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Quran 28:82

Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), verse 82 of 88 · Juz 20

وَأَصْبَحَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَمَنَّوْا۟ مَكَانَهُۥ بِٱلْأَمْسِ يَقُولُونَ وَيْكَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ ۖ لَوْلَآ أَن مَّنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا لَخَسَفَ بِنَا ۖ وَيْكَأَنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

Translations of Quran 28:82
EnglishTalal Itani

Those who had wished they were in his position the day before were saying, “Indeed, it is Allah who spreads the bounty to whomever He wills of His servants, and restricts it. Had Allah not been gracious to us, He would have caved in on us. No wonder the ungrateful never prosper.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And morning found those who had coveted his place but yesterday crying: Ah, welladay! Allah enlargeth the provision for whom He will of His slaves and straiteneth it (for whom He will). If Allah had not been gracious unto us He would have caused it to swallow us (also). Ah, welladay! the disbelievers never prosper.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Dün onun mevkıini temenni edenler de bu sabah şöyle diyorlardı: vayy be, demek ki Allah rızkı kullarından dilediğine seriyor ve kısıyor, eğer Allah bize lûtf etmese idi bizi de batırmıştı, âyy demek ki hakıkat bu: kâfirler felâh bulmıyacak

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ceux qui, la veille, désiraient être à sa place, disaient le lendemain : Dieu verse à pleines mains ses trésors à qui il veut, ou les départit dans une certaine mesure. Sans la faveur de Dieu, nous aurions été engloutis par la terre.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Den volgenden ochtend zeiden zij, die den vorigen dag zijnen toestand hadden benijd: Ja! waarlijk, God schenkt eene overvloedige belooning aan dengeen die hem behaagt; en hij is spaarzaam naar zijn welbehagen. Indien God niet genadig omtrent ons ware geweest, waarlijk, de aarde zoude ons mede hebben verzwolgen. Ja! de ongeloovigen zullen geen voorspoed hebben.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quei che il giorno avanti desideravano d’esser al suo posto dicevano l’indomane: Dio versa a larga mano i suoi tesori a chi vuole, o li compartisce in una certa misura. Senza il favor di Dio, saremmo stati inghiottiti dalla terra.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.