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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 82
وَأَصْبَحَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَمَنَّوْا۟ مَكَانَهُۥ بِٱلْأَمْسِ يَقُولُونَ وَيْكَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ ۖ لَوْلَآ أَن مَّنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا لَخَسَفَ بِنَا ۖ وَيْكَأَنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿82﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who had desired (for a position like) his position the day before, began to say: "Know you not that it is Allâh Who enlarges the provision or restricts it to whomsoever He pleases of His slaves. Had it not been that Allâh was Gracious to us, He could have caused the earth to swallow us up (also)! Know you not that the disbelievers will never be successful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَصْبَحَ
wa-aṣbaḥa
And began
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
تَمَنَّوْا۟
tamannaw
(had) wished
مَكَانَهُۥ
makānahu
his position
بِٱلْأَمْسِ
bil-amsi
the day before
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
(to) say
وَيْكَأَنَّ
wayka-anna
Ah! That
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يَبْسُطُ
yabsuṭu
extends
ٱلرِّزْقَ
l-riz'qa
the provision
لِمَن
liman
for whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
مِنْ
min
of
عِبَادِهِۦ
ʿibādihi
His slaves
وَيَقْدِرُ ۖ
wayaqdiru
and restricts it
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
If not
أَن
an
that
مَّنَّ
manna
Allah had favored
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah had favored
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
[to] us
لَخَسَفَ
lakhasafa
He would have caused it to swallow us
بِنَا ۖ
binā
He would have caused it to swallow us
وَيْكَأَنَّهُۥ
wayka-annahu
Ah! That
لَا
lā
not
يُفْلِحُ
yuf'liḥu
will succeed
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
the disbelievers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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82. And those who had wished for his position the day before began to say, "Alas! Allah enlarges the provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts it. Had Allah not been gracious to us, He would have caused us to be swallowed up too. Alas! The disbelievers never prosper."
[111] Seeing the fate of Qarun, the eyes of those who were enamored with the world were opened, those who just yesterday thought how fortunate a man Qarun was. And the reality became clear to them that it is not necessary that the one who possesses abundance of wealth and riches is also favored by Allah. If that were the case, Qarun would never have been a victim of Allah's punishment. And they also realized that when Allah's punishment comes, no matter how much wealth and riches one has, it is of no use. Rather, often this very wealth and riches become the cause of bringing down Allah's punishment. Therefore, the standard of a person's good fortune can never be wealth and riches. The increase or decrease of sustenance is one thing, and a person's success and good fortune is another. And it is good that despite our desires, Allah did not grant us abundance of wealth and riches, otherwise our fate would have been the same as that of Qarun.
[111] Seeing the fate of Qarun, the eyes of those who were enamored with the world were opened, those who just yesterday thought how fortunate a man Qarun was. And the reality became clear to them that it is not necessary that the one who possesses abundance of wealth and riches is also favored by Allah. If that were the case, Qarun would never have been a victim of Allah's punishment. And they also realized that when Allah's punishment comes, no matter how much wealth and riches one has, it is of no use. Rather, often this very wealth and riches become the cause of bringing down Allah's punishment. Therefore, the standard of a person's good fortune can never be wealth and riches. The increase or decrease of sustenance is one thing, and a person's success and good fortune is another. And it is good that despite our desires, Allah did not grant us abundance of wealth and riches, otherwise our fate would have been the same as that of Qarun.
