سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 133
وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ذُو ٱلرَّحْمَةِ ۚ إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفْ مِنۢ بَعْدِكُم مَّا يَشَآءُ كَمَآ أَنشَأَكُم مِّن ذُرِّيَّةِ قَوْمٍ ءَاخَرِينَ ﴿133﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And your Lord is Rich (Free of all needs), full of Mercy; if He wills, He can destroy you, and in your place make whom He wills as your successors, as He raised you from the seed of other people.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَرَبُّكَ
warabbuka
And your Lord
ٱلْغَنِىُّ
l-ghaniyu
(is) the Self-Sufficient
ذُو
dhū
(the) Possessor
ٱلرَّحْمَةِ ۚ
l-raḥmati
(of) mercy
إِن
in
If
يَشَأْ
yasha
He wills
يُذْهِبْكُمْ
yudh'hib'kum
He can take you away
وَيَسْتَخْلِفْ
wayastakhlif
and grant succession
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِكُم
baʿdikum
after you
مَّا
mā
(to) whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
كَمَآ
kamā
as
أَنشَأَكُم
ansha-akum
He raised you
مِّن
min
from
ذُرِّيَّةِ
dhurriyyati
the descendants
قَوْمٍ
qawmin
(of) people
ءَاخَرِينَ
ākharīna
other
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 133) ➊ {وَ رَبُّكَ الْغَنِيُّ:} Here, due to {’’ الْغَنِيُّ ‘‘} being a definite predicate and {’’ الرَّحْمَةِ ‘‘} having "alif laam," it has been translated as "And your Lord alone is self-sufficient, full of perfect mercy." No one else is self-sufficient or full of perfect mercy except Him, meaning He has no need of the creation, yet, as a favor, He is full of perfect mercy. This also means that the blessings mentioned earlier, such as sending messengers, etc., are purely out of mercy, not for any benefit to Himself.
➋ { ذُو الرَّحْمَةِ:} The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah has one hundred mercies. He has sent down one mercy among the jinn, humans, animals, and insects; it is because of this one mercy that they show kindness and mercy to one another, and because of this one mercy, even wild animals love their young. Allah has kept ninety-nine mercies with Himself, which He will bestow upon His servants on the Day of Resurrection." [ مسلم، التوبۃ، باب فی سعۃ رحمۃ اﷲ تعالٰی …… : 2752/19 ]
➌ { اِنْ يَّشَاْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ …… :} That is, just as He made you successors of previous people, in the same way, He can destroy you and make others your successors, or it means that His power is not limited to creating only jinn and humans, but He can also create a third kind of creation in their place. (Razi) See Surah An-Nisa (133), Surah Ibrahim (20, 19), and Surah Fatir (15 to 17).
➋ { ذُو الرَّحْمَةِ:} The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah has one hundred mercies. He has sent down one mercy among the jinn, humans, animals, and insects; it is because of this one mercy that they show kindness and mercy to one another, and because of this one mercy, even wild animals love their young. Allah has kept ninety-nine mercies with Himself, which He will bestow upon His servants on the Day of Resurrection." [ مسلم، التوبۃ، باب فی سعۃ رحمۃ اﷲ تعالٰی …… : 2752/19 ]
➌ { اِنْ يَّشَاْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ …… :} That is, just as He made you successors of previous people, in the same way, He can destroy you and make others your successors, or it means that His power is not limited to creating only jinn and humans, but He can also create a third kind of creation in their place. (Razi) See Surah An-Nisa (133), Surah Ibrahim (20, 19), and Surah Fatir (15 to 17).
