سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 133
فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلطُّوفَانَ وَٱلْجَرَادَ وَٱلْقُمَّلَ وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ وَٱلدَّمَ ءَايَـٰتٍ مُّفَصَّلَـٰتٍ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ ﴿133﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So We sent on them: the flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs, and the blood (as a succession of) manifest signs, yet they remained arrogant, and they were of those people who were Mujrimûn (criminals, polytheists, sinners).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَرْسَلْنَا
fa-arsalnā
So We sent
عَلَيْهِمُ
ʿalayhimu
on them
ٱلطُّوفَانَ
l-ṭūfāna
the flood
وَٱلْجَرَادَ
wal-jarāda
and the locusts
وَٱلْقُمَّلَ
wal-qumala
and the lice
وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ
wal-ḍafādiʿa
and the frogs
وَٱلدَّمَ
wal-dama
and the blood
ءَايَـٰتٍۢ
āyātin
(as) signs
مُّفَصَّلَـٰتٍۢ
mufaṣṣalātin
manifest
فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟
fa-is'takbarū
but they showed arrogance
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
and they were
قَوْمًۭا
qawman
a people
مُّجْرِمِينَ
muj'rimīna
criminal
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.
133. 1. The flood refers to a deluge or excessive rain, in which everything was submerged, or a great number of deaths, which caused mourning in every house. The locust swarm is famous for the devastation of crops; these locusts would devour their grains and fruit crops completely. The water in ponds and pools, these frogs became so numerous that they were everywhere—in their food, in their beds, in their grains—so that everywhere and in every direction there were only frogs, making it impossible for them to eat, drink, sleep, or rest. By دم (blood) is meant the water turning into blood, thus making it impossible for them to drink water. Some have interpreted blood as the disease of nosebleeds, meaning that blood started flowing from every person's nose. These were clear and distinct miracles that came upon them at intervals.
