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Al-An'am (The Cattle)

Verse 17of 165

وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّۢ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُۥٓ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍۢ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ﴿١٧

Translation (Sahih International)

And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him. And if He touches you with good - then He is over all things competent.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِنwa-inAnd if
يَمْسَسْكَyamsaskatouches you
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
بِضُرٍّۢbiḍurrinwith affliction
فَلَاfalāthen no
كَاشِفَkāshifaremover
لَهُۥٓlahuof it
إِلَّاillāexcept
هُوَ ۖhuwaHim
وَإِنwa-inAnd if
يَمْسَسْكَyamsaskaHe touches you
بِخَيْرٍۢbikhayrinwith good
فَهُوَfahuwathen He
عَلَىٰʿalā(is) on
كُلِّkullievery
شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
قَدِيرٌۭqadīrunAll-Powerful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah is the Irresistible, Able to Bring Benefit and Protect from HarmAllah states that He Alone brings benefit or harm, and that He does what He wills with His creatures, none can resist His judgment or prevent what He decrees,وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلاَ كَـشِفَ لَهُ إِلاَّ هُوَ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدُيرٌ(And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is able to do all things.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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