Surah 89 · verse 14
Al-Fajr 89:14
Sign in to listenإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
inna rabbaka la-al-mirsad
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Verse 12فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
And increased therein the corruption.
Verse 13فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
Verse 16وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
Verse 17كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
No! But you do not honor the orphan
