Sura al-A‘raf

7:1. Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.

المص

7:2. (This is) a Book revealed to you. So, let there be no constriction in your breast on its account (because of the unpleasant response of the disbelievers)—so you may warn (them) with it. And (it is) a Reminder for the believers.

كتاب أنزل إليك فلا يكن في صدرك حرج منه لتنذر به وذكرى للمؤمنين

7:3. (Believers!) Follow what has been sent down to you from your Lord, and do not follow (the self-proclaimed) guardians besides Him. How seldom do you accept advice?

اتبعوا ما أنزل إليكم من ربكم ولا تتبعوا من دونه أولياء قليلا ما تذكرون

7:4. How many towns have We destroyed? Our punishment came upon them at night or while they were taking a midday nap.

وكم من قرية أهلكناها فجاءها بأسنا بياتا أو هم قآئلون

7:5. When Our punishment overtook them, they could say nothing but cry: ‘Indeed we were wrongdoers.’

فما كان دعواهم إذ جاءهم بأسنا إلا أن قالوا إنا كنا ظالمين

7:6. We shall certainly question those to whom the messengers were sent, and We shall surely ask the messengers (too).

فلنسألن الذين أرسل إليهم ولنسألن المرسلين

7:7. Then We shall surely relate to them (all their affairs) from (Our) knowledge, for We had never been absent.

فلنقصن عليهم بعلم وما كنا غآئبين

7:8. And the weighing (of deeds) on that Day is true. As for those whose scales (of good deeds) are heavy, they are the ones who shall be prosperous.

والوزن يومئذ الحق فمن ثقلت موازينه فأولـئك هم المفلحون

7:9. As for those whose scales (of good deeds) are light, they are the ones who have ruined their souls, for they used to treat Our revelations wrongfully.

ومن خفت موازينه فأولـئك الذين خسروا أنفسهم بما كانوا بآياتنا يظلمون

7:10. And We have surely established you on the earth and provided in it (different) means of livelihood for you. How seldom do you give thanks?

ولقد مكناكم في الأرض وجعلنا لكم فيها معايش قليلا ما تشكرون

7:11. Indeed, We created you, then We shaped you. Then We said to the angels: ‘Prostrate yourselves before Adam.’ So they (all) prostrated except Iblis. He was not among those who prostrated.

ولقد خلقناكم ثم صورناكم ثم قلنا للملآئكة اسجدوا لآدم فسجدوا إلا إبليس لم يكن من الساجدين

7:12. He said (to Iblis): ‘What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?’ He said: ‘I am better than him. You created me from fire, while You created him from clay.’

قال ما منعك ألا تسجد إذ أمرتك قال أنا خير منه خلقتني من نار وخلقته من طين

7:13. He said: ‘Get down from here. It is not for you to be arrogant here. Get out! You are indeed among the disgraced.’

قال فاهبط منها فما يكون لك أن تتكبر فيها فاخرج إنك من الصاغرين

7:14. He (Iblis) said: ‘Grant me respite until the Day when people will be resurrected.’

قال أنظرني إلى يوم يبعثون

7:15. He (Allah) said: ‘You are indeed among the respited ones.’

قال إنك من المنظرين

7:16. He (Iblis) said: ‘As You have led me astray, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path.

قال فبما أغويتني لأقعدن لهم صراطك المستقيم

7:17. Then I will surely come to them from their front, and from their rear, and from their right, and from their left. And You will not find most of them grateful.’

ثم لآتينهم من بين أيديهم ومن خلفهم وعن أيمانهم وعن شمآئلهم ولا تجد أكثرهم شاكرين

7:18. He said: ‘(O Iblis!) Be gone from here, blameful (and) banished. Whoever among them follows you, I shall surely fill Hell with you all.’

قال اخرج منها مذؤوما مدحورا لمن تبعك منهم لأملأن جهنم منكم أجمعين

7:19. (Then He said:) ‘O Adam! Live you and your wife in the Garden (i.e. Paradise), and eat from wherever you wish, but do not go near this tree, lest you should be among the wrongdoers.’

ويا آدم اسكن أنت وزوجك الجنة فكلا من حيث شئتما ولا تقربا هـذه الشجرة فتكونا من الظالمين

7:20. Then Satan whispered to them to expose to them what was hidden from them of their nakedness. He said: ‘Your Lord has only forbidden you from this tree lest you should become angels, or lest you become among the immortals.’

فوسوس لهما الشيطان ليبدي لهما ما ووري عنهما من سوءاتهما وقال ما نهاكما ربكما عن هـذه الشجرة إلا أن تكونا ملكين أو تكونا من الخالدين

7:21. He swore to them both, (saying:) ‘I am indeed your well-wisher.’

وقاسمهما إني لكما لمن الناصحين

7:22. So he led them on by deception. So when they tasted from the tree, their private parts were exposed to them. And they both began to cover themselves with the leaves of the Garden. Then their Lord called them: ‘Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is indeed an open enemy to you?’

فدلاهما بغرور فلما ذاقا الشجرة بدت لهما سوءاتهما وطفقا يخصفان عليهما من ورق الجنة وناداهما ربهما ألم أنهكما عن تلكما الشجرة وأقل لكما إن الشيطان لكما عدو مبين

7:23. They said: ‘Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. And if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we shall surely be among the losers.’

قالا ربنا ظلمنا أنفسنا وإن لم تغفر لنا وترحمنا لنكونن من الخاسرين

7:24. He said: ‘Descend! Some of you (will be) enemies of one another. And there will be a residence for you on the earth and a provision for some time.’

قال اهبطوا بعضكم لبعض عدو ولكم في الأرض مستقر ومتاع إلى حين

7:25. He said: ‘Therein you shall live, and therein you shall die, and from there you shall be raised (on the Day of Resurrection).’

قال فيها تحيون وفيها تموتون ومنها تخرجون

7:26. O Children of Adam! We have indeed sent down to you garments to cover your private parts and for adornment. Yet the garment of God-consciousness—that is the best. That is one of Allah’s signs, so perhaps they may become mindful (of advice).

يا بني آدم قد أنزلنا عليكم لباسا يواري سوءاتكم وريشا ولباس التقوى ذلك خير ذلك من آيات الله لعلهم يذكرون

7:27. O Children of Adam! Let not Satan tempt you (too) as he brought your parents out of Paradise, stripping them of their garments to expose their private parts to them. Indeed, he sees you—he and his tribe (members)—from where you cannot see them. Indeed, We have made the satans allies of those who do not believe.

يا بني آدم لا يفتننكم الشيطان كما أخرج أبويكم من الجنة يـنـزع عنهما لباسهما ليريهما سوءاتهما إنه يراكم هو وقبيله من حيث لا ترونهم إنا جعلنا الشياطين أولياء للذين لا يؤمنون

7:28. Whenever they commit a shameful act, they say: ‘We found our forefathers practising it, and Allah has commanded us to do it.’ Say: ‘Indeed, Allah does not command indecency. Do you attribute to Allah what you do not know?’

وإذا فعلوا فاحشة قالوا وجدنا عليها آباءنا والله أمرنا بها قل إن الله لا يأمر بالفحشاء أتقولون على الله ما لا تعلمون

7:29. Say: ‘My Lord commands justice. So set your faces (towards Him) on every occasion (and at every place) of prayer. And worship Him, devoting your obedience sincerely to Him. Just as He originated you, so shall you return (to life again).’

قل أمر ربي بالقسط وأقيموا وجوهكم عند كل مسجد وادعوه مخلصين له الدين كما بدأكم تعودون

7:30. A group He has guided, and a group deserves to go astray—they have taken devils as their guardians instead of Allah, and they think they are guided.

فريقا هدى وفريقا حق عليهم الضلالة إنهم اتخذوا الشياطين أولياء من دون الله ويحسبون أنهم مهتدون

7:31. O Children of Adam! Put on your adornments at every place of worship. And eat and drink (as We have permitted), but do not be excessive (or wasteful). Indeed, Allah does not like the wasteful.

يا بني آدم خذوا زينتكم عند كل مسجد وكلوا واشربوا ولا تسرفوا إنه لا يحب المسرفين

7:32. Say: ‘Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah that He has produced for His servants and the good things from (His) provision?’ Say: ‘They are (permissible) for the believers in the life of this world, and exclusively (for them) on the Day of Resurrection.’ Thus, We clarify the revelations for people who understand.

قل من حرم زينة الله التي أخرج لعباده والطيبات من الرزق قل هي للذين آمنوا في الحياة الدنيا خالصة يوم القيامة كذلك نفصل الآيات لقوم يعلمون

7:33. Say: ‘My Lord has forbidden only indecencies, both the apparent among them and the hidden, sinfulness, unjust aggression and that you should ascribe partners to Allah for which He has not sent down any authority, and that you should attribute to Allah what you do not know.’

قل إنما حرم ربي الفواحش ما ظهر منها وما بطن والإثم والبغي بغير الحق وأن تشركوا بالله ما لم ينزل به سلطانا وأن تقولوا على الله ما لا تعلمون

7:34. For each community, there is an appointed term. When their time comes, they shall not delay it by a single hour, nor shall they advance it.

ولكل أمة أجل فإذا جاء أجلهم لا يستأخرون ساعة ولا يستقدمون

7:35. O Children of Adam! If messengers come to you from among yourselves, relating to you My revelations, then whoever becomes God-conscious and reforms himself, there shall be no fear on them, nor shall they grieve.

يا بني آدم إما يأتينكم رسل منكم يقصون عليكم آياتي فمن اتقى وأصلح فلا خوف عليهم ولا هم يحزنون

7:36. As for those who reject Our revelations and look down on them arrogantly, they shall be the inhabitants of the Fire; they shall remain in it forever.

والذين كذبوا بآياتنا واستكبروا عنها أولـئك أصحاب النار هم فيها خالدون

7:37. Who is more unjust than the one who fabricates a lie against Allah or rejects His revelations? It is they whose portion of (good and evil), as decreed in the Book, shall reach them, until when Our messengers (i.e. the angels of death) come to them to take them away, they will say (to them): ‘Where are those (idols or devils) whom you used to worship (or call upon) besides Allah?’ They will say: ‘They have abandoned us.’ And they will testify against themselves that they were disbelievers.

فمن أظلم ممن افترى على الله كذبا أو كذب بآياته أولـئك ينالهم نصيبهم من الكتاب حتى إذا جاءتهم رسلنا يتوفونهم قالوا أين ما كنتم تدعون من دون الله قالوا ضلوا عنا وشهدوا على أنفسهم أنهم كانوا كافرين

7:38. He will say: ‘Enter (into the Fire), along with the communities who have passed away before you, from among the jinn and humans.’ Every time a community enters (the Hellfire), it will curse its sister (community) until they all gather inside. The last of them (i.e. the followers) will say about the first of them (i.e. the leaders): ‘Our Lord! They (i.e. the leaders) are the ones who led us astray, so give them a double punishment of the Fire.’ He will say: ‘It is double for each (of you), but you do not know.’

قال ادخلوا في أمم قد خلت من قبلكم من الجن والإنس في النار كلما دخلت أمة لعنت أختها حتى إذا اداركوا فيها جميعا قالت أخراهم لأولاهم ربنا هـؤلاء أضلونا فآتهم عذابا ضعفا من النار قال لكل ضعف ولـكن لا تعلمون

7:39. And the first of them (i.e. the leaders) will say to the last of them (i.e. the followers): ‘You cannot have (any) advantage over us. So taste the punishment for what you had been earning.’

وقالت أولاهم لأخراهم فما كان لكم علينا من فضل فذوقوا العذاب بما كنتم تكسبون

7:40. Indeed, those who reject Our revelations and look down on them arrogantly, the gates of Heaven shall not be opened for them, nor shall they enter Paradise until the camel passes through the eye of a needle. And thus do We recompense the guilty.

إن الذين كذبوا بآياتنا واستكبروا عنها لا تفتح لهم أبواب السماء ولا يدخلون الجنة حتى يلج الجمل في سم الخياط وكذلك نجزي المجرمين

7:41. They shall have Hell for their bed, and there shall be sheets (of fire) over them. And thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.

لهم من جهنم مهاد ومن فوقهم غواش وكذلك نجزي الظالمين

7:42. But those who believe and do righteous deeds—We do not task a soul beyond its capacity. It is they who are the inhabitants of Paradise; they shall remain there forever.

والذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لا نكلف نفسا إلا وسعها أولـئك أصحاب الجنة هم فيها خالدون

7:43. We will remove whatever rancour lies within their breasts. And rivers will flow beneath them. And they will say: ‘All praise belongs to Allah, Who guided us to this (place). We would never have found the way (to this place) if Allah had not guided us. The messengers of our Lord had certainly brought the truth.’ And a call would be made (to them): ‘This is your Paradise, (which) you have been given as inheritance for what you used to do.’

ونزعنا ما في صدورهم من غل تجري من تحتهم الأنهار وقالوا الحمد لله الذي هدانا لهـذا وما كنا لنهتدي لولا أن هدانا الله لقد جاءت رسل ربنا بالحق ونودوا أن تلكم الجنة أورثتموها بما كنتم تعملون

7:44. The people of Paradise will call out to the people of Hell: ‘We have indeed found what our Lord had promised us to be true. Have you (also) found what your Lord had promised (you) to be true?’ They will answer: ‘Yes.’ Then a caller will announce among them: ‘The curse of Allah be upon the wrongdoers—

ونادى أصحاب الجنة أصحاب النار أن قد وجدنا ما وعدنا ربنا حقا فهل وجدتم ما وعد ربكم حقا قالوا نعم فأذن مؤذن بينهم أن لعنة الله على الظالمين

7:45. those who bar (others) from the way of Allah and seek to make it crooked, and they disbelieve in the Hereafter.’

الذين يصدون عن سبيل الله ويبغونها عوجا وهم بالآخرة كافرون

7:46. There will be a barrier between them (i.e. Paradise and Hell). And on the Heights (of that barrier) will be some people who will recognise each of them by their marks. They will call out to the people of Paradise: ‘Peace be upon you!’ They will not have entered it, though they would be eagerly hoping so.

وبينهما حجاب وعلى الأعراف رجال يعرفون كلا بسيماهم ونادوا أصحاب الجنة أن سلام عليكم لم يدخلوها وهم يطمعون

7:47. When their eyes will be turned towards the inmates of the Fire, they will say: ‘Our Lord, do not place us among the wrongdoing people.’

وإذا صرفت أبصارهم تلقاء أصحاب النار قالوا ربنا لا تجعلنا مع القوم الظالمين

7:48. And the people of the Heights will call out to certain men whom they will recognise by their marks: ‘Your accumulation of wealth (or being greater in number) did not avail you, nor did your behaving arrogantly.

ونادى أصحاب الأعراف رجالا يعرفونهم بسيماهم قالوا ما أغنى عنكم جمعكم وما كنتم تستكبرون

7:49. Are these (believers) the ones you swore Allah would not bestow mercy upon?’ (Now these people are being told:) ‘Enter Paradise! You shall have no fear, nor shall you grieve.’

أهـؤلاء الذين أقسمتم لا ينالهم الله برحمة ادخلوا الجنة لا خوف عليكم ولا أنتم تحزنون

7:50. The people of Hell will call out to the people of Paradise: ‘Pour on us some water, or (give us) any of the sustenance Allah has granted you.’ They will say: ‘Allah has indeed forbidden both (of these bounties) to the disbelievers,

ونادى أصحاب النار أصحاب الجنة أن أفيضوا علينا من الماء أو مما رزقكم الله قالوا إن الله حرمهما على الكافرين

7:51. those who took their religion for play and amusement, and whom the life of the world had deceived.’ So today, We forget them, as they forgot the meeting of this Day of theirs, and as they used to deny Our revelations.

الذين اتخذوا دينهم لهوا ولعبا وغرتهم الحياة الدنيا فاليوم ننساهم كما نسوا لقاء يومهم هـذا وما كانوا بآياتنا يجحدون

7:52. We have indeed brought them a Book which We have expounded with knowledge, as a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe.

ولقد جئناهم بكتاب فصلناه على علم هدى ورحمة لقوم يؤمنون

7:53. Do they wait for anything except the fulfilment of this (warning)? The Day when (the moment of) its fulfilment comes, those who had forgotten it before will say: ‘The messengers of Our Lord had certainly brought the truth. Are there any intercessors for us (now) who can intercede on our behalf? Or could we be sent back to do other than what we used to do?’ They have surely ruined their souls, and whatever (false beliefs and idols) they used to invent will abandon them.

