Surah Al-An'am 6:44 — translation and meaning

الأنعام · Verse 44 / 165 · Page 132

فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَابَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرِحُوا بِمَا أُوتُوا أَخَذْنَاهُم بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْلِسُونَ

Word by Word

فَلَمَّا
falamma
So when
نَسُوا
nasu
they forgot
مَا
ma
what
ذُكِّرُوا
dhukkiru
they were reminded
بِهِ
bihi
of [it]
فَتَحْنَا
fatahna
We opened
عَلَيْهِمْ
alayhim
on them
أَبْوَابَ
abwaba
gates
كُلِّ
kulli
(of) every
شَيْءٍ
shayin
thing
حَتَّى
hatta
until
إِذَا
idha
when
فَرِحُوا
farihu
they rejoiced
بِمَا
bima
in what
أُوتُوا
utu
they were given
أَخَذْنَاهُم
akhadhnahum
We seized them
بَغْتَةً
baghtatan
suddenly
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
and then
هُم
hum
they
مُّبْلِسُونَ
mub'lisuna
(were) dumbfounded

Transliteration

Falammaa nasoo maa zukkiroo bihee fatahnaa 'alaihim abwaaba kulli shai'in hattaaa izaa farihoo bimaaa ootooo akhaznaahum baghtatan fa izaa hum mmublisoon

Translation

So when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were [then] in despair.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

When they ignored the warning of extreme poverty and sickness, and did not follow Allah’s instructions, He enticed them further away from the truth by opening the doors of provision to them, and giving them wealth after they were poor. He also blessed them with good health after they had suffered sickness. This continued until they were steeped in their pride and enjoyment of life; then His punishment came upon them suddenly, and they were overtaken by despair and lost all hope.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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