Is it they who would portion out the Mercy of thy Lord? It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in the life of this world: and We raise some of them above others in ranks, so that some may command work from others. But the Mercy of thy Lord is better than the (wealth) which they amass.
مگر رحمت پروردگار تو را آنها تقسيم مى‌كنند؟ اين ماييم كه معيشت آنها را در زندگى دنيا ميانشان تقسيم كرده‌ايم، و بعضى از آنها را بر بعضى مراتبى برترى داديم تا يكديگر را به خدمت گيرند [و چرخه زندگى بگردد]، و رحمت پروردگار تو از آنچه مى‌اندوزند بهتر است