The Holy Quran 6:44 — Surah Al-An'am

Arabic text

فَلَمَّا نَسُوا۟ مَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَٰبَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَرِحُوا۟ بِمَآ أُوتُوٓا۟ أَخَذْنَـٰهُم بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْلِسُونَ

Translation

When they forgot the advice given to them, We opened to them the doors to all (good) things. Until the time came that they rejoiced over what was given to them, We suddenly gripped hold of them (punished them), leaving them despondent (having no hope of ever recovering the bounties they lost).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The end of earlier communities: in the previous ayah the possibility of punishment coming was stated; now reference is made to actual events: in earlier times punishments of this kind have already come. Further, it has been pointed out that when a criminal is at first given a light warning, he should immediately turn to Allah.

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