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An-Nahl (The Bee)

Verse 53of 128

وَمَا بِكُم مِّن نِّعْمَةٍۢ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فَإِلَيْهِ تَجْـَٔرُونَ﴿٥٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And whatever you have of favor - it is from Allah. Then when adversity touches you, to Him you cry for help.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَاwamāAnd whatever
بِكُمbikumyou have
مِّنminof
نِّعْمَةٍۢniʿ'matinfavor
فَمِنَfamina(is) from
ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiAllah
ثُمَّthummaThen
إِذَاidhāwhen
مَسَّكُمُmassakumutouches you
ٱلضُّرُّl-ḍuruthe adversity
فَإِلَيْهِfa-ilayhithen to Him
تَجْـَٔرُونَtajarūnayou cry for help

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah Alone is Deserving of WorshipAllah tells us that there is no god but He, and that no one else should be worshipped except Him, alone, without partners, for He is the Sovereign, Creator, and Lord of all things. وَلَهُ الدِّينُ وَاصِبًا(His is the religion Wasiba) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Maymun bin Mahran, As-Suddi, Qatadah and others said that this means forever. It was also reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "It means obligatory." Mujahid said: "It means purely for Him," i.e.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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