هل ينظرون إلا تأويله يوم يأتي تأويله يقول الذين نسوه من قبل قد جاءت رسل ربنا بالحق فهل لنا من شفعاء فيشفعوا لنا أو نرد فنعمل غير الذي كنا نعمل قد خسروا أنفسهم وضل عنهم ما كانوا يفترون

7:54. Indeed, your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods and then settled (His Might) on the Throne (i.e. enforced His command and power over the universe). He causes the night to cover the day, pursuing it rapidly. And (He created) the sun, moon and stars (all) subjected to His command. Surely, all creation and command belong to Him. Blessed is Allah, the Lord of all worlds.

إن ربكم الله الذي خلق السماوات والأرض في ستة أيام ثم استوى على العرش يغشي الليل النهار يطلبه حثيثا والشمس والقمر والنجوم مسخرات بأمره ألا له الخلق والأمر تبارك الله رب العالمين

7:55. Supplicate your Lord humbly and secretly. Indeed, He does not like the transgressors.

ادعوا ربكم تضرعا وخفية إنه لا يحب المعتدين

7:56. Do not cause corruption on the earth after it has been set in order. And supplicate Him with fear and hope. Indeed, Allah’s mercy is close to the virtuously excellent.

ولا تفسدوا في الأرض بعد إصلاحها وادعوه خوفا وطمعا إن رحمت الله قريب من المحسنين

7:57. He is the One Who sends the winds bearing good news before (the showering of) His mercy. When they have gathered up the heavy clouds, We drive them towards a dead land, where We cause rain to fall. Then We bring out with it all kinds of crops. Thus shall We bring out the dead (to life). Perhaps you may be mindful (of advice).

وهو الذي يرسل الرياح بشرا بين يدي رحمته حتى إذا أقلت سحابا ثقالا سقناه لبلد ميت فأنزلنا به الماء فأخرجنا به من كل الثمرات كذلك نخرج الموتى لعلكم تذكرون

7:58. As for the fertile land, its vegetation springs out (abundantly) by the will of its Lord. And as for that which is infertile, it does not come out except hardly. Thus do We vary the signs for people who are grateful.

والبلد الطيب يخرج نباته بإذن ربه والذي خبث لا يخرج إلا نكدا كذلك نصرف الآيات لقوم يشكرون

7:59. Indeed, We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people. So he said: ‘O my people! Worship Allah! You have no god besides Him. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous Day.’

لقد أرسلنا نوحا إلى قومه فقال يا قوم اعبدوا الله ما لكم من إلـه غيره إني أخاف عليكم عذاب يوم عظيم

7:60. The influential leaders of his people said: ‘Indeed, we see you in clear misguidance.’

قال الملأ من قومه إنا لنراك في ضلال مبين

7:61. He said: ‘O my people! I am not misguided. Rather, I am a messenger from the Lord of all worlds.

قال يا قوم ليس بي ضلالة ولكني رسول من رب العالمين

7:62. I communicate to you the messages of my Lord and advise you sincerely, and I know from Allah what you do not know.

أبلغكم رسالات ربي وأنصح لكم وأعلم من الله ما لا تعلمون

7:63. Do you find it astonishing that a reminder from your Lord has come to you through a man from among yourselves to warn you so that you may become God-conscious, and perhaps you may be bestowed mercy?’

أوعجبتم أن جاءكم ذكر من ربكم على رجل منكم لينذركم ولتتقوا ولعلكم ترحمون

7:64. But they rejected him, so We saved him and those with him on the Ark. And drowned those who rejected Our revelations. They were indeed blind people.

فكذبوه فأنجيناه والذين معه في الفلك وأغرقنا الذين كذبوا بآياتنا إنهم كانوا قوما عمين

7:65. And to (the people of) ‘Ad, (We sent) their (fellow) brother Hud. He said: ‘O my people! Worship Allah! You have no god besides Him. Will you not then be conscious (of Him)?’

وإلى عاد أخاهم هودا قال يا قوم اعبدوا الله ما لكم من إلـه غيره أفلا تتقون

7:66. The influential leaders of his people who disbelieved said: ‘Indeed we see you are foolish, and indeed we consider you to be among the liars.’

قال الملأ الذين كفروا من قومه إنا لنراك في سفاهة وإنا لنظنك من الكاذبين

7:67. He said: ‘O my people! There is no foolishness in me. Rather, I am a messenger from the Lord of all worlds.

قال يا قوم ليس بي سفاهة ولكني رسول من رب العالمين

7:68. I communicate to you the messages of my Lord, and I am a trustworthy well-wisher for you.

أبلغكم رسالات ربي وأنا لكم ناصح أمين

7:69. Do you find it astonishing that a reminder from your Lord has come to you through a man from among yourselves to warn you? Remember when He made you successors after the people of Nuh (Noah) and gave you great stature; then remember Allah’s bounties so that you may be prosperous.’

أوعجبتم أن جاءكم ذكر من ربكم على رجل منكم لينذركم واذكروا إذ جعلكم خلفاء من بعد قوم نوح وزادكم في الخلق بسطة فاذكروا آلاء الله لعلكم تفلحون

7:70. They said: ‘Have you come to us (that) we should worship Allah alone, and give up what our fathers have been worshipping? Then bring us what you threaten us with if you are among the truthful.’

قالوا أجئتنا لنعبد الله وحده ونذر ما كان يعبد آباؤنا فأتنا بما تعدنا إن كنت من الصادقين

7:71. He said: ‘‘The punishment and wrath of your Lord have already become due against you. Do you dispute with me regarding the names (of idols) that you have named—you and your forefathers, for which Allah has not sent down any authority? So wait! I am also waiting along with you.’

قال قد وقع عليكم من ربكم رجس وغضب أتجادلونني في أسماء سميتموها أنتم وآبآؤكم ما نزل الله بها من سلطان فانتظروا إني معكم من المنتظرين

7:72. Then We saved him and those with him by a mercy from Us and cut off the last (remnants) of those who rejected Our revelations. And they would never have believed.

فأنجيناه والذين معه برحمة منا وقطعنا دابر الذين كذبوا بآياتنا وما كانوا مؤمنين

7:73. And to (the people of) Thamud, We (sent) their (fellow) brother Salih. He said: ‘O my people! Worship Allah! You have no god besides Him. A clear proof has come to you from your Lord. This She-camel of Allah is (sent) as a sign for you. So leave her to graze freely in Allah’s land. And do not cause her any harm, for then a painful punishment will seize you.

وإلى ثمود أخاهم صالحا قال يا قوم اعبدوا الله ما لكم من إلـه غيره قد جاءتكم بينة من ربكم هـذه ناقة الله لكم آية فذروها تأكل في أرض الله ولا تمسوها بسوء فيأخذكم عذاب أليم

7:74. Remember when He made you successors after (the people of) ‘Ad and settled you in the land. You built castles on its open plains and carved houses out of the mountains. So remember Allah’s bounties, and do not behave wickedly in the land, causing corruption.’

واذكروا إذ جعلكم خلفاء من بعد عاد وبوأكم في الأرض تتخذون من سهولها قصورا وتنحتون الجبال بيوتا فاذكروا آلاء الله ولا تعثوا في الأرض مفسدين

7:75. The influential leaders of his people, who were arrogant, said to the abased, who believed among them: ‘Do you honestly think that Salih has been sent by his Lord?’ They said: ‘Surely we believe in what he has been sent with.’

قال الملأ الذين استكبروا من قومه للذين استضعفوا لمن آمن منهم أتعلمون أن صالحا مرسل من ربه قالوا إنا بما أرسل به مؤمنون

7:76. The arrogant said: ‘Indeed, we are strong deniers of what you believe in.’

قال الذين استكبروا إنا بالذي آمنتم به كافرون

7:77. So they slew the She-camel and revolted against the command of their Lord. Then they said: ‘O Salih! Bring us what you threaten us with if you are among the messengers.’

فعقروا الناقة وعتوا عن أمر ربهم وقالوا يا صالح ائتنا بما تعدنا إن كنت من المرسلين

7:78. Then the earthquake overtook them, and by the following morning, they were lying dead in their homes.

فأخذتهم الرجفة فأصبحوا في دارهم جاثمين

7:79. So he (Salih) turned away from them and said: ‘O my people! I indeed conveyed to you the message of my Lord and advised you sincerely, but you do not like well-wishing mentors.’

