Surah Ali 'Imran, ayah 165
أَوَلَمَّآ أَصَـٰبَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَدْ أَصَبْتُم مِّثْلَيْهَا قُلْتُمْ أَنَّىٰ هَـٰذَا ۖ قُلْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Why [is it that] when a [single] disaster struck you [on the day of Uḥud], although you had struck [the enemy in the battle of Badr] with one twice as great, you said, "From where is this?" Say, "It is from yourselves [i.e., due to your sin]." Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.
Ali 'Imran · 3:165
Word by word
- أَوَلَمَّآawalammāOr when
- أَصَـٰبَتْكُمaṣābatkumstruck you
- مُّصِيبَةٌۭmuṣībatundisaster
- قَدْqadsurely
- أَصَبْتُمaṣabtumyou (had) struck (them)
- مِّثْلَيْهَاmith'layhātwice of it
- قُلْتُمْqul'tumyou said
- أَنَّىٰannāFrom where
- هَـٰذَا ۖhādhā(is) this
- قُلْqulSay
- هُوَhuwaIt
- مِنْmin(is)
- عِندِʿindifrom
- أَنفُسِكُمْ ۗanfusikumyourselves
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- عَلَىٰʿalā(is) on
- كُلِّkullievery
- شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
- قَدِيرٌۭqadīrunAll-Powerful
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