The Holy Quran 27:47 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ ٱطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ ۚ قَالَ طَـٰٓئِرُكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تُفْتَنُونَ

Translation

They said, "We predict only evil (like famine and hardship) to come (to us) from you and from those with you." He said, "Your predictions of evil (hardships) is with Allaah. (Only He can bring you the evil you expect from us.) You are but a nation that is being tested (to see whether you will do good by accepting Imaan or whether you will remain on kufr and suffer the consequences)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, ever since your ill-omened feet arrived and you began these talks, hardships such as famine have kept befalling us, and quarrels and disputes have broken out in every house. that is, these hardships or misfortunes are not because of me but due to your ill fortune, which Almighty Allah has decreed on account of your mischief and evil deeds.

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