فتولى عنهم وقال يا قوم لقد أبلغتكم رسالة ربي ونصحت لكم ولكن لا تحبون الناصحين

7:80. And (likewise, We sent) Lut (Lot) when he said to his people: ‘What! Do you practise a shameful act of indecency such as none in the world has ever committed before you?

ولوطا إذ قال لقومه أتأتون الفاحشة ما سبقكم بها من أحد من العالمين

7:81. Surely, you come to males with sexual desire instead of females. Indeed, you are a people who transgress all bounds!’

إنكم لتأتون الرجال شهوة من دون النساء بل أنتم قوم مسرفون

7:82. But the answer of his people was none other than to say: ‘Expel them from your town. They are a people who seek to keep themselves pure and chaste.’

وما كان جواب قومه إلا أن قالوا أخرجوهم من قريتكم إنهم أناس يتطهرون

7:83. So We saved him (Lot) and his family (and his followers)—except his wife; she was among those who stayed behind.

فأنجيناه وأهله إلا امرأته كانت من الغابرين

7:84. Then We poured upon them a rain (of stones). So observe how (disastrous) was the end of the evildoers!

وأمطرنا عليهم مطرا فانظر كيف كان عاقبة المجرمين

7:85. And to the people of Madyan ([Midian], We sent) their (fellow) brother Shu‘ayb. He said: ‘O my people! Worship Allah! You have no god besides Him. A clear proof has surely come to you from your Lord. So observe fully the measure and the balance, and do not undervalue the goods of the people. And do not cause corruption in the land after it has been set in order. That is better for you if you are (true) believers.

وإلى مدين أخاهم شعيبا قال يا قوم اعبدوا الله ما لكم من إلـه غيره قد جاءتكم بينة من ربكم فأوفوا الكيل والميزان ولا تبخسوا الناس أشياءهم ولا تفسدوا في الأرض بعد إصلاحها ذلكم خير لكم إن كنتم مؤمنين

7:86. And do not lie in ambush on every path, frightening and hindering those who believe in Him from the way of Allah, seeking to make it crooked. And remember when you were few, and then He multiplied you. And observe how (disastrous) was the end of the corruptors.

ولا تقعدوا بكل صراط توعدون وتصدون عن سبيل الله من آمن به وتبغونها عوجا واذكروا إذ كنتم قليلا فكثركم وانظروا كيف كان عاقبة المفسدين

7:87. If a group among you have believed in what I have been sent with, and another group have not believed, then be patient till Allah judges between us, and He is the best of judges.’

وإن كان طآئفة منكم آمنوا بالذي أرسلت به وطآئفة لم يؤمنوا فاصبروا حتى يحكم الله بيننا وهو خير الحاكمين

7:88. The influential leaders of his people, who were arrogant, said: ‘We shall surely expel you, O Shu‘ayb, and those who believe along with you from our town, or else you shall revert to our religion.’ He said: ‘Even if we are unwilling (to join you)?

قال الملأ الذين استكبروا من قومه لنخرجنك يا شعيب والذين آمنوا معك من قريتنا أو لتعودن في ملتنا قال أولو كنا كارهين

7:89. Indeed, we would be fabricating a lie against Allah if we reverted to your religion after Allah had delivered us from it. It is inappropriate for us to return to it unless Allah, our Lord, should wish so. Our Lord comprehends all things in (His) knowledge. In Allah, we have put our trust.’ ‘Our Lord! Decide truthfully between us and our people, for You are the best judge.’

قد افترينا على الله كذبا إن عدنا في ملتكم بعد إذ نجانا الله منها وما يكون لنا أن نعود فيها إلا أن يشاء الله ربنا وسع ربنا كل شيء علما على الله توكلنا ربنا افتح بيننا وبين قومنا بالحق وأنت خير الفاتحين

7:90. The influential leaders of his people, who disbelieved, said (to the weak ones): ‘If you follow Shu‘ayb, you shall surely be losers.’

وقال الملأ الذين كفروا من قومه لئن اتبعتم شعيبا إنكم إذا لخاسرون

7:91. Then the (overwhelming) earthquake overtook them, and by the following morning, they were lying dead in their homes.

فأخذتهم الرجفة فأصبحوا في دارهم جاثمين

7:92. Those who denied Shu‘ayb were (eliminated) as if they had never lived there. Those who denied Shu‘ayb were themselves the losers.

الذين كذبوا شعيبا كأن لم يغنوا فيها الذين كذبوا شعيبا كانوا هم الخاسرين

7:93. So he turned away from them and said: ‘O my people! I indeed conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and gave you sincere advice.’ Then how should I grieve for a disbelieving people?’

فتولى عنهم وقال يا قوم لقد أبلغتكم رسالات ربي ونصحت لكم فكيف آسى على قوم كافرين

7:94. And whenever We sent a prophet to any town, We afflicted its (disbelieving, arrogant) people with suffering and adversity so that they might humble themselves.

وما أرسلنا في قرية من نبي إلا أخذنا أهلها بالبأساء والضراء لعلهم يضرعون

7:95. Then We replaced (their) adversity with prosperity until they flourished (in multiple numbers) and said: ‘Hardship and affluence (also) befell our forefathers.’ Then, We overtook them suddenly while they were unaware.

ثم بدلنا مكان السيئة الحسنة حتى عفوا وقالوا قد مس آباءنا الضراء والسراء فأخذناهم بغتة وهم لا يشعرون

7:96. If the people of those towns had believed and been conscious of God, We would surely have opened for them (doors of overwhelming) blessings from heaven and the earth. But they rejected (the truth). So We seized them for what they used to earn.

ولو أن أهل القرى آمنوا واتقوا لفتحنا عليهم بركات من السماء والأرض ولـكن كذبوا فأخذناهم بما كانوا يكسبون

7:97. Did the people of (those) towns feel secure that Our punishment would not come upon them by night while they were asleep?

أفأمن أهل القرى أن يأتيهم بأسنا بياتا وهم نآئمون

7:98. Or did the people of (those) towns feel secure that Our punishment would not come upon them at midday while they were playing around?

أو أمن أهل القرى أن يأتيهم بأسنا ضحى وهم يلعبون

7:99. Or did they feel secure from Allah’s plan? None feels secure from Allah’s plan except for the losing people.

أفأمنوا مكر الله فلا يأمن مكر الله إلا القوم الخاسرون

7:100. Does it not serve as guidance to those who inherited the earth after (the destruction of) its (former) inhabitants that—had We willed, We could have punished them (too) for their sins and set a seal on their hearts so that they would not hear (the truth)?

أولم يهد للذين يرثون الأرض من بعد أهلها أن لو نشاء أصبناهم بذنوبهم ونطبع على قلوبهم فهم لا يسمعون

7:101. These are the towns whose stories We have narrated to you. Their messengers surely came to them with clear signs, but they were not the ones to believe in what they had already denied. Thus does Allah set a seal upon the hearts of the disbelievers.

تلك القرى نقص عليك من أنبآئها ولقد جاءتهم رسلهم بالبينات فما كانوا ليؤمنوا بما كذبوا من قبل كذلك يطبع الله على قلوب الكافرين

7:102. We did not find in most of them any (loyalty to their) covenant. And We found most of them to be defiant.

وما وجدنا لأكثرهم من عهد وإن وجدنا أكثرهم لفاسقين

7:103. Then, after them, We sent Musa (Moses) with Our signs to Pharaoh and his leaders, but they wronged them. So, observe how was the end of the corruptors.

ثم بعثنا من بعدهم موسى بآياتنا إلى فرعون وملئه فظلموا بها فانظر كيف كان عاقبة المفسدين

7:104. And Musa (Moses) said: ‘O Pharaoh! I am indeed a messenger from the Lord of all worlds.

وقال موسى يا فرعون إني رسول من رب العالمين

7:105. (I am) duty-bound to say nothing about Allah except the truth. I have certainly come to you with clear proof from your Lord. Therefore, let the Children of Israel go with me (setting them free of your slavery).’

حقيق على أن لا أقول على الله إلا الحق قد جئتكم ببينة من ربكم فأرسل معي بني إسرائيل

7:106. He said: ‘If you have brought a sign, then produce it if you are among the truthful.’

قال إن كنت جئت بآية فأت بها إن كنت من الصادقين

7:107. So, he (Moses) threw his staff down. Behold! It was a large snake, clear to all.

