وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَآ ءَالَ
فِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلسِّنِينَ وَنَقْصٍ
مِّنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ
فَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْحَسَنَةُ
قَالُوا۟ لَنَا هَـٰذِهِۦ ۖ وَإِن
تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَطَّيَّرُوا۟
بِمُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ ۗ أَلَآ
إِنَّمَا طَـٰٓئِرُهُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ
وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
And indeed We punished
the people of Fir`awn
with years of drought
and lack of fruits (crops),
that they might
remember (take heed).
But whenever good
came to them, they
said: “This is for us.”
And if evil afflicted
them, they considered
it an omen about Musa
and those with him.
Be informed! Verily,
their omens are with
Allah but most of them
know not.
Fir`awn and His People suffer Years of Drought
Allah said,
وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَآ ءالَ فِرْعَوْنَ
And indeed We punished the people of Fir`awn
We tested and tried them,
بِالسِّنِينَ
with years of drought
of famine due to little produce,
وَنَقْصٍ مِّن الثَّمَرَاتِ
and lack of fruits
which is less severe, according to Mujahid. Abu Ishaq narrated that Raja’ bin Haywah said, “The date tree used to produce only one date!”
لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَفَإِذَا
جَآءَتْهُمُ الْحَسَنَةُ
That they might remember (take heed). But whenever good came to them
such as a fertile season and provisions,
قَالُواْ لَنَا هَـذِهِ
they said, “This is for us.”,
because we deserve it,
وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ
and if evil afflicted them
drought and famine,
يَطَّيَّرُواْ بِمُوسَى وَمَن مَّعَهُ
they considered it an omen Musa and those with him
saying that this hardship is because of them and what they have done.
أَلاَ إِنَّمَا طَائِرُهُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ
Verily, their omens are with Allah
`Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayat,
أَلاَ إِنَّمَا طَائِرُهُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ
Verily, their omens are with Allah
“Allah says that their afflictions are with and from Him,
وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
but most of them know not.”