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Verse 18of 165

وَهُوَ ٱلْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ﴿١٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted [with all].

Word-by-word meaning

وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
ٱلْقَاهِرُl-qāhiru(is) the Subjugator
فَوْقَfawqaover
عِبَادِهِۦ ۚʿibādihiHis slaves
وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmu(is) the All-Wise
ٱلْخَبِيرُl-khabīruthe All-Aware

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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