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Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 131
فَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْحَسَنَةُ قَالُوا۟ لَنَا هَـٰذِهِۦ ۖ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَطَّيَّرُوا۟ بِمُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّمَا طَـٰٓئِرُهُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿131﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But whenever good came to them, they said: "Ours is this." And if evil afflicted them, they ascribed it to evil omens connected with Mûsâ (Moses) and those with him. Be informed! Verily, their evil omens are with Allâh but most of them know not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
But when
جَآءَتْهُمُ
jāathumu
came to them
ٱلْحَسَنَةُ
l-ḥasanatu
the good
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
لَنَا
lanā
For us
هَـٰذِهِۦ ۖ
hādhihi
(is) this
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تُصِبْهُمْ
tuṣib'hum
afflicts them
سَيِّئَةٌۭ
sayyi-atun
bad
يَطَّيَّرُوا۟
yaṭṭayyarū
they ascribe evil omens
بِمُوسَىٰ
bimūsā
to Musa
وَمَن
waman
and who
مَّعَهُۥٓ ۗ
maʿahu
(were) with him
أَلَآ
alā
Behold
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
طَـٰٓئِرُهُمْ
ṭāiruhum
their evil omens
عِندَ
ʿinda
(are) with
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
أَكْثَرَهُمْ
aktharahum
most of them
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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131. Then, whenever good came to them, they said, "This is our due [127]," but if any harm befell them, they blamed it on the evil omen of Moses and those with him. Surely, their evil omen from Allah was due to themselves, but most of them did not understand.
[127] These are the same warnings through which Allah sends minor punishments to test people, to see whether they turn towards Allah or not. Even these warnings had no effect on them. When good days came, they would say that this is the result of our wisdom and good planning, and that we truly deserve this goodness. But when bad days came, they would start blaming Sayyiduna Musa ؑ and his companions, saying that it is due to the misfortune of these people that we are experiencing these bad days. They never looked towards their own sins. Whereas, it is Allah alone who knows what the real causes of their misfortune were.
[127] These are the same warnings through which Allah sends minor punishments to test people, to see whether they turn towards Allah or not. Even these warnings had no effect on them. When good days came, they would say that this is the result of our wisdom and good planning, and that we truly deserve this goodness. But when bad days came, they would start blaming Sayyiduna Musa ؑ and his companions, saying that it is due to the misfortune of these people that we are experiencing these bad days. They never looked towards their own sins. Whereas, it is Allah alone who knows what the real causes of their misfortune were.
