سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 130
وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلسِّنِينَ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ ﴿130﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We punished the people of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) with years of drought and shortness of fruits (crops), that they might remember (take heed).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
أَخَذْنَآ
akhadhnā
We seized
ءَالَ
āla
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
بِٱلسِّنِينَ
bil-sinīna
with years (of famine)
وَنَقْصٍۢ
wanaqṣin
and a deficit
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ
l-thamarāti
[the] fruits
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَذَّكَّرُونَ
yadhakkarūna
receive admonition
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.
130. 1. By "Aal Fir'awn" is meant the people of Pharaoh. And "sineen" refers to drought. That is, due to lack of rain and infestation of trees by insects, there was a decrease in produce. The purpose of this trial was that they might refrain from the oppression and arrogance in which they were involved.
