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
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21. Or who is it that can provide for you if He withholds His provision [23]? But they persist in arrogance and aversion [24].
[23] The greatest source of sustenance is the rain that descends from the sky. It is only after the rain falls that vegetation grows from the earth, which becomes the source of sustenance for all living creatures. Now observe that all the causes of this rain are under the control of Allah Almighty. If Allah Almighty does not send rain for a long period, then who besides Allah has the power to send down rain? There are indeed many signs to understand the powers of Allah, but if these disbelievers have resolved to persist in denial and chosen the path of rebellion, then how can they take heed from these matters?
[24] ﴿لجَّ﴾ means to argue out of stubbornness, to persist in enmity, and ﴿لُجّة﴾ means the depth of water, the deepest part where the water is the deepest. Thus, the meaning of this word is both to persist in something due to stubbornness and to go far in some evil deed.
[23] The greatest source of sustenance is the rain that descends from the sky. It is only after the rain falls that vegetation grows from the earth, which becomes the source of sustenance for all living creatures. Now observe that all the causes of this rain are under the control of Allah Almighty. If Allah Almighty does not send rain for a long period, then who besides Allah has the power to send down rain? There are indeed many signs to understand the powers of Allah, but if these disbelievers have resolved to persist in denial and chosen the path of rebellion, then how can they take heed from these matters?
[24] ﴿لجَّ﴾ means to argue out of stubbornness, to persist in enmity, and ﴿لُجّة﴾ means the depth of water, the deepest part where the water is the deepest. Thus, the meaning of this word is both to persist in something due to stubbornness and to go far in some evil deed.
