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Quran 43:32

Surah Az-Zukhruf (The Ornaments of Gold), verse 32 of 89 · Juz 25

أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ ۚ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَـٰتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا ۗ وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

Translations of Quran 43:32
EnglishTalal Itani

Is it they who allocate the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have allocated their livelihood in this life, and We elevated some of them in rank above others, that some of them would take others in service. But your Lord’s mercy is better than what they amass.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Is it they who apportion thy Lord's mercy? We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of the world, and raised some of them above others in rank that some of them may take labour from others; and the mercy of thy Lord is better than (the wealth) that they amass.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Rabbının rahmetini onlar mı taksim ediyorlar? Onların o Dünya hayattaki maışetlerini aralarında biz taksim ettik ve bir kısmını diğerinin derecelerle üstüne çıkardık ki ba'zısı ba'zısını tutsun, çalıştırsın rabbının rahmeti ise onların toplayıp durduklarından daha hayırlıdır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Sont-ils donc distributeurs des faveurs divines ? C’est nous qui leur distribuons leur subsistance dans ce monde ; nous les élevons les uns au-dessus des autres, en sorte que les uns prennent les autres pour serviteurs. Mais la miséricorde de Dieu vaut mieux que les biens qu’ils ramassent.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Deelen zij dan de genade van uwen Heer uit. Wij verdeelen den noodigen voorraad onder hen, in dit tegenwoordige leven, en wij verheffen sommigen van hen, eenige graden boven de anderen, opdat de een van hen zich door den ander van hen doe dienen, en de genade van uwen Heer is meer waard dan de rijkdommen welke zij bijeenverzamelen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Distribuiscono essi i favori divini? Siamo noi che lor distribuiamo la sussistenza in questo mondo; gl’inalziamo gli uni al disopra degli altri affinchè gli uni prendano gli altri per servirli. Ma la misericordia di Dio val più che i beni ch’essi raccolgono.

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