Surah Ya-Sin 36:19
سُورَةُ يسٓ · Meccan · Verse 19 of 83
قَالُوا۟ طَٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ ۚ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌۭ مُّسْرِفُونَ
Translation
The messengers said, ‘The evil omen is within yourselves. Why do you take it as an evil omen when you are reminded of the Truth? You are going too far!’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
The messengers answered: 'Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a people who transgress.' al-Saadi and Ibn Ashur note the piercing turn: your 'bad luck' is not us, it is what you carry inside. And the stunning question, is it really the reminder you're calling a calamity? Ask yourself: I look for the source of my troubles everywhere but in my own choices, bad timing, bad people, bad luck. This verse turns the mirror around: your omen is with yourselves. And it asks the sharper thing, have I started treating being reminded of the truth as an affront, as if the problem were the wake-up call rather than the sleep?
Grounded in classical tafsir: al-Saadi, Ibn Ashur, al-Biqa'i.
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