Surah 14. Ibrahim, Ayah 34
| وَآتَاكُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُ ۚ وَإِنْ تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا ۗ إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَظَلُومٌ كَفَّارٌ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- 'aataa -kum min kulla-maa sa'altumo -hu wa- 'in tacuddo nicmah 'allaah laa tuh.s.o -haa 'inna al- 'insaan la- z.alom kaffaar |
| Pickthall | : | And He giveth you of all ye ask of Him, and if ye would count the bounty of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! man is verily a wrong-doer, an ingrate. |
| Asad | : | And [always] does He give you something out of what you may be asking of Him;47 and should you try to count God's blessings, you could never compute them. [And yet,] behold, man is indeed most persistent in wrongdoing, stubbornly ingrate! |
| Malik | : | He has given you all that you could ask for and if you want to count the favors of Allah, you will never be able to count them. In fact, man is unjust, thankless. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | And He giveth you of all that ye ask for. But if ye count the favors of Allah never will ye be able to number them: verily man is given up to injustice and ingratitude. 1910 1911 |
Note - 47I.e., God satisfies every one of man's desires, provided
that His unfathomable wisdom regards its satisfaction as
ultimately beneficial to the human being concerned: this
is the meaning of the preposition min (lit., "out of",
but in this context, "something out of") preceding the
phrase "what you may be asking".
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Note - 1910Sincere and true prayer in faith is answered by Allah.
Thus He gives us everything which a wise and benevolent
Providence can give.
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Note - 1911I have tried to render the intensive forms of the Arabic
by what I consider their near equivalent here: the phrase
"given up to injustice and ingratitude" suggests habitual
ignoring of just values and ingratitude for the
innumerable gifts and favours which Allah has showered on
mankind.
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I.e., God satisfies every one of man's desires, provided that His unfathomable wisdom regards its satisfaction as ultimately beneficial to the human being concerned: this is the meaning of the preposition min (lit., "out of", but in this context, "something out of") preceding the phrase "what you may be asking". |
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Sincere and true prayer in faith is answered by Allah. Thus He gives us everything which a wise and benevolent Providence can give. |
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I have tried to render the intensive forms of the Arabic by what I consider their near equivalent here: the phrase "given up to injustice and ingratitude" suggests habitual ignoring of just values and ingratitude for the innumerable gifts and favours which Allah has showered on mankind. |
