Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say "In Whose Hand is the sovereignty of everything (i.e. treasures of each and everything)? And He protects (all), while against Whom there is no protector, (i.e. if Allâh saves anyone none can punish or harm him, and if Allâh punishes or harms anyone none can save him), if you know?" [Tafsir Al-Qurtubî]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْqulSay
مَنۢmanWho is (it)
بِيَدِهِۦbiyadihiin Whose Hand(s)
مَلَكُوتُmalakūtu(is the) dominion
كُلِّkulli(of) all
شَىْءٍۢshayinthings
وَهُوَwahuwaand He
يُجِيرُyujīruprotects
وَلَاwalāand no (one)
يُجَارُyujāru(can) be protected
عَلَيْهِʿalayhiagainst Him
إِنinIf
كُنتُمْkuntumyou
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
88-1. That is, if He wishes to protect someone and take him into His refuge, can anyone cause him harm?
88-2. That is, if He wishes to harm someone, is there any being in the universe besides Allah who can save him from harm and take him into his own refuge against Allah?