At-Tawbah Verse 126

Do they not see that they are tried once or twice every year?[[ Their hypocrisy is exposed over and over again. ]] Yet they neither repent nor do they learn a lesson.

Do they not see that they are put to trial once or twice every year? Yet they neither repent, nor do they take heed.

Do they not see that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet still they do not repent, nor do they remember.

Can they not see that they are afflicted once or twice a year? Yet they neither repent nor take heed.

Behold they not that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they repent not, nor are they admonished.

See they not that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they turn not in repentance, and they take no heed.

Do they not see that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they neither repent nor take heed.

Do they not know that they are tried every year once or twice? Even then they do not repent and take heed.

Do they not observe that they are tested once or twice every year? Yet they do not repent, nor do they heed advice!

Do they not see that they are tried once or twice every year? Yet they neither repent, nor do they take admonition.

Do they not see that they are tried time and again every year (by coming face to face with such decisive events and situations as reveal to them their inner world and remind them that they should turn to God in repentance and mend their ways)? Yet they neither repent (and mend their ways) nor take warning (from all that befalls them).

Do they not see that they are tried every year once or twice. Still they do not repent nor would they take heed.

Do they not see/understand that they are being tested in every year once or twice , then they do not repent, and they do not mention/remember ?

Do they not observe that they are tested once or twice every year? Yet they do not repent, nor do they heed advice!

Do they not see that they are tried once or twice in every year? Yet they do not turn in repentance, nor do they heed.

See they not that they are tried once or twice every year (with different kinds of calamities, disease, famine, etc.)? Yet, they turn not in repentance, nor do they learn a lesson (from it).

And as for those in whose hearts is a disease, it adds uncleanness to their uncleanness, and they die while they are disbelievers.

Do they not see that they are tried once or twice in every year, yet they do not turn (to Allah) nor do they mind.

See they not that they are tested once or twice in every year? Still they turn not in repentance, neither pay they heed.

Do they not realize that God tests them once or twice a year but, nevertheless, they do not repent and give it proper thought?

Do they not see how once or twice every year they are tried? Yet still they neither repent nor remember.

See they not that they are put in trial once or twice every year Yet, they turn not in repentance, nor do they learn a lesson (from it).

Do they not see that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they do not repent, nor would they be admonished.

Do they not see that they are tested once or twice every year? Yet they do not repent, and they do not learn.

Do they not see, that is, the hypocrites ([in which case] read a-wa-l yarawna; or if read a-wa-l tarawna, `do you, O believers, not see') that they are tested, afflicted, every year once or twice?, with drought and diseases. Still they do not repent, of their hypocrisy, nor do they remember, [nor] do they heed admonition.

Hypocrites suffer Afflictions

Allah says,

أَوَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ يُفْتَنُونَ

See they not that they are put in trial,

being tested,

فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ مَّرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لَا يَتُوبُونَ وَلَا هُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ



once or twice every year! Yet, they turn not in repentance, nor do they learn a lesson.

They neither repent from their previous sins nor learn a lesson for the future.

Mujahid said that;

hypocrites are tested with drought and hunger.

Allah said;

وَإِذَا مَا أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ نَّظَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ هَلْ يَرَاكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ ثُمَّ انصَرَفُواْ صَرَفَ اللّهُ قُلُوبَهُم بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لاَّ يَفْقَهُون