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Surah Al-Fajr — 89:16

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ

Wa ammaaa izaa mabtalaahu faqadara 'alaihi rizqahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee ahaanan

اور جب (دوسری طرح) آزماتا ہے کہ اس پر روزی تنگ کر دیتا ہے تو کہتا ہے کہ (ہائے) میرے پروردگار نے مجھے ذلیل کیا

But when he tests him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."

Reflection

Both halves of the pair are called a test, so the honoring described just before is as much a trial as this shortage. Qadara means to measure out, to give in a set amount, and the complaint hears a careful measure as an insult. What follows answers it by turning to conduct: what this person did for the orphan and for the hungry.

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