The Quran

سورة سَبَإ

Surah Saba’ 34:36

Sheba · Verse 36 of 54

قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Say, `Verily, my Lord multiplies the means of livelihood for whom He will and makes them scant (for whom He pleases), but most people do not know (the reason behind).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say: "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Provision to whom He pleases, but most men understand not.

Ahmed Ali

Say: "Verily my Lord increases or restricts the provision of whosoever He will;" but most men do not understand.

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Ali Unal

Say: "Surely my Lord God enlarges provision for whom He wills, and straitens it (for whom He wills); but most of humankind do not know."

Daryabadi

Say thou: verily my Lord expandeth the provision for whomsoever He will and stinteth it; but most of mankind know not.

Faridul Haque

Proclaim “Indeed my Lord eases the sustenance for whomever He wills and restricts it for whomever He wills, but most people do not know.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Say: Surely my Lord amplifies and straitens provision for whom He pleases, but most men know not.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Say, `Verily, my Lord enlarges the provision for whomsoever HE pleases, and straitens it for whomsoever HE pleases; but most men do not know.'

Muhammad Asad

(36) Say: "Behold, my Sustainer grants abundant sustenance, or gives it in scant measure, unto whomever He wills: but most men do not understand [God's ways]."

Muhammad Musin Khan

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, my Lord enlarges and restricts the provision to whom He pleases, but most men know not."

Muhammad Pickthall

Say (O Muhammad): Lo! my Lord enlargeth the provision for whom He will and narroweth it (for whom He will). But most of mankind know not.

Muhammad Sarwar

Say, "My Lord increases and determines the sustenance of whomever He wants, but most people do not know."

Muhammed ali Shakir

Say: Surely my Lord amplifies the means of subsistence for whom He pleases and straitens (for whom He pleases), but most men do not know.

Rashad Khalifa

Say, "My Lord is the One who controls all provisions; He grants the provisions to whomever He wills, or reduces them, but most people do not know."

Shabbir Ahmed

Say, "Behold! My Lord enlarges the provision and narrows it for any and all according to His laws. But most people remain unaware.”