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Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 44
فَلَمَّا نَسُوا۟ مَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَٰبَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَرِحُوا۟ بِمَآ أُوتُوٓا۟ أَخَذْنَـٰهُم بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْلِسُونَ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So, when they forgot (the warning) with which they had been reminded, We opened for them the gates of every (pleasant) thing, until in the midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, all of a sudden, We took them (in punishment), and lo! They were plunged into destruction with deep regrets and sorrows.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
So when
نَسُوا۟
nasū
they forgot
مَا
mā
what
ذُكِّرُوا۟
dhukkirū
they were reminded
بِهِۦ
bihi
of [it]
فَتَحْنَا
fataḥnā
We opened
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
on them
أَبْوَٰبَ
abwāba
gates
كُلِّ
kulli
(of) every
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
فَرِحُوا۟
fariḥū
they rejoiced
بِمَآ
bimā
in what
أُوتُوٓا۟
ūtū
they were given
أَخَذْنَـٰهُم
akhadhnāhum
We seized them
بَغْتَةًۭ
baghtatan
suddenly
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
and then
هُم
hum
they
مُّبْلِسُونَ
mub'lisūna
(were) dumbfounded
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44. Then, when they forgot the reminder that was given to them [47], We opened for them the gates of every (good) thing, until, as they rejoiced in what they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were plunged into despair.
[47]
Allah’s Law Regarding Punishment in This World:
In these verses, Allah Almighty has described His law of accountability. What happens is that when disobedience to Allah begins in a nation, He sends upon them light punishments, such as famine, drought, or some epidemic, etc. And this punishment comes as a warning or alert so that people may fear Allah’s grasp and turn to Him in repentance and humility. If the nation truly takes heed and turns towards Allah, then even that hardship is removed from them, and henceforth, Allah’s mercies begin to descend upon them. But if they do not repent and continue to increase in disobedience and rebellion, then another kind of punishment befalls them, which is the abundance of luxury and ease. People become so engrossed in it that they completely forget Allah and think that their civilization, culture, and national economy are progressing. Then, suddenly, a severe punishment comes upon them that utterly destroys that nation and wipes it off the face of the earth, making it a thing of the past.
[47]
Allah’s Law Regarding Punishment in This World:
In these verses, Allah Almighty has described His law of accountability. What happens is that when disobedience to Allah begins in a nation, He sends upon them light punishments, such as famine, drought, or some epidemic, etc. And this punishment comes as a warning or alert so that people may fear Allah’s grasp and turn to Him in repentance and humility. If the nation truly takes heed and turns towards Allah, then even that hardship is removed from them, and henceforth, Allah’s mercies begin to descend upon them. But if they do not repent and continue to increase in disobedience and rebellion, then another kind of punishment befalls them, which is the abundance of luxury and ease. People become so engrossed in it that they completely forget Allah and think that their civilization, culture, and national economy are progressing. Then, suddenly, a severe punishment comes upon them that utterly destroys that nation and wipes it off the face of the earth, making it a thing of the past.
