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An-Nahl (The Bee)

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وَٱللَّهُ فَضَّلَ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ فِى ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚ فَمَا ٱلَّذِينَ فُضِّلُوا۟ بِرَآدِّى رِزْقِهِمْ عَلَىٰ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَهُمْ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌ ۚ أَفَبِنِعْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ﴿٧١

Translation (Sahih International)

And Allah has favored some of you over others in provision. But those who were favored would not hand over their provision to those whom their right hands possess so they would be equal to them therein. Then is it the favor of Allah they reject?

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
فَضَّلَfaḍḍalahas favored
بَعْضَكُمْbaʿḍakumsome of you
عَلَىٰʿalāover
بَعْضٍۢbaʿḍinothers
فِىin
ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚl-riz'qi[the] provision
فَمَاfamāBut not
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
فُضِّلُوا۟fuḍḍilūwere favored
بِرَآدِّىbirāddīwould hand over
رِزْقِهِمْriz'qihimtheir provision
عَلَىٰʿalāto
مَاwhom
مَلَكَتْmalakatpossess
أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْaymānuhumtheir right hands
فَهُمْfahumso (that) they
فِيهِfīhi(are) in it
سَوَآءٌ ۚsawāonequal
أَفَبِنِعْمَةِafabiniʿ'matiThen is it the Favor
ٱللَّهِl-lahiof Allah
يَجْحَدُونَyajḥadūnathey reject

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

There is a Sign and a Blessing in Matters of People's LivelihoodAllah explains to the idolators the ignorance and disbelief involved in their claim that Allah has partners while also admitting that these partners are His servants. In their Talbiyah for Hajj, they used to say, "Here I am, there are no partners for You except Your own partner, You own him and everything he owns.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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