فألقى عصاه فإذا هي ثعبان مبين

7:108. Then, he pulled out his hand (out of his collar). Behold! It was (shining) white to the viewers.

ونزع يده فإذا هي بيضاء للناظرين

7:109. The influential leaders of Pharaoh’s people said: ‘‘He is indeed an expert magician.

قال الملأ من قوم فرعون إن هـذا لساحر عليم

7:110. He wants to expel you from your land. (Pharaoh asked:) ‘So, what do you advise?’ ’’

يريد أن يخرجكم من أرضكم فماذا تأمرون

7:111. They said: ‘Let him and his brother wait (for a while) and send collectors to the cities,

قالوا أرجه وأخاه وأرسل في المدآئن حاشرين

7:112. to bring you every expert magician.’

يأتوك بكل ساحر عليم

7:113. And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said: ‘Shall we receive a (suitable) reward if we are the ones to be victorious?’

وجاء السحرة فرعون قالوا إن لنا لأجرا إن كنا نحن الغالبين

7:114. He (Pharaoh) said: ‘Of course; you shall indeed become among the closest to me.’

قال نعم وإنكم لمن المقربين

7:115. They (the magicians) said: ‘Musa (Moses)! Will you throw (first), or shall we be the ones to throw?’

قالوا يا موسى إما أن تلقي وإما أن نكون نحن الملقين

7:116. He (Moses) said: ‘You throw.’ So when they threw (their strings and sticks on the ground), they deceived the eyes of the people and frightened them, producing a tremendous magic.’

قال ألقوا فلما ألقوا سحروا أعين الناس واسترهبوهم وجاءوا بسحر عظيم

7:117. And We revealed to Musa (Moses): ‘(Now) throw down your staff.’ And behold, it was swallowing up whatever they had faked.

وأوحينا إلى موسى أن ألق عصاك فإذا هي تلقف ما يأفكون

7:118. So, the truth was established, and whatever they had done was proved to be false.

فوقع الحق وبطل ما كانوا يعملون

7:119. So they were defeated then and there, and became utterly humiliated.

فغلبوا هنالك وانقلبوا صاغرين

7:120. And the magicians were made to fall, prostrating.

وألقي السحرة ساجدين

7:121. They said: ‘We believe in the Lord of all worlds.

قالوا آمنا برب العالمين

7:122. (The) Lord of Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron).’

رب موسى وهارون

7:123. Pharaoh said: ‘Have you believed in Him before I permit you? This is indeed a plot you have secretly devised in this city so that you may expel its people from it. Soon, you will know (the consequences).

قال فرعون آمنتم به قبل أن آذن لكم إن هـذا لمكر مكرتموه في المدينة لتخرجوا منها أهلها فسوف تعلمون

7:124. Surely, I shall cut off your hands and your feet on alternate sides, and then, most certainly, I shall crucify you all.’

لأقطعن أيديكم وأرجلكم من خلاف ثم لأصلبنكم أجمعين

7:125. They said: ‘Indeed, we are to return to our Lord.

قالوا إنا إلى ربنا منقلبون

7:126. And you are vindictive towards us only because we have believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us (clearly).’ ‘Our Lord! Shower upon us patience and grant us to die as Muslims (i.e. those who submit to Allah).’

وما تنقم منا إلا أن آمنا بآيات ربنا لما جاءتنا ربنا أفرغ علينا صبرا وتوفنا مسلمين

7:127. And the leaders of Pharaoh’s people said: ‘Will you leave Musa (Moses) and his people to cause disorder in the land, and to abandon you and your gods?’ He (Pharaoh) said: ‘We shall slaughter their sons and keep their women alive, and surely we are dominant over them.’

وقال الملأ من قوم فرعون أتذر موسى وقومه ليفسدوا في الأرض ويذرك وآلهتك قال سنقتل أبناءهم ونستحيـي نساءهم وإنا فوقهم قاهرون

7:128. Musa (Moses) said to his people: ‘Seek help from Allah and be patient. Surely, the earth belongs to Allah, and He gives its inheritance to whomever He wills among His servants. And the final outcome will be in favour of those who are God-conscious.’

قال موسى لقومه استعينوا بالله واصبروا إن الأرض لله يورثها من يشاء من عباده والعاقبة للمتقين

7:129. They said: ‘We were persecuted before you came to us and (also) after you came to us.’ He (Moses) said: ‘Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you successors in the land, and then He will see how you behave.’

قالوا أوذينا من قبل أن تأتينا ومن بعد ما جئتنا قال عسى ربكم أن يهلك عدوكم ويستخلفكم في الأرض فينظر كيف تعملون

7:130. And indeed, We afflicted the people of Pharaoh with drought and shortage of crops; perhaps they might be mindful (of advice).

ولقد أخذنا آل فرعون بالسنين ونقص من الثمرات لعلهم يذكرون

7:131. But whenever something good came to them, they would say: ‘This is due to us.’ And if any evil afflicted them, they would attribute it to the ill luck of Musa (Moses) and those with him. Look! Indeed, their ill fortune is only from Allah, but most of them do not realise (it).

فإذا جاءتهم الحسنة قالوا لنا هـذه وإن تصبهم سيئة يطيروا بموسى ومن معه ألا إنما طائرهم عند الله ولـكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون

7:132. And they said (to Moses): ‘Whatever sign you may bring to us to bewitch us with, we are not going to believe you.’

وقالوا مهما تأتنا به من آية لتسحرنا بها فما نحن لك بمؤمنين

7:133. So We sent upon them the flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs and the blood—(all) as distinct signs. But they (still) behaved arrogantly and were (excessively) sinful people.

فأرسلنا عليهم الطوفان والجراد والقمل والضفادع والدم آيات مفصلات فاستكبروا وكانوا قوما مجرمين

7:134. And when the wrath fell upon them, they would say: ‘Musa (Moses)! Pray for us to your Lord by the covenant He has made with you. If you remove the wrath from us, we will certainly believe in you and let the Children of Israel go along with you.’

ولما وقع عليهم الرجز قالوا يا موسى ادع لنا ربك بما عهد عندك لئن كشفت عنا الرجز لنؤمنن لك ولنرسلن معك بني إسرآئيل

7:135. But when We removed the wrath from them, until a (promised) term they were to reach, they (again) broke their promise.

فلما كشفنا عنهم الرجز إلى أجل هم بالغوه إذا هم ينكثون

7:136. So We took vengeance upon them and drowned them in the sea because they rejected Our Signs. And they were careless of those (signs).

فانتقمنا منهم فأغرقناهم في اليم بأنهم كذبوا بآياتنا وكانوا عنها غافلين

7:137. Then We made the people who were oppressed (i.e. the Children of Israel) to inherit the eastern parts of the land (i.e. the Levant) and its western parts (i.e. Egypt), which We had showered with blessings. And (in this way) the fairest word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because they endured (sufferings) patiently. So We demolished all that Pharaoh and his people had made and what they used to construct (among the buildings and gardens).

وأورثنا القوم الذين كانوا يستضعفون مشارق الأرض ومغاربها التي باركنا فيها وتمت كلمت ربك الحسنى على بني إسرآئيل بما صبروا ودمرنا ما كان يصنع فرعون وقومه وما كانوا يعرشون

7:138. And We carried the Children of Israel across the sea, where they came upon a people clinging to their idols for worship. They said: ‘O Musa (Moses)! Make for us a god like the gods they have.’ He said: ‘You are surely an ignorant people.

وجاوزنا ببني إسرآئيل البحر فأتوا على قوم يعكفون على أصنام لهم قالوا يا موسى اجعل لنا إلـها كما لهم آلهة قال إنكم قوم تجهلون

7:139. Indeed, what they are engaged in is bound to perish, and what they have been doing is false.’

إن هـؤلاء متبر ما هم فيه وباطل ما كانوا يعملون

7:140. He said: ‘Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, while He has graced you over all (other) nations?’

قال أغير الله أبغيكم إلـها وهو فضلكم على العالمين

7:141. And (remember) when We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who subjected you to terrible torment, slaughtering your sons and sparing your women. And in that (life) was a grievous trial from your Lord.

وإذ أنجيناكم من آل فرعون يسومونكم سوء العذاب يقتلون أبناءكم ويستحيون نساءكم وفي ذلكم بلاء من ربكم عظيم

7:142. And We appointed for Musa (Moses) thirty nights and completed them with ten (more). Thus, the appointed term of his Lord (for the meeting) was completed in forty nights. And Musa (Moses) said to his brother Harun (Aaron): ‘Be my successor among my people (in my absence), and set things right, and do not follow the way of the mischief-makers.’

