Al-Qur'an Surah An-Nahl Verse 53

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Whatever blessing you have is from Allah. Then, once you are touched by distress, to Him alone you cry for help.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Whatever blessings you have are from Allah. Then whenever hardship touches you, to Him ˹alone˺ you cry ˹for help˺.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Whatever blessing you have, it is from Allah. Then when you are afflicted with hardship, to Him alone you cry out for help.

A. J. Arberry

Whatsoever blessing you have, it comes from God; then when affliction visits you it is unto Him that you groan.

Abdul Haleem

Whatever good things you possess come from God, and when hardship afflicts you, it is to Him alone you cry out for help,

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And whatsoever of favours is with you is from Allah; then when distress toucheth you, unto Him ye cry out.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And ye have no good thing but is from Allah; and moreover, when ye are touched by distress, unto Him ye cry with groans;

Abul Ala Maududi

Every bounty that you enjoy is from Allah; and whenever any misfortune strikes you, it is to Him that you cry for the removal of your distress.

Ahmed Ali

Whatsoever the blessings you enjoy are surely from God, and when in trouble you turn to Him in supplication.

Ahmed Raza Khan

And whatever blessings you have, are all from Allah – then whenever misfortune reaches you, towards Him only do you seek refuge.

Ali Quli Qarai

Whatever blessing you have is from Allah, and when a distress befalls you, you make entreaties to Him.

Ali Ünal

Whatever blessing you have, it is from God; and when harm touches you, it is to Him that you cry for help.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And whatever blessings you have, come from Allâh. And when affliction befalls you it is to Him that you cry (for redress).

English Literal

And what (is) with you from a blessing/goodness , so (it) is from God, then if the harm touched you, so to Him you pray/cry aloud and humbly.

Faridul Haque

And whatever blessings you have, are all from Allah - then whenever misfortune reaches you, towards Him only do you seek refuge.

Hamid S. Aziz

And whatever favours you enjoy, they are from Allah; then, whenever distress touches you, unto Him you turn for succour.

Hilali & Khan

And whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is from Allah. Then, when harm touches you, unto Him you cry aloud for help.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And whatever is in the heavens and the earth is His, and to Him is obedience due always. Will you then fear other than Allah?

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And whatever favor is (bestowed) on you it is from Allah; then when evil afflicts you, to Him do you cry for aid.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And whatever of comfort ye enjoy, it is from Allah. Then, when misfortune reacheth you, unto Him ye cry for help.

Muhammad Sarwar

Whatever bounties you have are from God. When hardship befalls you, you begin to cry out to Him.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Whatever favor you have is from Allah. Whenever you are afflicted you groan to Him.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is from Allah. Then, when harm touches you, unto Him you cry aloud for help.

Wahiduddin Khan

Whatever blessing you have is from God, and to Him you turn for help when distress befalls you,

Talal Itani

Whatever blessing you have is from God. And when harm touches you, it is to Him that you groan.

Tafsir jalalayn

Whatever grace you have, it is from God, none but He brings it (m, `whatever', is either a conditional or relative [particle]). Then when misfortune, poverty or illness, befalls you, to Him you cry for help, [to Him] you raise your voices with pleas for help and supplications, and you do not call upon any other than Him.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

وَمَا بِكُم مِّن نِّعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ اللّهِ

And whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is from Allah.

Allah tells us that He is the One Who has the power to benefit and harm, and that the provisions, blessings, good health and help, His servants enjoy are from His bounty and graciousness towards them.

ثُمَّ إِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الضُّرُّ فَإِلَيْهِ تَجْأَرُونَ



Then, when harm touches you, to Him you cry aloud for help.

meaning because you know that none has the power to remove that harm except for Him, so when you are harmed, you turn to ask Him for help and beg Him for aid.

As Allah says;

وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الْضُّرُّ فِى الْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلَا إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا نَجَّـكُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْ وَكَانَ الاِنْسَـنُ كَفُورًا

And when harm touches you at sea, those that you call upon vanish, except for Him. But when He brings you safe to land, you turn away. And man is ever ungrateful. (17;67)

Here, Allah tells us;

ثُمَّ إِذَا كَشَفَ الضُّرَّ عَنكُمْ إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنكُم بِرَبِّهِمْ يُشْرِكُونَ