19 Preface اللَّهُ لَطيفٌ بِعِبادِهِ يَرزُقُ مَن يَشاءُ ۖ وَهُوَ القَوِيُّ العَزيزُYusuf AliGracious is God1 to His servants:2 He gives Sustenance3 to whom He pleases: and He has power and can carry out His Will.Latif. so kind, gracious, and understanding, as to bestow gifts finely suited to the needs of the recipients. For the various meaning of Latif, see n. 2844 to 22:63. Cf. also 12:100.“Servants” here seems to include all men, just and unjust, for God provided for them all (Cf. 42:7, 50:29, and 51:56).Sustenance, i.e., provision for all needs, physical, moral, spiritual, etc. “To whom He pleases” is not restrictive, but modal. 'God provides for all, but His provision is according to His wise Will and Plan, and not according to people’s extravagant demands.' He can provide for all, because He has complete power and can carry out His Will. A further comment will be found in the next verse (Cf. n. 4540 and n. 4740).