وواعدنا موسى ثلاثين ليلة وأتممناها بعشر فتم ميقات ربه أربعين ليلة وقال موسى لأخيه هارون اخلفني في قومي وأصلح ولا تتبع سبيل المفسدين

7:143. When Musa (Moses) came to Our appointment and his Lord spoke to him, he said: ‘My Lord, show me (Yourself) so that I may look at You.’ He said: ‘You cannot (bear to) see Me. But look at the mountain. If it remains firm in its place, then you will see Me.’ So when his Lord manifested His (Divine) Glory to the mountain, He made it crumble to dust, and Musa (Moses) fell down fainting. And when he recovered, he said: ‘Glory be to You! I turn to You in repentance. And I am the first of the believers.’

ولما جاء موسى لميقاتنا وكلمه ربه قال رب أرني أنظر إليك قال لن تراني ولـكن انظر إلى الجبل فإن استقر مكانه فسوف تراني فلما تجلى ربه للجبل جعله دكا وخر موسى صعقا فلما أفاق قال سبحانك تبت إليك وأنا أول المؤمنين

7:144. He said: ‘O Musa (Moses)! I have chosen you above (all other) people with My messages and My speech. So take hold of what I have given you and be among the grateful.’

قال يا موسى إني اصطفيتك على الناس برسالاتي وبكلامي فخذ ما آتيتك وكن من الشاكرين

7:145. And We inscribed for him on the Tablets (of the Torah) admonition, and an exposition of all (necessary) things. (And We said:) ‘Hold on to them firmly and command your people to take the best of (what is in) them. I will soon show you the abode of the transgressors.

وكتبنا له في الألواح من كل شيء موعظة وتفصيلا لكل شيء فخذها بقوة وأمر قومك يأخذوا بأحسنها سأوريكم دار الفاسقين

7:146. I will turn away from My revelations those who act arrogantly on the earth without justice. Even if they were to see every sign, they would not believe in it. And if they were to see the path of guidance, they still would not adopt it as (their) path. And if they were to see the way of error, they would adopt it as (their) way. That is because they rejected Our revelations and remained negligent of them.’

سأصرف عن آياتي الذين يتكبرون في الأرض بغير الحق وإن يروا كل آية لا يؤمنوا بها وإن يروا سبيل الرشد لا يتخذوه سبيلا وإن يروا سبيل الغي يتخذوه سبيلا ذلك بأنهم كذبوا بآياتنا وكانوا عنها غافلين

7:147. And those who deny Our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, their deeds have come to nothing. Should they be rewarded except for what they used to do?

والذين كذبوا بآياتنا ولقاء الآخرة حبطت أعمالهم هل يجزون إلا ما كانوا يعملون

7:148. And while he was away, the people of Musa (Moses) took up (for worship) a calf (made) from their ornaments—a mere body that made sounds like a cow. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to the (right) path? Yet they took it up (for worship). And they were wrongdoers.

واتخذ قوم موسى من بعده من حليهم عجلا جسدا له خوار ألم يروا أنه لا يكلمهم ولا يهديهم سبيلا اتخذوه وكانوا ظالمين

7:149. And when they felt ashamed of what they had done and realised that they had really gone astray, they said: ‘If our Lord does not have mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall surely be among the losers.’

ولما سقط في أيديهم ورأوا أنهم قد ضلوا قالوا لئن لم يرحمنا ربنا ويغفر لنا لنكونن من الخاسرين

7:150. And when Musa (Moses) returned to his people angry and aggrieved, he said: ‘How evil is the course you have followed after me? Were you so keen to bring your Lord’s judgement forward?’ He put down the Tablets (of the Torah) and seized his brother by the head, pulling him towards himself. He (Aaron) said: ‘O son of my mother! Indeed, people considered me weak, and they were about to kill me (on my forbidding). So let not the enemies rejoice over me, and do not count me among the wrongdoing people.’

ولما رجع موسى إلى قومه غضبان أسفا قال بئسما خلفتموني من بعدي أعجلتم أمر ربكم وألقى الألواح وأخذ برأس أخيه يجره إليه قال ابن أم إن القوم استضعفوني وكادوا يقتلونني فلا تشمت بي الأعداء ولا تجعلني مع القوم الظالمين

7:151. He (Moses) said: ‘O my Lord! Forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your Mercy, and You are the most Merciful of the merciful.’

قال رب اغفر لي ولأخي وأدخلنا في رحمتك وأنت أرحم الراحمين

7:152. Indeed, those who took up the calf (for worship), surely their Lord’s wrath, and disgrace in worldly life will overtake them. Thus do we recompense the fabricators (of lies).

إن الذين اتخذوا العجل سينالهم غضب من ربهم وذلة في الحياة الدنيا وكذلك نجزي المفترين

7:153. As for those who commit evil deeds, repent after that, and become (true) believers—surely, thereafter, your Lord shall be Most-Forgiving, All-Merciful.

والذين عملوا السيئات ثم تابوا من بعدها وآمنوا إن ربك من بعدها لغفور رحيم

7:154. And when the anger subsided from Musa (Moses), he picked up the Tablets, whose text contained guidance and mercy for those who fear for the sake of their Lord.

ولما سكت عن موسى الغضب أخذ الألواح وفي نسختها هدى ورحمة للذين هم لربهم يرهبون

7:155. And Musa (Moses) chose seventy men of his people for Our appointment. So when the earthquake overtook them, he said: ‘My Lord! If You had willed, You could have destroyed them and me long ago. Will You (now) destroy us for what the fools among us have done? It is only Your trial by which You leave to stray whomever You will and guide whomever You please. You are our Master, so forgive us and have mercy upon us. And You are the Best of forgivers.

واختار موسى قومه سبعين رجلا لميقاتنا فلما أخذتهم الرجفة قال رب لو شئت أهلكتهم من قبل وإياي أتهلكنا بما فعل السفهاء منا إن هي إلا فتنتك تضل بها من تشاء وتهدي من تشاء أنت ولينا فاغفر لنا وارحمنا وأنت خير الغافرين

7:156. And ordain for us what is good in this world and the Hereafter. Indeed, we have turned to You (in repentance).’ He said: ‘(As for) My punishment, I will afflict with it whom I wish, but My mercy embraces all things. I shall ordain this (mercy) for those who are God-conscious, pay the alms due and believe in Our revelations.

واكتب لنا في هـذه الدنيا حسنة وفي الآخرة إنا هدنـا إليك قال عذابي أصيب به من أشاء ورحمتي وسعت كل شيء فسأكتبها للذين يتقون ويؤتون الزكـاة والذين هم بآياتنا يؤمنون

7:157. (They are) the ones who follow the Messenger, the Prophet, untutored (by any worldly teacher)*. (He is the one) whom they find described with them in the Torah and the Injil (Gospel). He commands them whatever is good and forbids them from whatever is evil. He makes all good things lawful for them and makes all impure things unlawful for them. He relieves them from their burdens and (removes) the shackles which had bound them. So only those who believe in him, revere him, support him (in his cause) and follow the light sent down with him—it is they who will be successful.’

* The word ‘Ummi’ refers to the special status of the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him), that he did not receive any formal education from any human, nor did he study any book or scripture. He still knows far more than the entire creation through the divine knowledge bestowed upon him directly from Allah Almighty. Allah taught him directly whatever he did not know before. This word also refers to his innocence and purity, like the innocence and purity of a newborn baby, despite his raising in an idolatrous and polytheistic society.

الذين يتبعون الرسول النبي الأمي الذي يجدونه مكتوبا عندهم في التوراة والإنجيل يأمرهم بالمعروف وينهاهم عن المنكر ويحل لهم الطيبات ويحرم عليهم الخبآئث ويضع عنهم إصرهم والأغلال التي كانت عليهم فالذين آمنوا به وعزروه ونصروه واتبعوا النور الذي أنزل معه أولـئك هم المفلحون

7:158. Say: ‘O humankind! I am the Messenger of Allah to you all. To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no god except Him. He gives life and causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Prophet, untutored (by any worldly teacher), who believes in Allah and His Words, and follow him so that you may be rightly guided.

