornings and the evenings. ### Marmaduke Pickthall And unto Allah falleth prostrate whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows in the morning and the evening hours. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary All that is in the heavens and the earth prostrates itself, whether willingly or by force,[1] before Allah; and so do their shadows in the morning and in the evening.[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] "And to Allah falls in prostration whoever is in the heavens and the earth" in the same sense that every creation of His has to obey and submit to His Physical law in every detail. The only difference between the submission of a believer and an unbeliever is that the former submits to it with a willing heart while the latter is forced to do so against his will, for it is absolutely beyond his power to oppose it. - [2] "Their shadows" in the sense that they fall to the west in the morning and to the cast in the evening and so on. This shows that they, too, have to submit to some law. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab To Allah Who controls the fate of all, do all beings, the material and the immaterial, in the heavens and on earth submit to His government and to His supreme controlling and influencing power willingly or unwillingly. So do the shadows they cast on the ground or on a surface by the intercepting sun rays fore and afternoon, and other luminary in the hull of the eve. ### Bijan Moeinian To God submit whatever is in existence in the heavens and the earth. They do so willingly or unwillingly (A disbeliever’s heart, e.g., has to submit itself to what God has ordered it to do and its owner cannot change it to his will.) Have you not seen that the shadow of all things bow down (willingly or unwillingly) before the Lord in the morning and the evening? ### Al-Hilali & Khan And unto Allâh (Alone) falls in prostration whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the mornings and in the afternoons. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Whatever beings there are in the heavens and the earth do prostrate themselves to Allah (Acknowledging subjection),- with good-will or in spite of themselves: so do their shadows in the morning and evenings. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran To Allah ˹alone˺ bow down ˹in submission˺[1] all those in the heavens and the earth—willingly or unwillingly—as do their shadows, morning and evening. ### Taqi Usmani To Allah bow in prostration all who are in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and their shadows as well in morns and eves. ### Abdul Haleem All that are in heaven and earth submit to God alone, willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows in the mornings and in the evenings. ### Arthur John Arberry To God bow all who are in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows also in the mornings and the evenings. ### E. Henry Palmer And God do those who are in the heavens and the earth adore, whether they will or no! as do their shadows also morn and eve. ### Hamid S. Aziz True prayer is only a call to Allah; and those who call on others besides Him shall not be answered at all, except as one who stretches out his hand to the water that it may reach his mouth, but it reaches it not! The call of the disbelievers is futile. ### Mahmoud Ghali And to Allah prostrate themselves whoever are in the heavens and the earth, willingly and unwillingly, and their shadows (prostrate) in the early mornings and (the hours) before sunset. A prostration is to be performed here. ### George Sale Whatsoever is in heaven and on earth worshippeth God, voluntarily or of force; and their shadows also, morning and evening. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed And whatever beings there are in the heavens and the earth prostrate themselves to Allah (in respect and fear)— Willingly or unwillingly (with good will or in spite of themselves): Like their shadows do, in the mornings and the evenings. ### Amatul Rahman Omar All those that are in the heavens and on the earth submit to Allâh alone; whether they choose to obey willingly or not, and likewise do their shadows, in the mornings and evenings, (and they are all subject to the divine law (- His law of nature). [Prostration] ### Ali Quli Qarai To Allah prostrates whoever there is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and their shadows at sunrise and sunset. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Semalar ve arzda (madde ötesi ve madde) kim varsa, (Hakiki mutlak varlık Allah Esma'sı), gölgeleri de (isimsel varlıkları), isteyerek yahut zorunlu olarak sabah ve akşam Allah'a secde ederler (hakikatleri olan Allah hükmüne mutlak teslimiyet halindedirler)! (15. ayet secde ayetidir. ) ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Göklerde ve yerde her ne varsa -isteyerek de olsa, istemeyerek de olsa- Allah'a secde eder. Sabah akşam gölgeleri de (O'na secde eder). ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Göklerde ve yerde bulunanlar da, onların gölgeleri de sabahakşam, ister istemez, sadece Allah'a secde ederler. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Göklerde ve yerde kim varsa, ister istemez kendileri de gölgeleri de sabah akşam Allah'a boyun eğer. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Halbuki Göklerde ve Yerde kim varsa ister istemez Allaha secde eder kendileri de gölgeleri de sabah akşam ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Oysa göklerde ve yerde ne varsa, ister istemez kendileri de gölgeleri de sabah akşam Allah'a secde eder. ### Gültekin Onan Göklerde ve yerde her ne varsa -isteyerek de olsa, istemeyerek de olsa- Tanrı'ya secde eder. Sabah akşam gölgeleri de (O'na secde eder). ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Göklerde ve yerde kim varsa onlar da, gölgeleri de sabah akşam ister istemez Allaha secde eder. ### İbni Kesir Göklerde ve yerdekiler de, gölgeleri de sabah akşam, ister istemez Allah'a secde ederler. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Göklerde ve yerde var olan her şey ve herkes isteyerek yahut zorunlu olarak Allah'ın önünde eğilmektedirler; onların gölgeleri de sabah akşam bunu yapmaktadır. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Yerde ve göklerde olanlar gölgeleriyle beraber sabah akşam, ister istemez Allah'a secde ederler. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Göklerde ve yerde olanların hepsi, ister istemez Allah'a secde ederler. Gölgeleri de sabah akşam (uzanıp kısalarak O'na secde etmektedirler). ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Göklerde ve yerde kim varsa gölgeleriyle birlikte ister istemez ve sabah-akşam Allah'a secde eder. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Göklerde ve yerde olan her varlık, onların sabahtan akşama (ilahi yasaya bağlı olarak değişip duran) gölgeleri de dahil, isteyerek ya da istemeyerek Allah'a secde ederler. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Göklerde ve yerde olanlar ve gölgeleri, isteyerek veya istemeyerek, sabah akşam[1] Allah'a secde[2] ederler. _Footnotes_ - [1] Hiç durmadan. Sürekli. Bütün bir gün. - [2] Allah'ın yasasına göre hareket ederler. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Göklerde ve yeryüzünde bulunan herkes ve onların gölgeleri, sabah-akşam, ister istemez, Allah'a secde ederler. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Göklerde ve yerde kim varsa, ister istemez Allah'a boyun eğerler (secde)[1]. Gölgeleri de bunu öğle ve ikindide yapar. _Footnotes_ - [1] Secde esasen boyun eğmedir. Yaygın anlamı, anlı saygıyla yere koymaktır. Burada boyun eğme anlamı tercih edilmiştir. İnsanlar Allah'a iki türlü kulluk ederler; biri zorunlu diğeri de gönüllüdür. Zorunlu olarak Allah'ın koyduğu yasalara uyarlar. Gönüllü olarak uymaları gereken konularda ise isyankarlık ve tembellik yaparlar.  Bkz. Nahl 16/48-49 ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Göklerde ve yerde bulunanlar da onların gölgeleri[1] de sabah akşam ister istemez (zorunlu olarak) yalnızca Allah'a secde ederler.[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] Bu ayet Nahl 16:48-49. ayetlerle okunmalıdır. - [2] Bu ayet Kur'an'daki 14 [tilavet] secdesinden birisidir. Secde ayetleri için bkz. A‘râf 7:206; Ra‘d 13:15; Nahl 16:49; İsrâ 17:107; Meryem 19:58; Hacc 22:18; Furkân 25:60; Neml 27:25; Secde 32:15; Sâd 38:24; Fussilet 41:37; Necm 53:62; İnşikâk 84:21; ‘Alak 96:19. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Göklerde ve yerde olanlar ve gölgeleri, isteyerek veya istemeyerek, sabah akşam[1] Allah'a secde[2] ederler. _Footnotes_ - [1] Hiç durmadan. Sürekli. Bütün bir gün. - [2] Allah'ın yaradılış yasalarına tam bir saygı içinde, o yasalara tam bir teslimiyetle hareket ederler. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Göklerde ve yerde olanlar ve gölgeleri, isteyerek veya istemeyerek, sabah akşam[1] Allah'a secde[2] ederler. _Footnotes_ - [1] Hiç durmadan. Sürekli. Bütün bir gün. - [2] Allah'ın yaradılış yasalarına tam bir saygı içinde, o yasalara tam bir teslimiyetle hareket ederler. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Göklerde ve yerde olanlar gönüllü ve zorunlu olarak Allah'a secde ederler /boyun eğerler[1]. Gölgeleri de (uzayarak ve kısalarak[2]) secdeyi öğle ve ikindi vakitlerinde[3] yapar. _Footnotes_ - [1] Secdenin kök anlamı eğilme ve boyun eğmedir. (Müfredat). ([Nahl 16/48](https://quran.so/16/48)-[49](https://quran.so/16/49), [Hac 22/18,](https://quran.so/22/18) [Rahman 55/6](https://quran.so/55/6)). - [2] [Furkan 25/45](https://quran.so/25/45)-[46](https://quran.so/25/46) - [3] Bkz. [A'raf 7/205.](https://quran.so/7/205) ayetin dipnotu. ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَلِلَّهِ — walillahi | And to Allah | — | | 2 | يَسْجُدُ — yasjudu | prostrates | سجد — Sin-Cim-Dal | | 3 | مَن — man | whoever | — | | 4 | فِى — fī | (is) in | — | | 5 | ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ — l-samāwāti | the heavens | سمو — Sin-Mim-Vav | | 6 | وَٱلْأَرْضِ — wal-arḍi | and the earth | ارض — Elif-Ra-Dad | | 7 | طَوْعًۭا — ṭawʿan | willingly | طوع — Ta-Vav-Ayn | | 8 | وَكَرْهًۭا — wakarhan | or unwillingly | كره — Kef-Ra-he | | 9 | وَظِلَـٰلُهُم — waẓilāluhum | and (so do) their shadows | ظلل — Zay-Lam-Lam | | 10 | بِٱلْغُدُوِّ — bil-ghuduwi | in the mornings | غدو — Gayn-Dal-Vav | | 11 | وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ ۩ — wal-āṣāli | and in the afternoons | اصل — Elif-Sad-Lam | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-14.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-16.md Retrieved: 2026-08-24 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.