Surah Al-Fajr, Ayah 16 (89:16)

ٱلْفَجْر

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

Quran 89:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Al-Fajr (“The Dawn”), a Meccan surah of 30 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 593 of the Madani Mushaf.

89:16
وَأَمَّآإِذَامَاٱبْتَلَىٰهُفَقَدَرَعَلَيْهِرِزْقَهُۥفَيَقُولُرَبِّىٓأَهَٰنَنِ١٦
wa-ammā idhā mā ib'talāhu faqadara ʿalayhi riz'qahu fayaqūlu rabbī ahānani

But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."(16)

Word by word

  1. وَأَمَّآwa-ammāBut
  2. إِذَاidhāwhen
  3. مَاmādoes
  4. ٱبْتَلَىٰهُib'talāhuHe try him
  5. فَقَدَرَfaqadaraand restricts
  6. عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor him
  7. رِزْقَهُۥriz'qahuhis provision
  8. فَيَقُولُfayaqūluthen he says
  9. رَبِّىٓrabbīMy Lord
  10. أَهَٰنَنِahānani(has) humiliated me

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