The Quran

سورة القَصَص

Surah Al-Qasas 28:5

Narrative · Verse 5 of 88

وَنُرِيدُ أَنْ نَمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And We chose to confer favour upon those who had been rendered weak in the land and to make them leaders and to bestow a kingdom upon them, thus make them inheritors (of Our blessings).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And We wished to be Gracious to those who were being depressed in the land, to make them leaders (in Faith) and make them heirs,

Ahmed Ali

We wished to favour those who were weak in the land and make them leaders and heirs,

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Ali Unal

But We willed to bestow Our favor upon those who were humiliated and oppressed in the land, and make of them exemplary leaders (to guide people on the way to God and in their lives), and make them inheritors (of the glory of the Pharaoh and the land in which We produced blessings for people).

Daryabadi

And We desired that We should be gracious unto those who were weakened in the land, and We should make them leaders and We should make them the inheritors.

Faridul Haque

And We willed to favour those who were weak in the earth, and to make them leaders and to make them the inheritors (of the land and wealth of Firaun’s people).

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And We desire to bestow a favour upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them the leaders, and to make them the heirs,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And WE desired to show favour unto those who were considered weak in the earth, and to make them leaders and to make them inheritors of Our favours,

Muhammad Asad

But it was Our will to bestow Our favour upon those [very people] who were deemed [so] utterly low in the land, and to make them forerunners in faith, and to make them heirs [to Pharaoh's glory],

Muhammad Musin Khan

And We wished to do a favour to those who were weak (and oppressed) in the land, and to make them rulers and to make them the inheritors,

Muhammad Pickthall

And We desired to show favour unto those who were oppressed in the earth, and to make them examples and to make them the inheritors,

Muhammad Sarwar

But We have decided to grant a favor to the suppressed ones by appointing them leaders and heirs of the land,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And We desired to bestow a favor upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them the Imams, and to make them the heirs,

Rashad Khalifa

We willed to compensate those who were oppressed on earth, and to turn them into leaders, and make them the inheritors.

Shabbir Ahmed

But it was Our will to bestow favor to those who were oppressed in the land, and to make them leaders, and to make them inheritors.

Commentary 28:5 The verse informs us about the general Divine rule that those people who are considered low shall, if they follow the Divine commands and remain…

وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ

28:5 The verse informs us about the general Divine rule that those people who are considered low shall, if they follow the Divine commands and remain steadfast, one day get the upper hand and be respected (32:24).