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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 153
۞ إِذْ تُصْعِدُونَ وَلَا تَلْوُۥنَ عَلَىٰٓ أَحَدٍ وَٱلرَّسُولُ يَدْعُوكُمْ فِىٓ أُخْرَىٰكُمْ فَأَثَـٰبَكُمْ غَمًّۢا بِغَمٍّ لِّكَيْلَا تَحْزَنُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا مَآ أَصَـٰبَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿153﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(And remember) when you ran away (dreadfully) without even casting a side glance at anyone, and the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) was in your rear calling you back. There did Allâh give you one distress after another by way of requital to teach you not to grieve for that which had escaped you, nor for that which had befallen you. And Allâh is Well-Aware of all that you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ إِذْ
idh
When
تُصْعِدُونَ
tuṣ'ʿidūna
you were running uphill
وَلَا
walā
and not
تَلْوُۥنَ
talwūna
casting a glance
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
on
أَحَدٍۢ
aḥadin
anyone
وَٱلرَّسُولُ
wal-rasūlu
while the Messenger
يَدْعُوكُمْ
yadʿūkum
was calling you
فِىٓ
fī
[in]
أُخْرَىٰكُمْ
ukh'rākum
(from) behind you
فَأَثَـٰبَكُمْ
fa-athābakum
So (He) repaid you
غَمًّۢا
ghamman
(with) distress
بِغَمٍّۢ
bighammin
on distress
لِّكَيْلَا
likaylā
so that not
تَحْزَنُوا۟
taḥzanū
you grieve
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
مَا
mā
what
فَاتَكُمْ
fātakum
escaped you
وَلَا
walā
and not
مَآ
mā
what
أَصَـٰبَكُمْ ۗ
aṣābakum
(had) befallen you
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
خَبِيرٌۢ
khabīrun
(is) All-Aware
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
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.
153. 1 The scene is being described here of the sudden attack by the disbelievers, which caused panic among the Muslims and the majority of Muslims fled.
153. 2 The Prophet ﷺ, along with his companions, stayed behind and kept calling the Muslims, "O servants of Allah! Return to me, O servants of Allah! Return to me." But in a state of panic, who would listen to this call?
153. 3 فَاَثاَبَکُمْ In return for your shortcoming, He gave you grief upon grief. غما بغم means grief upon grief. According to the preferred opinion chosen by Ibn Jarir and Ibn Kathir, the first grief refers to the sorrow of being deprived of the spoils of war and victory over the disbelievers, and the second grief refers to the grief caused by the martyrdom of Muslims, their being wounded, the disobedience of the Prophet ﷺ's command, and the news of the Prophet ﷺ's martyrdom.
153. 4 That is, this grief upon grief was given so that strength and determination to endure hardships would be developed within you. When this strength and determination are developed, then a person does not grieve over what is lost or feel sorrow over the hardships that befall him.
153. 2 The Prophet ﷺ, along with his companions, stayed behind and kept calling the Muslims, "O servants of Allah! Return to me, O servants of Allah! Return to me." But in a state of panic, who would listen to this call?
153. 3 فَاَثاَبَکُمْ In return for your shortcoming, He gave you grief upon grief. غما بغم means grief upon grief. According to the preferred opinion chosen by Ibn Jarir and Ibn Kathir, the first grief refers to the sorrow of being deprived of the spoils of war and victory over the disbelievers, and the second grief refers to the grief caused by the martyrdom of Muslims, their being wounded, the disobedience of the Prophet ﷺ's command, and the news of the Prophet ﷺ's martyrdom.
153. 4 That is, this grief upon grief was given so that strength and determination to endure hardships would be developed within you. When this strength and determination are developed, then a person does not grieve over what is lost or feel sorrow over the hardships that befall him.
