The Holy Quran 53:48 — Surah An-Najm

Arabic text

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ

Translation

Verily He grants wealth and poverty (to people according to His complete wisdom).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, wealth, treasures and estates are all given by Him. Some have interpreted اَقْنٰی in the sense of اَفْقَرَ (“made poor”), that is, it is He who made one rich and another poor. This meaning seems more suited to the preceding context, since the mention of opposing things is running on.

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