سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 50
إِن تُصِبْكَ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُصِبْكَ مُصِيبَةٌ يَقُولُوا۟ قَدْ أَخَذْنَآ أَمْرَنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَيَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُمْ فَرِحُونَ ﴿50﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If good befalls you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), it grieves them, but if a calamity overtakes you, they say: "We took our precaution beforehand" and they turn away rejoicing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
If
تُصِبْكَ
tuṣib'ka
befalls you
حَسَنَةٌۭ
ḥasanatun
good
تَسُؤْهُمْ ۖ
tasu'hum
it distresses them
وَإِن
wa-in
but if
تُصِبْكَ
tuṣib'ka
befalls you
مُصِيبَةٌۭ
muṣībatun
a calamity
يَقُولُوا۟
yaqūlū
they say
قَدْ
qad
Verily
أَخَذْنَآ
akhadhnā
we took
أَمْرَنَا
amranā
our matter
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
وَيَتَوَلَّوا۟
wayatawallaw
And they turn away
وَّهُمْ
wahum
while they
فَرِحُونَ
fariḥūna
(are) rejoicing
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.
50. 1. In terms of the context, حسنَۃ here refers to success and spoils of war, and سَیَئَۃ refers to failure, defeat, and similar losses that are expected in war. This expresses the inner wickedness that was present in the hearts of the hypocrites, because to rejoice at calamity and to feel grief and distress at the attainment of good is evidence of extreme enmity.
