Abu al-Hasan al-Sindi said in his marginal notes on Ibn Majah: “The pronoun refers to Allah. The meaning is that He, exalted is He, laughs at a servant’s becoming despairing of goodness at the slightest misfortune that befalls him, despite how near Allah’s changing his condition from evil to good, from illness to well-being, and from affliction and trial to joy and happiness is. Yet, on this understanding, laughter cannot be interpreted as pleasure.”
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“We shall not be deprived”: that is, from the verb 'adima, conjugated like 'alima, when one loses something. Al-Sindi said: “It means that we will not be deprived of the goodness of the Lord whose attributes include laughter; rather, whenever we need some good, we will find it. For when we show our need before Him, He laughs and gives.”
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“In hardship”: al-azl, with the zay unvocalized, means hardship. Al-azil, patterned after katif, is one whom hardship has afflicted and overwhelmed until he nearly despairs.” Zad al-Ma'ad.
Notes:
First: In the chain through Dalham, the wording ghayrukum occurs thus in al-Musnad, al-Sunnah, and Majma' al-Zawa'id. Its meaning has already been explained. It appears that some found it problematic and therefore altered it: in Zad al-Ma'ad and al-Tawhid, it appears as ghawthukum; while in the printed edition of al-Tabarani’s Mu'jam, it appears as 'awdatukum. Its editor said: “The original reads 'awatukum; Majma' has ghayrukum; and I chose 'awdatukum because the context indicates it!” This is what he said, but the correct reading is now clear.
Second: Ibn Kathir said in his exegesis of Surat al-Baqarah: “In the hadith of Abu Razin: ‘Your Lord marvels at His servants’ despair and at the nearness of His rain. He looks upon them in hardship and despair, then continues to laugh, knowing that their relief is near.’” The hadith.