Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah 37 (30:37)

ٱلرُّوم

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لََٔايَٰتٍ …

Quran 30:37 is ayah 37 of Surah Ar-Rum (“The Romans”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 408 of the Madani Mushaf.

30:37
أَوَلَمْيَرَوْا۟أَنَّٱللَّهَيَبْسُطُٱلرِّزْقَلِمَنيَشَآءُوَيَقْدِرُ ۚإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلََٔايَٰتٍلِّقَوْمٍيُؤْمِنُونَ٣٧
awalam yaraw anna l-laha yabsuṭu l-riz'qa liman yashāu wayaqdiru inna fī dhālika laāyātin liqawmin yu'minūna

Do they not see that Allāh extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.(37)

Word by word

  1. أَوَلَمْawalamDo not
  2. يَرَوْا۟yarawthey see
  3. أَنَّannathat
  4. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  5. يَبْسُطُyabsuṭuextends
  6. ٱلرِّزْقَl-riz'qathe provision
  7. لِمَنlimanfor whom
  8. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  9. وَيَقْدِرُ ۚwayaqdiruand straitens (it)
  10. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  11. فِىfīin
  12. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  13. لََٔايَٰتٍlaāyātinsurely (are) Signs
  14. لِّقَوْمٍliqawminfor a people
  15. يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnawho believe

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