قل يا أيها الناس إني رسول الله إليكم جميعا الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض لا إلـه إلا هو يحيـي ويميت فآمنوا بالله ورسوله النبي الأمي الذي يؤمن بالله وكلماته واتبعوه لعلكم تهتدون

7:159. And among the people of Musa (Moses) are some who guide (others) with the truth and act justly according to it.

ومن قوم موسى أمة يهدون بالحق وبه يعدلون

7:160. We divided them (i.e. Children of Israel) into twelve tribal communities. And We revealed to Musa (Moses) when his people asked him for water: ‘Strike the rock with your staff.’ Then, twelve fountains gushed out from it. All the people came to know their drinking place. And We shaded them with clouds, and We sent down manna and quails upon them (and said to them:) ‘Eat of the good things We have provided you.’ And they did not harm Us, but they used to wrong only themselves.

وقطعناهم اثنتي عشرة أسباطا أمما وأوحينا إلى موسى إذ استسقاه قومه أن اضرب بعصاك الحجر فانبجست منه اثنتا عشرة عينا قد علم كل أناس مشربهم وظللنا عليهم الغمام وأنزلنا عليهم المن والسلوى كلوا من طيبات ما رزقناكم وما ظلمونا ولـكن كانوا أنفسهم يظلمون

7:161. And (remember) when it was said to them: ‘Settle in this town* and eat from it wherever you wish, and say: ‘We repent (for all of our sins),’ and enter the gate prostrating, We will forgive you your sins, (and) We shall increase (the reward of) those who excel in virtue.

* The town here refers to Jerusalem, or Ariha (Jericho), or a Palestinian city in the West Bank, or the land of Syria, or the whole of Palestine.

وإذ قيل لهم اسكنوا هـذه القرية وكلوا منها حيث شئتم وقولوا حطة وادخلوا الباب سجدا نغفر لكم خطيئاتكم سنزيد المحسنين

7:162. But the wrongdoers among them substituted a different word from the one they were told. So, We sent down a punishment (i.e. a plague) upon them from heaven because they used to transgress persistently.

فبدل الذين ظلموا منهم قولا غير الذي قيل لهم فأرسلنا عليهم رجزا من السماء بما كانوا يظلمون

7:163. And ask them about the (people of the) town situated on the seaside,* who violated the Sabbath, when their fish would come to them on the Sabbath day (i.e. Saturday), appearing clearly on the surface of the water (towards the shore). On (other) days, when they were not observing the Sabbath, they (i.e. the fish) would not come to them. Thus, We tested them because of the transgressions they used to commit.

* Some reports identify it as a town called Ayla (Eilat), located in the Gulf of Aqaba between Midian and Sinai. Others identify it as Tiberias or a town in Midian.

واسألهم عن القرية التي كانت حاضرة البحر إذ يعدون في السبت إذ تأتيهم حيتانهم يوم سبتهم شرعا ويوم لا يسبتون لا تأتيهم كذلك نبلوهم بما كانوا يفسقون

7:164. And (remember) when a group of them said (to their preachers): ‘Why do you admonish a people whom Allah is going to destroy or punish with a severe punishment?’ They (i.e. the preachers) said: ‘(We do it) just to be free from your Lord’s blame, and (with the hope) that they may perhaps become God-conscious.’

وإذ قالت أمة منهم لم تعظون قوما الله مهلكهم أو معذبهم عذابا شديدا قالوا معذرة إلى ربكم ولعلهم يتقون

7:165. So when they ignored (the warning) they had been reminded of, We saved those who forbade evil and overtook those who did wrong with dreadful punishment because of their persistent disobedience.

فلما نسوا ما ذكروا به أنجينا الذين ينهون عن السوء وأخذنا الذين ظلموا بعذاب بئيس بما كانوا يفسقون

7:166. When they arrogantly persisted in doing what they were forbidden, We said (to them): ‘Be like apes, disgraced and rejected.’

فلما عتوا عن ما نهوا عنه قلنا لهم كونوا قردة خاسئين

7:167. And when your Lord declared that, until the Day of Resurrection, He would certainly send (other) people against them, who would inflict terrible sufferings on them. Indeed, your Lord is swift in retribution. And indeed, He is Most-Forgiving, All-Merciful.

وإذ تأذن ربك ليبعثن عليهم إلى يوم القيامة من يسومهم سوء العذاب إن ربك لسريع العقاب وإنه لغفور رحيم

7:168. We dispersed them into (separate) communities over the earth. Some of them were righteous, and some of them were otherwise. And We tested them with blessings and misfortunes that they might return.

وقطعناهم في الأرض أمما منهم الصالحون ومنهم دون ذلك وبلوناهم بالحسنات والسيئات لعلهم يرجعون

7:169. Then, a generation succeeded them, inheriting the Book. They would grab the (transitory) gains of this lower world and say: ‘We will be forgiven.’ And if similar (transitory) gains were to come their way (again), they would grab them too. Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them that they shall not attribute anything to Allah except the truth? And they were well-versed in its teaching. And (know that) the abode of the Hereafter is better for those who are God-conscious. Do you not then understand?

فخلف من بعدهم خلف ورثوا الكتاب يأخذون عرض هـذا الأدنى ويقولون سيغفر لنا وإن يأتهم عرض مثله يأخذوه ألم يؤخذ عليهم ميثاق الكتاب أن لا يقولوا على الله إلا الحق ودرسوا ما فيه والدار الآخرة خير للذين يتقون أفلا تعقلون

7:170. As for those who hold fast to the Book and establish the prayer—indeed, We do not waste the reward of the reformers.

والذين يمسكون بالكتاب وأقاموا الصلاة إنا لا نضيع أجر المصلحين

7:171. And when We raised the mountain above them as if it were a canopy, they thought it would fall upon them. (So We said to them:) ‘Hold firmly to what We have given you, and remember what is in it, so that you may become God-conscious.’

وإذ نتقنا الجبل فوقهم كأنه ظلة وظنوا أنه واقع بهم خذوا ما آتيناكم بقوة واذكروا ما فيه لعلكم تتقون

7:172. And (remember) when your Lord took (the pretemporal covenant) from the Children of Adam and brought forth (all) their descendants from their loins, and made them bear witness over themselves. (He said to them:) ‘Am I not your Lord?’ They said: ‘Yes indeed! We bear witness.’ Lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: ‘Indeed we were unaware of this (testimony).’

وإذ أخذ ربك من بني آدم من ظهورهم ذريتهم وأشهدهم على أنفسهم ألست بربكم قالوا بلى شهدنا أن تقولوا يوم القيامة إنا كنا عن هذا غافلين

7:173. Or (lest) you should say: ‘It was our forefathers who ascribed partners (to Allah) before (us), and we were only (following in their footsteps as) descendants (who came) after them. So, will You destroy us because of what the falsifiers have done?’

أو تقولوا إنما أشرك آباؤنا من قبل وكنا ذرية من بعدهم أفتهلكنا بما فعل المبطلون

7:174. Thus, We make the revelations clear so they may return (to the truth).

وكذلك نفصل الآيات ولعلهم يرجعون

7:175. (O Prophet!) Relate to them the account of a man to whom We gave Our signs, but he abandoned them. So, Satan made him his follower, and he became one of the deviants.

واتل عليهم نبأ الذي آتيناه آياتنا فانسلخ منها فأتبعه الشيطان فكان من الغاوين

7:176. Had We willed, We would surely have elevated him with these (signs), but instead, he inclined towards the earth and followed his low desires. So his example is that of a dog: if you attack him, he will loll out his tongue, and if you leave him alone, he will (still) loll out his tongue. Such is the parable of the people who reject Our revelations. So recount these stories (to the people); perhaps they may reflect.

ولو شئنا لرفعناه بها ولـكنه أخلد إلى الأرض واتبع هواه فمثله كمثل الكلب إن تحمل عليه يلهث أو تتركه يلهث ذلك مثل القوم الذين كذبوا بآياتنا فاقصص القصص لعلهم يتفكرون

7:177. How evil is the parable of the people who rejected Our revelations and wronged themselves?

ساء مثلا القوم الذين كذبوا بآياتنا وأنفسهم كانوا يظلمون

7:178. Whoever Allah guides, he is rightly guided, and whoever He leaves to stray, so they are the ones who are the losers.

من يهد الله فهو المهتدي ومن يضلل فأولـئك هم الخاسرون

7:179. We have indeed created for Hell many of the jinn and humans: they have hearts with which they do not understand; they have eyes with which they do not see; and they have ears with which they do not hear. They are like cattle; rather, they are further astray. It is they who are heedless.

