Quran 7:131

Surah Al-A'raaf, Verse 131

Juz 9 · Page 166 · Ruku 137 · Meccan

فَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْحَسَنَةُ قَالُوا۟ لَنَا هَٰذِهِۦ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَطَّيَّرُوا۟ بِمُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَلَآ إِنَّمَا طَٰٓئِرُهُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Word by word

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

Transliteration

Fa-itha jaat-humu alhasanatuqaloo lana hathihi wa-in tusibhumsayyi-atun yattayyaroo bimoosa waman maAAahu alainnama ta-iruhum AAinda Allahi walakinnaaktharahum la yaAAlamoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

But whenever good befell them, they said: This is ours; and whenever evil smote them they ascribed it to the evil auspices of Moses and those with him. Surely their evil auspice was only with Allah. But most of them knew not.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But when good (times) came, they said, "This is due to us;" When gripped by calamity, they ascribed it to evil omens connected with Moses and those with him! Behold! in truth the omens of evil are theirs in Allah's sight, but most of them do not understand!

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

"فإذا جاءتهم الحسنة" أي : من الخصب والرزق ( قالوا لنا هذه ) أي : هذا لنا بما نستحقه : ، ( وإن تصبهم سيئة ) أي : جدب وقحط ( يطيروا بموسى ومن معه ) أي : هذا بسببهم وما جاءوا به .

( ألا إنما طائرهم عند الله ) قال علي بن أبي طلحة ، عن ابن عباس : ( ألا إنما طائرهم عند الله ) يقول : مصائبهم عند الله ، قال الله : ( ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون )

وقال ابن جريج ، عن ابن عباس قال : ( ألا إنما طائرهم عند الله ) قال : إلا من قبل الله .