سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 20
كُلًّا نُّمِدُّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ مِنْ عَطَآءِ رَبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ عَطَآءُ رَبِّكَ مَحْظُورًا ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On each - these as well as those - We bestow from the Bounties of your Lord. And the Bounties of your Lord can never be forbidden.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كُلًّۭا
kullan
(To) each
نُّمِدُّ
numiddu
We extend
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
hāulāi
(to) these
وَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
wahāulāi
and (to) these
مِنْ
min
from
عَطَآءِ
ʿaṭāi
(the) gift
رَبِّكَ ۚ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
is
عَطَآءُ
ʿaṭāu
(the) gift
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
مَحْظُورًا
maḥẓūran
restricted
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
20. We help all kinds of people, whether these or those, and this is a gift from your Lord. And the gift of your Lord [20] is not restricted (to anyone).
[20]
No One Can Withhold Another’s Provision:
Because worldly wealth and riches are a gift from Allah. They are given to the worldly person who strives only for them, as well as to the seeker of the Hereafter, as much as is destined for him. It is not possible for the seeker of the world to cut off the sustenance of the seeker of the Hereafter, nor is it possible for the seeker of the Hereafter to cut off the sustenance of the seeker of the world. Allah has already created this earth and other means of production, from which every person—whether he seeks the world or the Hereafter—can benefit equally according to his intention and capacity, but he receives only as much as is destined for him.
[20]
No One Can Withhold Another’s Provision:
Because worldly wealth and riches are a gift from Allah. They are given to the worldly person who strives only for them, as well as to the seeker of the Hereafter, as much as is destined for him. It is not possible for the seeker of the world to cut off the sustenance of the seeker of the Hereafter, nor is it possible for the seeker of the Hereafter to cut off the sustenance of the seeker of the world. Allah has already created this earth and other means of production, from which every person—whether he seeks the world or the Hereafter—can benefit equally according to his intention and capacity, but he receives only as much as is destined for him.
