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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 120
إِن تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمْ وَإِن تُصِبْكُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَفْرَحُوا۟ بِهَا ۖ وَإِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ لَا يَضُرُّكُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ ﴿120﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If a good befalls you, it grieves them, but if some evil overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if you remain patient and become Al-Muttaqûn [the pious - See V.2:2], not the least harm will their cunning do to you. Surely, Allâh surrounds all that they do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
If
تَمْسَسْكُمْ
tamsaskum
touches you
حَسَنَةٌۭ
ḥasanatun
a good
تَسُؤْهُمْ
tasu'hum
it grieves them
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
تُصِبْكُمْ
tuṣib'kum
strikes you
سَيِّئَةٌۭ
sayyi-atun
misfortune
يَفْرَحُوا۟
yafraḥū
they rejoice
بِهَا ۖ
bihā
at it
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَصْبِرُوا۟
taṣbirū
you are patient
وَتَتَّقُوا۟
watattaqū
and fear (Allah)
لَا
lā
not
يَضُرُّكُمْ
yaḍurrukum
will harm you
كَيْدُهُمْ
kayduhum
their plot
شَيْـًٔا ۗ
shayan
(in) anything
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
بِمَا
bimā
of what
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
they do
مُحِيطٌۭ
muḥīṭun
(is) All-Encompassing
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 120) {اِنْ تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمْ …:} In this verse, Muslims are taught that the only way to remain safe from the deceit and schemes of the enemies is to act with patience, steadfastness, and piety. If you adopt these principles, they will not be able to harm you. Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "Most of the hypocrites were also from among the Jews, therefore, along with mentioning them, the Jews are also mentioned. Now ahead, the matters of the Battle of Uhud are mentioned, because in that as well, some Muslims listened to some of the disbelievers and turned back from the battle, and the hypocrites revealed their hypocrisy." (Mowdih)
