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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 21
وَإِذَآ أَذَقْنَا ٱلنَّاسَ رَحْمَةً مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُمْ إِذَا لَهُم مَّكْرٌ فِىٓ ءَايَاتِنَا ۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَسْرَعُ مَكْرًا ۚ إِنَّ رُسُلَنَا يَكْتُبُونَ مَا تَمْكُرُونَ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when We let mankind taste mercy after some adversity has afflicted them, behold! they take to plotting against Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)! Say: "Allâh is more Swift in planning!" Certainly, Our Messengers (angels) record all of that which you plot.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَآ
wa-idhā
And when
أَذَقْنَا
adhaqnā
We let [the] mankind taste
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
We let [the] mankind taste
رَحْمَةًۭ
raḥmatan
mercy
مِّنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
ضَرَّآءَ
ḍarrāa
adversity
مَسَّتْهُمْ
massathum
has touched them
إِذَا
idhā
behold
لَهُم
lahum
They have
مَّكْرٌۭ
makrun
a plot
فِىٓ
fī
against
ءَايَاتِنَا ۚ
āyātinā
Our Verses
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَسْرَعُ
asraʿu
(is) more swift
مَكْرًا ۚ
makran
(in) planning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رُسُلَنَا
rusulanā
Our Messengers
يَكْتُبُونَ
yaktubūna
write down
مَا
mā
what
تَمْكُرُونَ
tamkurūna
you plot
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
21. 1. The meaning of blessing after hardship is: after distress, famine, and pains and sufferings, abundance of sustenance, ease in means of livelihood, etc.
21. 2. This means that they do not value these blessings of Ours and do not offer gratitude to Allah for them, rather they commit disbelief and shirk. That is, this is their evil strategy which they adopt in response to Allah’s blessings.
21. 3. That is, Allah’s strategy is much swifter than what they adopt. And that is, He is capable of holding them accountable; He can seize them whenever He wills—immediately, or later if His wisdom demands delay. Makar, in the Arabic language, means secret planning and strategy, which can be good or bad. Here, Allah’s punishment and seizure is described as makar.
21. 2. This means that they do not value these blessings of Ours and do not offer gratitude to Allah for them, rather they commit disbelief and shirk. That is, this is their evil strategy which they adopt in response to Allah’s blessings.
21. 3. That is, Allah’s strategy is much swifter than what they adopt. And that is, He is capable of holding them accountable; He can seize them whenever He wills—immediately, or later if His wisdom demands delay. Makar, in the Arabic language, means secret planning and strategy, which can be good or bad. Here, Allah’s punishment and seizure is described as makar.