ولقد ذرأنا لجهنم كثيرا من الجن والإنس لهم قلوب لا يفقهون بها ولهم أعين لا يبصرون بها ولهم آذان لا يسمعون بها أولـئك كالأنعام بل هم أضل أولـئك هم الغافلون

7:180. To Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so call (and supplicate) Him by them. And leave those who deviate regarding (the attributes of) His Names. Soon, they shall be recompensed for what they used to do.

ولله الأسماء الحسنى فادعوه بها وذروا الذين يلحدون في أسمآئه سيجزون ما كانوا يعملون

7:181. And among those whom We created is a community which guides (people) with the truth and acts justly according to it.

وممن خلقنا أمة يهدون بالحق وبه يعدلون

7:182. As for those who reject Our revelations, We shall gradually draw them (into destruction) in a way they cannot realise.

والذين كذبوا بآياتنا سنستدرجهم من حيث لا يعلمون

7:183. And I will grant them (a temporary) respite. Indeed, My Scheme is firmly effective.

وأملي لهم إن كيدي متين

7:184. Have they not reflected that there is no insanity in their Guide (and that) he is only a clear Warner?

أولم يتفكروا ما بصاحبهم من جنة إن هو إلا نذير مبين

7:185. Have they not contemplated the dominions of the heavens, the earth, and all that Allah has created, and perhaps their end has already drawn near? So what discourse after this will they believe?

أولم ينظروا في ملكوت السماوات والأرض وما خلق الله من شيء وأن عسى أن يكون قد اقترب أجلهم فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون

7:186. Whomever Allah leaves to stray, there is no guide for him. And He leaves them alone, wandering confused in their defiance.

من يضلل الله فلا هادي له ويذرهم في طغيانهم يعمهون

7:187. They ask you about the Hour: ‘When will it arrive?’ Say: ‘Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None but He shall reveal it at its proper time. It will be heavy upon the heavens and the earth. It will not overtake you but very suddenly.’ They ask you as if you were eager to find out. Say: ‘Its knowledge is only with Allah, but most people do not know.’

يسألونك عن الساعة أيان مرساها قل إنما علمها عند ربي لا يجليها لوقتها إلا هو ثقلت في السماوات والأرض لا تأتيكم إلا بغتة يسألونك كأنك حفي عنها قل إنما علمها عند الله ولـكن أكثر الناس لا يعلمون

7:188. Say: ‘I do not own any benefit for myself, nor any harm, except what Allah may wish. If I had known the Unseen (of my own accord), I would have acquired abundant benefit, and no trouble would have (ever) touched me. I am only a Warner and a Bearer of glad tidings to a people who believe.’

* The warnings and glad tidings also belong to the matters of the Unseen. Allah Almighty enlightens His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) on these matters. Without such information on the unseen, neither would the Prophethood be validated, nor could this duty be performed. So, in the glory of the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him), it has been revealed: ‘And this Messenger is not ungenerous in informing about the unseen.’ (al-Takwir, 24:81). This Verse of the Holy Qur’an signifies that not being ungenerous in informing about the unseen is only possible if Allah has informed the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) of the knowledge and glad tidings of the unseen. On the contrary, if the knowledge of the unseen had not been imparted to the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) at all, informing about the unseen and not being ungenerous in this regard would have been meaningless. This denotes that the Messenger’s being knowledgeable of the unseen has not been negated. The negation refers only to self-acquisition of control over profit and loss and knowledge of the Unseen because that is attributable only to Allah Most High.

قل لا أملك لنفسي نفعا ولا ضرا إلا ما شاء الله ولو كنت أعلم الغيب لاستكثرت من الخير وما مسني السوء إن أنا إلا نذير وبشير لقوم يؤمنون

7:189. He is the One Who created you out of one living soul and made its mate from it, that he might incline to her. So when he covers her, she bears a light burden and passes (some time) with it. When it grows heavy, they both pray to Allah, their Lord: ‘If You give us a healthy child, we will surely be among the grateful.’

هو الذي خلقكم من نفس واحدة وجعل منها زوجها ليسكن إليها فلما تغشاها حملت حملا خفيفا فمرت به فلما أثقلت دعوا الله ربهما لئن آتيتنا صالحا لنكونن من الشاكرين

7:190. But when He gives them a healthy child, they ascribe partners to Him regarding what He has given them. But Allah is highly exalted above the partners they ascribe to Him.

فلما آتاهما صالحا جعلا له شركاء فيما آتاهما فتعالى الله عما يشركون

7:191. Do they ascribe (to Him) partners who cannot create anything? Rather, they are created themselves,

أيشركون ما لا يخلق شيئا وهم يخلقون

7:192. and they can neither help them nor can they help themselves.

ولا يستطيعون لهم نصرا ولا أنفسهم ينصرون

7:193. (O idolaters!) If you call upon them for guidance, they will not respond to you. It is the same to you whether you call upon them or whether you remain silent.

وإن تدعوهم إلى الهدى لا يتبعوكم سواء عليكم أدعوتموهم أم أنتم صامتون

7:194. (O idolaters!) Indeed, those whom you worship besides Allah are creatures like you. So call upon them! Let them answer you if you are truthful (in your claims).

إن الذين تدعون من دون الله عباد أمثالكم فادعوهم فليستجيبوا لكم إن كنتم صادقين

7:195. Do they have feet with which they walk? Do they have hands with which they hold? Do they have eyes with which they see? Do they have ears with which they hear? Say: ‘(O idolaters!) Invoke your partners (which you ascribe to Allah), then plan against me and do not grant me any respite.

ألهم أرجل يمشون بها أم لهم أيد يبطشون بها أم لهم أعين يبصرون بها أم لهم آذان يسمعون بها قل ادعوا شركاءكم ثم كيدون فلا تنظرون

7:196. Indeed, my Protector is Allah, Who sent down the Book, and He takes care of the righteous.

إن وليـي الله الذي نزل الكتاب وهو يتولى الصالحين

7:197. Those (idols) you worship besides Him can neither help you nor can they help themselves.’

والذين تدعون من دونه لا يستطيعون نصركم ولآ أنفسهم ينصرون

7:198. (O idolaters!) If you call upon them for guidance, they will not hear (you). You see them looking at you, but they do not see.

وإن تدعوهم إلى الهدى لا يسمعوا وتراهم ينظرون إليك وهم لا يبصرون

7:199. Take (the course of) pardoning, enjoin the good and pay no heed to the ignorant.

خذ العفو وأمر بالعرف وأعرض عن الجاهلين

7:200. And if a temptation from Satan provokes you, seek refuge with Allah. Indeed, He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

وإما يـنـزغنك من الشيطان نزغ فاستعذ بالله إنه سميع عليم

7:201. Those who are God-conscious, when a visitation from Satan touches them, they remember (Allah), and behold, they perceive (through the eye of their heart).

إن الذين اتقوا إذا مسهم طائف من الشيطان تذكروا فإذا هم مبصرون

7:202. But as for their (fellow) brothers (i.e. the followers of Satan), those (devils) draw them further into error and then do not spare (them any harm).

وإخوانهم يمدونهم في الغي ثم لا يقصرون

7:203. When you do not bring them a (fresh) revelation, they say: ‘Why do you not choose (to forge) it?’ Say: ‘I only follow what is revealed to me from my Lord. These are insights from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe.’

وإذا لم تأتهم بآية قالوا لولا اجتبيتها قل إنما أتبع ما يوحى إلي من ربي هـذا بصآئر من ربكم وهدى ورحمة لقوم يؤمنون

7:204. And (O believers!) when the Qur’an is recited, listen to it and remain silent. Perhaps you may be bestowed mercy.

وإذا قرىء القرآن فاستمعوا له وأنصتوا لعلكم ترحمون

7:205. And remember your Lord within your heart humbly and fearfully, without being loud of voice, in the morning and the evening. And do not be among the negligent.

واذكر ربك في نفسك تضرعا وخيفة ودون الجهر من القول بالغدو والآصال ولا تكن من الغافلين

7:206. Indeed, those who are (stationed) in the presence of your Lord are not arrogant to worship Him. They keep glorifying Him and prostrating to Him.

إن الذين عند ربك لا يستكبرون عن عبادته ويسبحونه وله يسجدون