Quran 39:52

Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 52

Juz 24 · Page 464 · Ruku 400 · Meccan

أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Word by word

أَوَلَمْ awalam Do not يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ yaʿlamū they know أَنَّ anna that ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah يَبْسُطُ yabsuṭu extends ٱلرِّزْقَ l-riz'qa the provision لِمَن liman for whom يَشَآءُ yashāu He wills وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ wayaqdiru and restricts إِنَّ inna Indeed فِى fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ laāyātin surely (are) signs لِّقَوْمٍۢ liqawmin for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna who believe

Transliteration

Awa lam yaAAlamoo anna Allaha yabsutuarrizqa liman yashao wayaqdiru inna fee thalikalaayatin liqawmin yu/minoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Know they not that Allah enlargeth providence for whom He will, and straiteneth it (for whom He will). Lo! herein verily are portents for people who believe.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Know they not that Allah enlarges the provision or restricts it, for any He pleases? Verily, in this are Signs for those who believe!

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

وقوله : ( أولم يعلموا أن الله يبسط الرزق لمن يشاء ويقدر ) أي : يوسعه على قوم ويضيقه على آخرين ، ( إن في ذلك لآيات لقوم يؤمنون ) أي : لعبرا وحججا .