Trust in Ar-Rahman and Recognition of Human Limitations

Al-Mulk — Verses 28–30 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَهْلَكَنِيَ اللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِيَ أَوْ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ الْكَافِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ٢٨

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If Allah destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His Mercy on us, - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment?"

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ
Say (O Muhammad SAW): 'Tell me!
إِنْ أَهْلَكَنِيَ اللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِيَ
If Allah destroys me, and those with me,
أَوْ رَحِمَنَا
or He bestows His Mercy on us,
فَمَن يُجِيرُ الْكَافِرِينَ
who can save the disbelievers
مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
from a painful torment?'

قُلْ هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ آمَنَّا بِهِ وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٢٩

Say: "He is the Most Beneficent (Allah), in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust. So you will come to know who is it that is in manifest error."

قُلْ هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ
Say: 'He is the Most Beneficent (Allah),
آمَنَّا بِهِ
in Him we believe,
وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا ۖ
and in Him we put our trust.
فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ
So you will come to know
مَنْ هُوَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
who is it that is in manifest error.

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم بِمَاءٍ مَّعِينٍ ٣٠

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If (all) your water were to be sunk away, who then can supply you with flowing (spring) water?"

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ
Say (O Muhammad SAW): 'Tell me!
إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا
If (all) your water were to be sunk away,
فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم
who then can supply you
بِمَاءٍ مَّعِينٍ
with flowing (spring) water?'