Al-A'raaf 7:131 · The Heights · Arabic, translation, recitation

Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"then, when something good came their way, they said, ‘This is our due!’. When something bad came, they ascribed it to the evil omen of Moses and those with him, but their ‘evil omen’ was really from God, though most of them did not realize it."

Pickthall (classic)+

"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 (classic)+

"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!"

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

Fir`awn and His People suffer Years of Drought

Allah said,

وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَآ ءالَ فِرْعَوْنَ

(And indeed We punished the people of Fir`awn) We tested and tried them,

بِالسِّنِينَ

(with years of drought) of famine due to little produce,

وَنَقْصٍ مِّن الثَّمَرَاتِ

(and lack of fruits), which is less severe, according to Mujahid. Abu Ishaq narrated that Raja' bin Haywah said, "The date tree used to produce only one date!"

لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَفَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْحَسَنَةُ

(That they might remember (take heed). But whenever good came to them) such as a fertile season and provisions,

قَالُواْ لَنَا هَـذِهِ

(they said, "This is for us."), because we deserve it,

وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ

(and if evil afflicted them) drought and famine,

يَطَّيَّرُواْ بِمُوسَى وَمَن مَّعَهُ

(they considered it an omen Musa and those with him. ) saying that this hardship is because of them and what they have done.

أَلاَ إِنَّمَا طَائِرُهُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ

(Verily, their omens are with Allah) `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah,

أَلاَ إِنَّمَا طَائِرُهُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ

(Verily, their omens are with Allah) "Allah says that their afflictions are with and from Him,

وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ

(but most of them know not.)"

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Когда им удавалось собрать урожай и запастись пропитанием, они отказывались благодарить Аллаха и заявляли, что заслуживают этого. Когда же их поражала засуха, и они лишались урожая, они связывали эти несчастья с пришествием Мусы и тем, что сыны Исраила последовали за ним. Эти несчастья изначально были предопределены Аллахом, а их слова были сущим заблуждением. Воистину, причиной этих несчастий были их грехи и неверие, но большинство их не обладало знанием, и поэтому их заявления были такими ошибочными.