The Holy Quran 90:5 — Surah Al-Balad

Arabic text

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Translation

Does man think that none shall ever have power over him (to take him to task for the wrongs he does)?

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Has no one power over man?: that is, the hardships, toil and trouble through which man passes ought to have produced in him humility and a sense of helplessness, so that, regarding himself as bound by [Allah’s] command and decree, he would submit to His order and follow His good pleasure, and always keep his need and dependence before his eyes.

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