اَوَلَمَّاۤ

اَصَابَتْكُمْ

مُّصِیْبَةٌ

قَدْ

اَصَبْتُمْ

مِّثْلَیْهَا ۙ

قُلْتُمْ

اَنّٰی

هٰذَا ؕ

قُلْ

هُوَ

مِنْ

عِنْدِ

اَنْفُسِكُمْ ؕ

اِنَّ

اللّٰهَ

عَلٰی

كُلِّ

شَیْءٍ

قَدِیْرٌ

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Why [is it that] when a [single] disaster struck you [on the day of Uḥud], although you had struck [the enemy in the battle of Badr] with one twice as great, you said, "From where is this?" Say, "It is from yourselves [i.e., due to your sin]." Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

And how come when a calamity befell you, you began to ask: 'How has this come about?'¹ even though the enemy has suffered at your hands (in the Battle of Badr) double what you have suffered!² Say: This calamity has been brought about by yourselves.³ Surely Allah is All-Powerful.⁴