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Al-Hijr 21

Ayah 21 of 99 · Meccan

وَإِن مِّن شَيۡءٍ إِلَّا عِندَنَا خَزَآئِنُهُۥ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ٢١

And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known [i.e., specified] measure.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِنAnd notwa-in
  2. مِّن(is) anymin
  3. شَيۡءٍthingshayin
  4. إِلَّاbutillā
  5. عِندَنَاwith Usʿindanā
  6. خَزَآئِنُهُۥ(are) its treasureskhazāinuhu
  7. وَمَاand notwamā
  8. نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓWe send it downnunazziluhu
  9. إِلَّاexceptillā
  10. بِقَدَرٖin a measurebiqadarin
  11. مَّعۡلُومٖknownmaʿlūmin

Tafsir

For all that benefits people and animals I am able to produce it and benefit people with it. I do not provide such things except according to a specific quantity determined by My wisdom and will.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran