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At-Tawbah (The Repentance)

Verse 50of 129

إِن تُصِبْكَ حَسَنَةٌۭ تَسُؤْهُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُصِبْكَ مُصِيبَةٌۭ يَقُولُوا۟ قَدْ أَخَذْنَآ أَمْرَنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَيَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُمْ فَرِحُونَ﴿٥٠

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

إِنinIf
تُصِبْكَtuṣib'kabefalls you
حَسَنَةٌۭḥasanatungood
تَسُؤْهُمْ ۖtasu'humit distresses them
وَإِنwa-inbut if
تُصِبْكَtuṣib'kabefalls you
مُصِيبَةٌۭmuṣībatuna calamity
يَقُولُوا۟yaqūlūthey say
قَدْqadVerily
أَخَذْنَآakhadhnāwe took
أَمْرَنَاamranāour matter
مِنminbefore
قَبْلُqablubefore
وَيَتَوَلَّوا۟wayatawallawAnd they turn away
وَّهُمْwahumwhile they
فَرِحُونَfariḥūna(are) rejoicing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah emphasizes the enmity that the hypocrites have for the ProphetIf a blessing, such as victory and triumph over the enemies, is given to the Prophet , thus pleasing him and his Companions, it grieves the hypocrites, وَإِن تُصِبْكَ مُصِيبَةٌ يَقُولُواْ قَدْ أَخَذْنَا أَمْرَنَا مِن قَبْلُ(but if a calamity overtakes you, they say: "We took our precaution beforehand,"), they say, we took precautions when we did not join him, وَيَتَوَلَّواْ وَّهُمْ فَرِحُونَ(and they turn away rejoicing.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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