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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
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27. And if Allah were to grant abundant provision to all His servants, they would surely transgress on the earth [41]. But He sends down in due measure as He wills. Surely, He is All-Aware of His servants, All-Seeing.
[41]
Allah’s Wisdom in the Increase and Decrease of Sustenance:
A brief example from the Punjabi language fully clarifies the meaning of this verse. The example is: "Raj aaon te kad aaon," meaning that the habit of an ordinary worldly person is that if Allah grants him prosperity, he does not care for anyone, not even Allah, and adopts the path of rebellion. This was exactly the situation of the chiefs of Quraysh, who were more prosperous than the rural Arab tribes, and this very prosperity had corrupted their minds. And in this verse, it is stated that if Allah were to grant abundant sustenance to all people, it would not diminish His treasures in the least. But people, intoxicated by wealth, would create chaos everywhere and make life unbearable for one another. Therefore, Allah provides sustenance to each person according to His estimation and wisdom, so that people do not lose self-control and the system of the world continues to function properly. The rich remain dependent on the poor for work, and the poor on the rich.
[41]
Allah’s Wisdom in the Increase and Decrease of Sustenance:
A brief example from the Punjabi language fully clarifies the meaning of this verse. The example is: "Raj aaon te kad aaon," meaning that the habit of an ordinary worldly person is that if Allah grants him prosperity, he does not care for anyone, not even Allah, and adopts the path of rebellion. This was exactly the situation of the chiefs of Quraysh, who were more prosperous than the rural Arab tribes, and this very prosperity had corrupted their minds. And in this verse, it is stated that if Allah were to grant abundant sustenance to all people, it would not diminish His treasures in the least. But people, intoxicated by wealth, would create chaos everywhere and make life unbearable for one another. Therefore, Allah provides sustenance to each person according to His estimation and wisdom, so that people do not lose self-control and the system of the world continues to function properly. The rich remain dependent on the poor for work, and the poor on the rich.
