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ثُمَّ Then thumma He directed (Himself) is'tawā towards ilā the heaven l-samāi while it (was) wahiya smoke dukhānun and He said faqāla to it lahā and to the earth walil'arḍi Come both of you i'tiyā willingly ṭawʿan or aw unwillingly karhan They both said qālatā We come ataynā willingly ṭāiʿīna
Then He directed Himself1 to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being],2 willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly."