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Ash-Shuraa 27

Ayah 27 of 53 · Meccan

۞ وَلَوۡ بَسَطَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرِّزۡقَ لِعِبَادِهِۦ لَبَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَٰكِن يُنَزِّلُ بِقَدَرٖ مَّا يَشَآءُۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرُۢ بَصِيرٞ ٢٧

And if Allāh had extended [excessively] provision for His servants, they would have committed tyranny throughout the earth. But He sends [it] down in an amount which He wills. Indeed He is, of His servants, Aware and Seeing.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ وَلَوۡAnd ifwalaw
  2. بَسَطَAllah extendsbasaṭa
  3. ٱللَّهُAllah extendsl-lahu
  4. ٱلرِّزۡقَthe provisionl-riz'qa
  5. لِعِبَادِهِۦfor His slavesliʿibādihi
  6. لَبَغَوۡاْsurely they would rebellabaghaw
  7. فِيinfī
  8. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  9. وَلَٰكِنbutwalākin
  10. يُنَزِّلُHe sends downyunazzilu
  11. بِقَدَرٖin (due) measurebiqadarin
  12. مَّاwhatmā
  13. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  14. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heinnahu
  15. بِعِبَادِهِۦof His slavesbiʿibādihi
  16. خَبِيرُۢ(is) All-Awarekhabīrun
  17. بَصِيرٞAll-Seerbaṣīrun

Tafsir

If Allah had to expand the provision for all of His servants, they would have transgressed on earth by oppression. But He, (may He be glorified), sends down provision to the extent that He wills to expand or narrow it. He is well aware and observant of the states of His servants. He gives for a reason and withholds for a reason also.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran