22ما أَصابَ مِن مُصيبَةٍ فِي الأَرضِ وَلا في أَنفُسِكُم إِلّا في كِتابٍ مِن قَبلِ أَن نَبرَأَها ۚ إِنَّ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسيرٌMuhammad AsadNO CALAMITY can ever befall the earth, and neither your own selves,1 unless it be [laid down] in Our decree before We bring it into being: verily, all this2 is easy for God.I.e., "the earth or mankind as a whole, or any of you individually": an allusion to natural as well as man-made catastrophes, and to individual suffering through illness, moral or material deprivation, etc.I.e., God's decreeing an event and bringing it into being.