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Al-Isra (The Night Journey)

Verse 67of 111

وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ ۖ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ كَفُورًا﴿٦٧

Translation (Sahih International)

And when adversity touches you at sea, lost are [all] those you invoke except for Him. But when He delivers you to the land, you turn away [from Him]. And ever is man ungrateful.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
مَسَّكُمُmassakumutouches you
ٱلضُّرُّl-ḍuruthe hardship
فِىin
ٱلْبَحْرِl-baḥrithe sea
ضَلَّḍallalost
مَنman(are) who
تَدْعُونَtadʿūnayou call
إِلَّآillāexcept
إِيَّاهُ ۖiyyāhuHim Alone
فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
نَجَّىٰكُمْnajjākumHe delivers you
إِلَىilāto
ٱلْبَرِّl-barithe land
أَعْرَضْتُمْ ۚaʿraḍtumyou turn away
وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
كَفُورًاkafūranungrateful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

When Harm befalls Them, the Disbelievers do not remember anyone except AllahAllah tells us that when harm befalls people, they call on Him, turning to Him and sincerely beseeching Him. Hence Allah says:وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الْضُّرُّ فِى الْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلاَ إِيَّاهُ(And when harm touches you upon the sea, those that you call upon vanish from you except Him.) meaning, everything they worship besides Allah disappears from their hearts and minds.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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