Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran - Surah An-Naml, ayah 47

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Translation of Surah An-Naml, ayah 47 (27:47)

قَالُواْ ٱطَّيَّرۡنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَۚ قَالَ طَٰٓئِرُكُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِۖ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٞ تُفۡتَنُونَ ٤٧

They replied, “You and your followers are a bad omen for us.”¹ He responded, “Your omens are destined by Allah. In fact, you are ˹only˺ a people being tested.”

Foot notes

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They were struck with famine, which they blamed on Ṣâliḥ and his followers.