وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muḥammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (நபியே!) உமக்கு முன்னர் இருந்த சமூகத்தாருக்கும் நாம் (நம்) தூதர்களை அனுப்பினோம்; அச்சமூகத்தாரை நோயைக் கொண்டும் வறுமையைக் கொண்டும் பிடித்தோம் - அவர்கள் பணிந்து வரும் பொருட்டு.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද සැබැවින් ම අපි නුඹට පෙර වූ සමූහයන් වෙත ද දූත පණිවිඩ එව්වෙමු. ඔවුන් යටහත් පහත් විය හැකි වනු පිණිස දරිද්රතාවන් හා පීඩාවන්ගෙන් අපි ඔවුන් හසු කළෙමු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور ہم نے اور امتوں کی طرف بھی جو کہ آپ سے پہلے گزر چکی ہیں پیغمبر بھیجے تھے، سو ہم نے ان کو تنگدستی اور بیماری سے پکڑا تاکہ وه اﻇہار عجز کرسکیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- われは，あなた以前の各民族にも（使徒たちを）遣し，人々が謙虚になるよう，不幸と災厄で人々を懲らしめた。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 在你之前，我确已派遣（许多使者）去教化各民族，（他们否认使者的使命），故我以穷困和患难惩治他们，以便他们谦逊。
Tafsir of 6:42
The Idolators Call On Allah Alone During Torment and Distress Allah states that He does what He wills with His creatures and none can resist His decision or avert what He decrees for them. He is the One Who has no partners, Who accepts the supplication from whomever He wills. Allah said, قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُكُم إِنْ أَتَكُمْ عَذَابُ اللَّهِ أَوْ أَتَتْكُمْ السَّاعَةُ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ تَدْعُونَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَدِقِينَ (Say: "Tell me if Allah's torment comes upon you, or the Hour comes upon you, would you then call upon any one other than Allah (Reply) if you are truthful!") This means, you -- disbelievers -- will not call other than Allah in this case, because you know that none except He is able to remove the affliction. Allah said, إِن كُنتُمْ صَدِقِينَ (if you are truthful) by taking gods besides Him. بَلْ إِيَّهُ تَدْعُونَ فَيَكْشِفُ مَا تَدْعُونَ إِلَيْهِ إِنْ شَآءَ وَتَنسَوْنَ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ (Nay! To Him alone you call, and, if He willed, He would remove that (distress) for which you call upon Him, and you forget at that time whatever partners you joined with Him (in worship)!) for in times of necessity, you only call on Allah and forget your idols and false deities.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
