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At-Tawbah 50

Ayah 50 of 129 · Medinan

إِن تُصِبۡكَ حَسَنَةٞ تَسُؤۡهُمۡۖ وَإِن تُصِبۡكَ مُصِيبَةٞ يَقُولُواْ قَدۡ أَخَذۡنَآ أَمۡرَنَا مِن قَبۡلُ وَيَتَوَلَّواْ وَّهُمۡ فَرِحُونَ ٥٠

If good befalls you, it distresses them; but if disaster strikes you, they say, "We took our matter [in hand] before,"1 and turn away while they are rejoicing.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 The hypocrites claim to have protected themselves by remaining behind.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنIfin
  2. تُصِبۡكَbefalls youtuṣib'ka
  3. حَسَنَةٞgoodḥasanatun
  4. تَسُؤۡهُمۡۖit distresses themtasu'hum
  5. وَإِنbut ifwa-in
  6. تُصِبۡكَbefalls youtuṣib'ka
  7. مُصِيبَةٞa calamitymuṣībatun
  8. يَقُولُواْthey sayyaqūlū
  9. قَدۡVerilyqad
  10. أَخَذۡنَآwe tookakhadhnā
  11. أَمۡرَنَاour matteramranā
  12. مِنbeforemin
  13. قَبۡلُbeforeqablu
  14. وَيَتَوَلَّواْAnd they turn awaywayatawallaw
  15. وَّهُمۡwhile theywahum
  16. فَرِحُونَ(are) rejoicingfariḥūna

Tafsir

If the Messenger of Allah receives a blessing from Allah that pleases him, such as victory or some gains, they dislike this, and it grieves them. If a misfortune befalls him in the form of some hardship or loss in battle, these hypocrites say that they had taken precautions for themselves, making the right decision when they did not go out to fight as the believers did, which led to them being killed or captured. They, then, turn away to their people, rejoicing in their own safety.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran