At-Tawba 9:50 · The Repentance · Arabic, translation, recitation

Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"If you [Prophet] have good fortune, it will grieve them, but if misfortune comes your way, they will say to themselves, ‘We took precautions for this,’ and go away rejoicing."

Pickthall (classic)+

"If good befalleth thee (O Muhammad) it afflicteth them, and if calamity befalleth thee, they say: We took precaution, and they turn away well pleased."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"If good befalls thee, it grieves them; but if a misfortune befalls thee, they say, "We took indeed our precautions beforehand," and they turn away rejoicing."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

Allah emphasizes the enmity that the hypocrites have for the Prophet

If 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.) Allah directed His Prophet to reply to the perfect enmity they have towards him,

قُلْ

(Say), to them,

لَّن يُصِيبَنَآ إِلاَّ مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا

(Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us.) for we are under His control and decree,

هُوَ مَوْلَـنَا

(He is our Mawla.), Master and protector,

وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

(And in Allah let the believers put their trust) 9:51, and we trust in Him. Verily, He is sufficient for us and what an excellent guardian.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Лицемеры - настоящие враги ислама, ненавидящие эту религию. Если мусульмане одерживают верх над своими противниками, то это огорчает их, а если врагам удается победить мусульман, то они радуются тому, что не были рядом с ними во время поражения. Они говорят: «Мы заранее приняли меры предосторожности, потому что знали, как можно избежать подобных неприятностей». Они довольны тем, что мусульман постигло несчастье, которого им удалось избежать.