Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Ar-Room, Ayah 51
وَلَئِنْ أَرْسَلْنَا رِيحًۭا فَرَأَوْهُ مُصْفَرًّۭا لَّظَلُّوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ يَكْفُرُونَ
But if We should send a [bad] wind and they saw [their crops] turned yellow, they would remain thereafter disbelievers.
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(And if We sent a wind) cold or hot wind on their vegetation (and they beheld it) i.e. the vegetation (yellow) when it was green before that; (they verily would still continue in their disbelief) even after seeing it turn yellow, they would still disbelieve in Allah and show no gratitude towards Him.
Related Hadiths
Sunan an-Nasa'i#1531Sahih
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'If Allah (SWT) were to withhold rain from His slaves for five years and then send it, some of the people would become disbelievers, saying: "We have been given rain ...
Narrated by It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
Sahih al-Bukhari#1006Sahih
Whenever a strong wind blew, anxiety appeared on the face of the Prophet (fearing that wind might be a sign of Allah's wrath).
Narrated by Narrated Anas:
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
But if wa-la-in the lām is for oaths We unleash a different wind that damages vegetation and they see it turn yellow they would begin la-zallū is the response to the conditional oath after that that is after its turning yellow to disbelieve to deny the grace of having been given rain.