سُوْرَةُ النَّجْمِ
Surah An-Najm (53) — Ayah 48
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And that it is He (Allâh) Who gives much or a little (of wealth and contentment)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّهُۥ
wa-annahu
And that He
هُوَ
huwa
[He]
أَغْنَىٰ
aghnā
enriches
وَأَقْنَىٰ
wa-aqnā
and suffices
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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48. And that it is He who enriches and makes poor [33].
[33]
The Literal Meaning of ﴿اقنٰي﴾:
﴿اقني﴾ means to enrich and to please (Mufradat), that is, to give so much wealth and property that, besides fulfilling one's needs, one also becomes happy. And according to some linguists, ﴿اقنٰي﴾ is the opposite of aghna, meaning to make someone destitute. Thus, ﴿اقني﴾ is from the vocabulary of opposites. Since these verses mention contrasting things, the second meaning seems more appropriate here. Therefore, in the translation, this second meaning has been adopted.
[33]
The Literal Meaning of ﴿اقنٰي﴾:
﴿اقني﴾ means to enrich and to please (Mufradat), that is, to give so much wealth and property that, besides fulfilling one's needs, one also becomes happy. And according to some linguists, ﴿اقنٰي﴾ is the opposite of aghna, meaning to make someone destitute. Thus, ﴿اقني﴾ is from the vocabulary of opposites. Since these verses mention contrasting things, the second meaning seems more appropriate here. Therefore, in the translation, this second meaning has been adopted.
