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Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 149
وَلَمَّا سُقِطَ فِىٓ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَرَأَوْا۟ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ ضَلُّوا۟ قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ يَرْحَمْنَا رَبُّنَا وَيَغْفِرْ لَنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ ﴿149﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they regretted and saw that they had gone astray, they (repented and) said: "If our Lord have not mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall certainly be of the losers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَمَّا
walammā
And when
سُقِطَ
suqiṭa
(it was made to) fall
فِىٓ
fī
into
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydīhim
their hands
وَرَأَوْا۟
wara-aw
and they saw
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
قَدْ
qad
(had) indeed
ضَلُّوا۟
ḍallū
gone astray
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
لَئِن
la-in
If
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَرْحَمْنَا
yarḥamnā
has Mercy on us
رَبُّنَا
rabbunā
Our Lord
وَيَغْفِرْ
wayaghfir
and forgive
لَنَا
lanā
[for] us
لَنَكُونَنَّ
lanakūnanna
we will surely be
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ
l-khāsirīna
the losers
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 149) {وَ لَمَّا سُقِطَ فِيْۤ اَيْدِيْهِمْ:} This is an idiom of the Arabic language, which means when they became regretful and remorseful. As for how this idiom came into being, it is clear that here the thing falling into their hands has been left unspecified, as if due to regret their faces fell into their hands and in this remorse they hid their faces in their hands. Or, when a person is regretful and remorseful, he bites his hand with his teeth, as if his mouth and teeth fall into his hands, meaning they reach there involuntarily. That is, when they realized—partly due to the admonition of Harun (peace be upon him) and partly due to the anger and wrath of Musa (peace be upon him) upon his arrival—how grave a mistake they had made, they made this supplication. In the commentary of Surah Al-Baqarah (54), the mention of their repentance, killing one another, and the acceptance of repentance has already passed.
