سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِ
Surah Al-Mulk (67) — Ayah 21
أَمَّنْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَرْزُقُكُمْ إِنْ أَمْسَكَ رِزْقَهُۥ ۚ بَل لَّجُّوا۟ فِى عُتُوٍّ وَنُفُورٍ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Who is he that can provide for you if He should withhold His provision? Nay, but they continue to be in pride, and (they) flee (from the truth).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمَّنْ
amman
Who is
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the one
يَرْزُقُكُمْ
yarzuqukum
to provide you
إِنْ
in
if
أَمْسَكَ
amsaka
He withheld
رِزْقَهُۥ ۚ
riz'qahu
His provision
بَل
bal
Nay
لَّجُّوا۟
lajjū
they persist
فِى
fī
in
عُتُوٍّۢ
ʿutuwwin
pride
وَنُفُورٍ
wanufūrin
and aversion
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 21){ اَمَّنْ هٰذَا الَّذِيْ يَرْزُقُكُمْ اِنْ اَمْسَكَ رِزْقَهٗ … :} That is, if Allah Almighty withholds rain, then who is there that can send down rain? Or if He withholds the earth’s produce or stops your sustenance in any way, then who is there that can provide for you? In Sahih Bukhari, it is narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Quraysh of Makkah exceeded all limits in disobedience against the Prophet (peace be upon him), he invoked against them a drought like that of Yusuf (peace be upon him), so such a famine struck them that they were forced to eat bones. In summary, that famine was only removed when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prayed to Allah Almighty for them. [ دیکھیے بخاری، التفسیر، باب : «یغشی الناس ھذا عذاب ألیم» : ۴۸۲۱ ] The idols of Lat and Manat, and even the idols of Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them) that they had made, could not benefit them in any way.
