Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of (17:100)

Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim

Say to them: If you -infidels- were to have a place in the realm of the ruling power and you have the power of governing and controlling the vast treasuries of Allahs mercy, you would have exercised restraint by virtue of your niggardly disposition and for fear of want. Nonetheless, man has always been characterized by parsimony

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(17:100) O Muhammad, say to them, "Had the treasures of your Lord's blessings been in your possession, you would have held them back lest they should be spent up. Indeed man is very narrow minded." *112

Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of meaning

*112) This verse also suggests the same thing that has already been mentioned in V . 55. This hints at the real psychological reason why the disbelievers of Makkah were not inclined w accept Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him), their contemporary, as a Prophet. For thus they would have to acknowledge his superiority and one dces not easily acknowledge the superiority of one's contemporary. This verse may be expanded like this: "Those people who are so narrow-minded that they arc unwilling even to acknowledge the real superiority of another, cannot be expected to be generous in spending on others, if they possessed the keys of the treasures of Allah's blessings."
 

Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of meaning in Urdu

اے محمدؐ، اِن سے کہو، اگر کہیں میرے رب کی رحمت کے خزانے تمہارے قبضے میں ہوتے تو تم خرچ ہو جانے کے اندیشے سے ضرور ان کو روک رکھتے واقعی انسان بڑا تنگ دل واقع ہوا ہے