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Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 27
۞ وَلَوْ بَسَطَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِعِبَادِهِۦ لَبَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَـٰكِن يُنَزِّلُ بِقَدَرٍ مَّا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرٌۢ بَصِيرٌ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if Allâh were to enlarge the provision for His slaves, they would surely rebel in the earth, but He sends down by measure as He wills. Verily! He is, in respect of His slaves, the Well-Aware, the All-Seer (of things that benefit them).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
بَسَطَ
basaṭa
Allah extends
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah extends
ٱلرِّزْقَ
l-riz'qa
the provision
لِعِبَادِهِۦ
liʿibādihi
for His slaves
لَبَغَوْا۟
labaghaw
surely they would rebel
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
يُنَزِّلُ
yunazzilu
He sends down
بِقَدَرٍۢ
biqadarin
in (due) measure
مَّا
mā
what
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
بِعِبَادِهِۦ
biʿibādihi
of His slaves
خَبِيرٌۢ
khabīrun
(is) All-Aware
بَصِيرٌۭ
baṣīrun
All-Seer
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.
27. 1. That is, if Allah were to grant everyone the means of sustenance equally and beyond their needs and necessities, the result would be that no one would accept the subordination of another; every person would surpass the other in evil, corruption, and enmity, which would fill the earth with corruption.
