أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ ۚ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍۢ دَرَجَٰتٍۢ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًۭا سُخْرِيًّۭا ۗ وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌۭ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ
How to read it
'Ahum' yaq'simūna raḥ'mata rabbika . naḥ'nu qassam'nā bay'nahum mmaʻīshatahum' fī l-ḥayāti ddun'yā . warafaʻ'nā baʻ'ḍahum' faw'qa baʻ'ḍin darajātin lliyattakhidha baʻ'ḍuhum baʻ'ḍan sukh'riyyan . waraḥ'matu rabbika khay'run mmimmā yaj'maʻūna
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.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali

