ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًۭا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۙ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌۭ
سُورَةُ الأَنفَالِ
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English — Sahih International
That is because Allah would not change a favor which He had bestowed upon a people until they change what is within themselves. And indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
اردو — مودودی
یہ اللہ کی اِس سنت کے مطابق ہوا کہ وہ کسی نعمت کو جو اس نے کسی قوم کو عطا کی ہو اس وقت تک نہیں بدلتا جب تک کہ وہ قوم خود اپنے طرزِ عمل کو نہیں بدل دیتی اللہ سب کچھ سننے اور جاننے والا ہے
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
(Siksaan) yang demikian itu adalah karena sesungguhnya Allah sekali-kali tidak akan meubah sesuatu nikmat yang telah dianugerahkan-Nya kepada suatu kaum, hingga kaum itu meubah apa-apa yang ada pada diri mereka sendiri, dan sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mendengar lagi Maha Mengetahui.
Ibn Kathir
Allah affirms His perfect justice and fairness in His decisions, for He decided that He will not change a bounty that He has granted someone, except on account of an evil that they committed. Allah said in another Ayah,
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُواْ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَإِذَآ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوءًا فَلاَ مَرَدَّ لَهُ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّن دُونِهِ مِن وَالٍ
(Verily, Allah will not change the (good) condition of a people as long as they do not change their state (of goodness) themselves. But when Allah wills a people's punishment, there can be no turning it back, and they will find besides Him no protector.) 13:11
Allah said next,
كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ
(Similar to the behavior of the people of Fir`awn,) meaning, He punished Fir`awn and his kind, those who denied His Ayat. Allah destroyed them because of their sins, and took away the favors that He granted them, such as gardens, springs, plants, treasures and pleasant dwellings, as well as all of the delights that they enjoyed. Allah did not wrong them, but it is they who wronged themselves.
المُيَسَّر
ذلك الجزاء السيِّئ بأن الله إذا أنعم على قوم نعمة لم يسلبها منهم حتى يغيِّروا حالهم الطيبة إلى حال سيئة، وأن الله سميع لأقوال خلقه، عليم بأحوالهم، فيجري عليهم ما اقتضاه علمه ومشيئته.