Meccan·Surah 56

الواقعة

Surah Al-Waqi'ah — Ayah 65

The Inevitable

96 Ayahs·Verse 56:65
56:65

لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ حُطَـٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ

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

Context in Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 56:65 in sequence and meaning.

أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ

And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?

ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ

Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?

إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ

[Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt;

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

Rather, we have been deprived."