سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 126
وَمَا تَنقِمُ مِنَّآ إِلَّآ أَنْ ءَامَنَّا بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّنَا لَمَّا جَآءَتْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَآ أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ ﴿126﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And you take vengeance on us only because we believed in the Ayât (proofs, evidence, lessons, signs, etc.) of our Lord when they reached us! Our Lord! pour out on us patience, and cause us to die as Muslims."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
تَنقِمُ
tanqimu
you take revenge
مِنَّآ
minnā
from us
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَنْ
an
that
ءَامَنَّا
āmannā
we believed
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
in (the) Signs
رَبِّنَا
rabbinā
(of) our Lord
لَمَّا
lammā
when
جَآءَتْنَا ۚ
jāatnā
they came to us
رَبَّنَآ
rabbanā
Our Lord
أَفْرِغْ
afrigh
Pour
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
upon us
صَبْرًۭا
ṣabran
patience
وَتَوَفَّنَا
watawaffanā
and cause us to die
مُسْلِمِينَ
mus'limīna
(as) Muslims
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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126. And what fault do you find in us except that when our Lord’s signs came to us, we believed in them [122]? (Then they prayed:) "Our Lord! Pour upon us perseverance [123] and cause us to die as those who submit to You."
[122]
The Faithful Courage of the Magicians:
Pharaoh’s third scheme also failed miserably. What he wanted was to force the magicians, through threats of physical punishment and death, to confess to the accusation of conspiracy. But the magicians, by presenting themselves for any punishment, proved that their acceptance of faith was not the result of any conspiracy, but rather the result of acknowledging the truth. Remember, these are the same magicians who, before the contest, were asking Pharaoh: if we protect our religion from Moses’sؑ attack, will we receive some reward and honor? And now, after accepting faith, their state has become such that they are ready to accept every punishment from Pharaoh with a smiling face. On the other hand, the same Pharaoh who, besides rewards and honors, was promising them positions (high ranks), immediately after the contest became their mortal enemy.
[123] That is, the Lord whose signs we have believed in and for which, in your eyes, we have become criminals, we beseech Him to grant us patience against your severity and oppression, and to keep us steadfast on the straight path, lest we, out of fear, do anything contrary to His acceptance and pleasure.
[122]
The Faithful Courage of the Magicians:
Pharaoh’s third scheme also failed miserably. What he wanted was to force the magicians, through threats of physical punishment and death, to confess to the accusation of conspiracy. But the magicians, by presenting themselves for any punishment, proved that their acceptance of faith was not the result of any conspiracy, but rather the result of acknowledging the truth. Remember, these are the same magicians who, before the contest, were asking Pharaoh: if we protect our religion from Moses’sؑ attack, will we receive some reward and honor? And now, after accepting faith, their state has become such that they are ready to accept every punishment from Pharaoh with a smiling face. On the other hand, the same Pharaoh who, besides rewards and honors, was promising them positions (high ranks), immediately after the contest became their mortal enemy.
[123] That is, the Lord whose signs we have believed in and for which, in your eyes, we have become criminals, we beseech Him to grant us patience against your severity and oppression, and to keep us steadfast on the straight path, lest we, out of fear, do anything contrary to His acceptance and pleasure.
