But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me. — Al Fajr 89:16 Pin
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وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.

Al Fajr 89:16

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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