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Ar-Ra'd 26

Ayah 26 of 43 · Medinan

ٱللَّهُ يَبۡسُطُ ٱلرِّزۡقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقۡدِرُۚ وَفَرِحُواْ بِٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَمَا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ إِلَّا مَتَٰعٞ ٢٦

Allāh extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. And they rejoice in the worldly life, while the worldly life is not, compared to the Hereafter, except [brief] enjoyment.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱللَّهُAllahal-lahu
  2. يَبۡسُطُextendsyabsuṭu
  3. ٱلرِّزۡقَthe provisionl-riz'qa
  4. لِمَنfor whomliman
  5. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  6. وَيَقۡدِرُۚand restrictswayaqdiru
  7. وَفَرِحُواْAnd they rejoicewafariḥū
  8. بِٱلۡحَيَوٰةِin the lifebil-ḥayati
  9. ٱلدُّنۡيَا(of) the worldl-dun'yā
  10. وَمَاand nothingwamā
  11. ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ(is) the lifel-ḥayatu
  12. ٱلدُّنۡيَاof the worldl-dun'yā
  13. فِيin (comparison to)fī
  14. ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِthe Hereafterl-ākhirati
  15. إِلَّاexceptillā
  16. مَتَٰعٞan enjoymentmatāʿun

Tafsir

Allah expands provision for anyone He wills and restricts it for any of His servants that He wills. Being given abundant provision is not a sign of being fortunate or of having attained Allah’s love. Similarly, restriction of provision is not a sign of being wretched. The disbelievers rejoiced in the life of this world and inclined to it becoming comfortable therein. Yet the life of this world, compared to the Hearafter, is only a brief enjoyment that will soon pass.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran