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7. Surah Al-A'raf
The Heights · Makki · 206 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
كِتَـٰبٌ (This is) a Book أُنزِلَ revealed إِلَيْكَ to you فَلَا so (let) not يَكُن be فِى in صَدْرِكَ your breast حَرَجٌۭ any uneasiness مِّنْهُ from it لِتُنذِرَ that you warn بِهِۦ with it وَذِكْرَىٰ and a reminder لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ for the believers ٢
[This is] a Book revealed to you, [O Muḥammad] - so let there not be in your breast distress therefrom - that you may warn thereby and as a reminder to the believers.
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ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow مَآ what أُنزِلَ has been revealed إِلَيْكُم to you مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord وَلَا and (do) not تَتَّبِعُوا۟ follow مِن from دُونِهِۦٓ beside Him أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ any allies قَلِيلًۭا Little مَّا (is) what تَذَكَّرُونَ you remember ٣
Follow, [O mankind], what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember.
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وَكَم And how many مِّن of قَرْيَةٍ a city أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا We destroyed it فَجَآءَهَا and came to it بَأْسُنَا Our punishment بَيَـٰتًا (at) night أَوْ or هُمْ (while) they قَآئِلُونَ were sleeping at noon ٤
And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
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فَمَا Then not كَانَ was دَعْوَىٰهُمْ their plea إِذْ when جَآءَهُم came to them بَأْسُنَآ Our punishment إِلَّآ except أَن that قَالُوٓا۟ they said إِنَّا Indeed, we كُنَّا were ظَـٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers ٥
And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"
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فَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ Then surely We will question ٱلَّذِينَ those (to) whom أُرْسِلَ were sent إِلَيْهِمْ to them (Messengers) وَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ and surely We will question ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٦
Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.
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فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ Then surely We will narrate عَلَيْهِم to them بِعِلْمٍۢ ۖ with knowledge وَمَا and not كُنَّا were We غَآئِبِينَ absent ٧
Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.
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وَٱلْوَزْنُ And the weighing يَوْمَئِذٍ that day ٱلْحَقُّ ۚ (will be) the truth فَمَن So whose ثَقُلَتْ (will be) heavy مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ his scales فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ [they] ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ (will be) the successful ones ٨
And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.
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وَمَنْ And (for) those خَفَّتْ (will be) light مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ his scales فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ so those ٱلَّذِينَ (will be) the ones who خَسِرُوٓا۟ lost أَنفُسَهُم themselves بِمَا because كَانُوا۟ they were بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا to Our Verses يَظْلِمُونَ (doing) injustice ٩
And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly مَكَّنَّـٰكُمْ We established you فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَجَعَلْنَا and We made لَكُمْ for you فِيهَا in it مَعَـٰيِشَ ۗ livelihood قَلِيلًۭا Little مَّا (is) what تَشْكُرُونَ you (are) grateful ١٠
And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ We created you ثُمَّ then صَوَّرْنَـٰكُمْ We fashioned you ثُمَّ Then قُلْنَا We said لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the Angels ٱسْجُدُوا۟ Prostrate لِـَٔادَمَ to Adam فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ So they prostrated إِلَّآ except إِبْلِيسَ Iblis لَمْ Not يَكُن he was مِّنَ of ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ those who prostrated ١١
And We have certainly created you, [O mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.
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قَالَ (Allah) said مَا What مَنَعَكَ prevented you أَلَّا that not تَسْجُدَ you prostrate إِذْ when أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ I commanded you قَالَ (Shaitaan) said أَنَا۠ I am خَيْرٌۭ better مِّنْهُ than him خَلَقْتَنِى You created me مِن from نَّارٍۢ fire وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ and You created him مِن from طِينٍۢ clay ١٢
[Allāh] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay [i.e., earth]."
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قَالَ (Allah) said فَٱهْبِطْ Then go down مِنْهَا from it فَمَا for not يَكُونُ it is لَكَ for you أَن that تَتَكَبَّرَ you be arrogant فِيهَا in it فَٱخْرُجْ So get out إِنَّكَ indeed, you مِنَ (are) of ٱلصَّـٰغِرِينَ the disgraced ones ١٣
[Allāh] said, "Descend from it [i.e., Paradise], for it is not for you to be arrogant therein. So get out; indeed, you are of the debased."
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قَالَ (Shaitaan) said أَنظِرْنِىٓ Give me respite إِلَىٰ till يَوْمِ (the) Day يُبْعَثُونَ they are raised up ١٤
[Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
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قَالَ (Allah) said إِنَّكَ Indeed, you مِنَ (are) of ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ the ones given respite ١٥
[Allāh] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."
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قَالَ (Shaitaan) said فَبِمَآ Because أَغْوَيْتَنِى You have sent me astray لَأَقْعُدَنَّ surely I will sit لَهُمْ for them صِرَٰطَكَ (on) Your path ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ the straight ١٦
[Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them [i.e., mankind] on Your straight path.
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ثُمَّ Then لَـَٔاتِيَنَّهُم surely, I will come to them مِّنۢ from بَيْنِ before أَيْدِيهِمْ them وَمِنْ and from خَلْفِهِمْ behind them وَعَنْ and from أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ their right وَعَن and from شَمَآئِلِهِمْ ۖ their left وَلَا and not تَجِدُ You (will) find أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them شَـٰكِرِينَ grateful ١٧
Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]."
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قَالَ (Allah) said ٱخْرُجْ Get out مِنْهَا of it مَذْءُومًۭا disgraced مَّدْحُورًۭا ۖ and expelled لَّمَن Certainly, whoever تَبِعَكَ follows you مِنْهُمْ among them لَأَمْلَأَنَّ surely, I will fill جَهَنَّمَ Hell مِنكُمْ with you أَجْمَعِينَ all ١٨
[Allāh] said, "Depart from it [i.e., Paradise], reproached and expelled. Whoever follows you among them - I will surely fill Hell with you, all together."
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وَيَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ And O Adam ٱسْكُنْ Dwell أَنتَ you وَزَوْجُكَ and your wife ٱلْجَنَّةَ (in) the Garden فَكُلَا and you both eat مِنْ from حَيْثُ wherever شِئْتُمَا you both wish وَلَا but (do) not تَقْرَبَا approach [both of you] هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلشَّجَرَةَ [the] tree فَتَكُونَا lest you both be مِنَ among ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ١٩
And "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat from wherever you will but do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."
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فَوَسْوَسَ Then whispered لَهُمَا to both of them ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan لِيُبْدِىَ to make apparent لَهُمَا to both of them مَا what وُۥرِىَ was concealed عَنْهُمَا from both of them مِن of سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا their shame وَقَالَ And he said مَا (Did) not نَهَىٰكُمَا forbid you both رَبُّكُمَا your Lord عَنْ from هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلشَّجَرَةِ [the] tree إِلَّآ except أَن that تَكُونَا you two become مَلَكَيْنِ Angels أَوْ or تَكُونَا you two become مِنَ of ٱلْخَـٰلِدِينَ the immortals ٢٠
But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal."
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