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Reading Al-Muyassar fi Gharib al-Qur'an
Ayahs 91–100 of 206
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ
So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.
﴿ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ﴾: الزَّلزلةُ الشديدةُ من الأرضِ.
﴿جَـٰثِمِينَ﴾: لاصِقين بالأرضِ على رُكَبِهم ووجوهِهم، لا حَراكَ بهم.
ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ شُعَيْبًۭا كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَا ۚ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ شُعَيْبًۭا كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ
Those who denied Shu'ayb - it was as though they had never resided there. Those who denied Shu'ayb - it was they who were the losers.
﴿كَأَن لَّمۡ يَغۡنَوۡاْ فِيهَا﴾: كأنّ قومَ شُعَيبٍ لم يُقيموا في ديارِهم، و يتمتَّعوا فيها.
فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ ءَاسَىٰ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ كَٰفِرِينَ
And he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and advised you, so how could I grieve for a disbelieving people?"
﴿فَتَوَلَّىٰ﴾: فأَعرَضَ.
﴿ءَاسَىٰ﴾: أحْزَنُ.
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا فِى قَرْيَةٍۢ مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّآ أَخَذْنَآ أَهْلَهَا بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَضَّرَّعُونَ
And We sent to no city a prophet [who was denied] except that We seized its people with poverty and hardship that they might humble themselves [to Allah].
﴿مِّن نَّبِيٍّ﴾: أي: كذَّبه قومُه.
﴿أَخَذۡنَآ﴾: ابتلَينا.
﴿بِٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ﴾: البؤسِ وضيقِ المعيشةِ.
﴿وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ﴾: ما يَضرُّ الإنسانَ في نفسِه أو معيشتِه.
﴿يَضَّرَّعُونَ﴾: يُظْهِرُون الخضوعَ والاستكانةَ للهِ.
ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ ٱلسَّيِّئَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةَ حَتَّىٰ عَفَوا۟ وَّقَالُوا۟ قَدْ مَسَّ ءَابَآءَنَا ٱلضَّرَّآءُ وَٱلسَّرَّآءُ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بَغْتَةًۭ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Then We exchanged in place of the bad [condition], good, until they increased [and prospered] and said, "Our fathers [also] were touched with hardship and ease." So We seized them suddenly while they did not perceive.
﴿ٱلسَّيِّئَةِ﴾: الحالِ السيئةِ من البلاءِ والجَدْبِ.
﴿ٱلۡحَسَنَةَ﴾: الحالَ الحسنةَ من الرَّخاءِ والنِّعمةِ والعافيةِ.
﴿حَتَّىٰ عَفَواْ﴾: حتى كَثُروا وكَثُرَتْ أموالُهم.
﴿فَأَخَذۡنَـٰهُم﴾: فأهلَكْناهم.
﴿بَغۡتَةࣰ﴾: فَجْأةً.
وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا۟ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah, We would have opened upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth; but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what they were earning."
﴿وَٱتَّقَوۡاْ﴾: واجتَنَبُوا ما نهاهم اللهُ عنه.
﴿بَرَكَـٰتࣲ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ﴾: ما يتتابعُ عليهم من الخير من كلِّ وجْهٍ.
أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَٰتًۭا وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ
Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?
﴿بَأۡسُنَا﴾: عذابُ اللهِ.
﴿بَيَـٰتࣰا﴾: ليلًا.
أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا ضُحًۭى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
Or did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they were at play?
﴿يَلۡعَبُونَ﴾: يشتغلون بما لا يعودُ عليهم بفائدةٍ.
أَفَأَمِنُوا۟ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ
Then did they feel secure from the plan of Allah? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people.
﴿مَكۡرَ ٱللَّهِ﴾: استدراجَه للمكذِّبين بما أنعمَ به عليهم، وعقوبتَهم.
أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لِلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَهْلِهَآ أَن لَّوْ نَشَآءُ أَصَبْنَٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۚ وَنَطْبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
Has it not become clear to those who inherited the earth after its [previous] people that if We willed, We could afflict them for their sins? But We seal over their hearts so they do not hear.
﴿يَهۡدِ﴾: يتبيَّنْ.
﴿يَرِثُونَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ﴾: بالسُّكنى.
﴿مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَهۡلِهَآ﴾: من بعدِ إهلاكِ أهلِها السابقين.
﴿وَنَطۡبَعُ﴾: ونَخْتِمُ.
﴿لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ﴾: الموعظةَ سماعَ منتفعٍ بها.
Commentary: Al-Muyassar fi Gharib al-Qur'an. Qur'an text and translation via AlQuran Cloud.
