سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 38
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلْ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَنِىَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلْ هُنَّ كَـٰشِفَـٰتُ ضُرِّهِۦٓ أَوْ أَرَادَنِى بِرَحْمَةٍ هَلْ هُنَّ مُمْسِكَـٰتُ رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ قُلْ حَسْبِىَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And verily, if you ask them: "Who created the heavens and the earth?" Surely they will say: "Allâh (has created them)." Say: "Tell me then, the things that you invoke besides Allâh - if Allâh intended some harm for me, could they remove His harm? Or if He (Allâh) intended some mercy for me, could they withhold His Mercy?" Say: "Sufficient for me is Allâh; in Him those who trust (i.e. believers) must put their trust."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
سَأَلْتَهُم
sa-altahum
you ask them
مَّنْ
man
who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
and the earth
لَيَقُولُنَّ
layaqūlunna
Surely, they will say
ٱللَّهُ ۚ
l-lahu
Allah
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَفَرَءَيْتُم
afara-aytum
Then do you see
مَّا
mā
what
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
you invoke
مِن
min
besides
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
إِنْ
in
if
أَرَادَنِىَ
arādaniya
Allah intended for me
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah intended for me
بِضُرٍّ
biḍurrin
harm
هَلْ
hal
are
هُنَّ
hunna
they
كَـٰشِفَـٰتُ
kāshifātu
removers
ضُرِّهِۦٓ
ḍurrihi
(of) harm (from) Him
أَوْ
aw
or
أَرَادَنِى
arādanī
if He intended for me
بِرَحْمَةٍ
biraḥmatin
mercy
هَلْ
hal
are
هُنَّ
hunna
they
مُمْسِكَـٰتُ
mum'sikātu
withholders
رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ
raḥmatihi
(of) His mercy
قُلْ
qul
Say
حَسْبِىَ
ḥasbiya
Sufficient (is) Allah for me
ٱللَّهُ ۖ
l-lahu
Sufficient (is) Allah for me
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
upon Him
يَتَوَكَّلُ
yatawakkalu
put trust
ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ
l-mutawakilūna
those who trust
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.
38. 1 Some say that when the Prophet ﷺ presented the aforementioned question before them, they said that indeed they cannot avert Allah’s decree, however, they will intercede, upon which this passage was revealed that Allah alone is sufficient for me in my matters.
38. 2 When everything is in His control, then what is the benefit of relying on others? That is why the people of faith place their trust only in Him; they do not rely on anyone else besides Him.
38. 2 When everything is in His control, then what is the benefit of relying on others? That is why the people of faith place their trust only in Him; they do not rely on anyone else besides Him.
