Surah Al-Araf

الأعراف

Surah 7 · Ruku 11 of 24 · ayahs 85–93 · Juz 8–9 · pages 161–162 · Makki

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وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا ۗ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَٰحِهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿85﴾

And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers.

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And toوَإِلَىCBHCONJ+Pوَand+إِلَىTo
MadyanمَدْيَنَI
His brotherأَخَاهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَخَاHis brother+هُمْthem / their
ShuaibشُعَيْبًاI
He saidقَالَF
O my peopleيَاقَوْمِCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
WorshipاعْبُدُواF
AllahاللَّهَI
NotمَاH
For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
AnyمِنْH
GodإِلَهٍI
Other than himغَيْرُهُCBIN+PRONATTغَيْرُOther than+هُhim / his / it
VerilyقَدْH
Has came to youجَاءَتْكُمْCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَتْHas came to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
A clear proofبَيِّنَةٌI
FromمِنْH
Your LordرَبِّكُمْCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
So give fullفَأَوْفُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَوْفُواGive full
[the] measureالْكَيْلَIالthe+كَيْلَ[the] measure
And the weightوَالْمِيزَانَCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مِيزَانَWeight
And do notوَلَاCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
DepriveتَبْخَسُواF
[the] peopleالنَّاسَIالthe+نَاسَ[the] people
In their thingsأَشْيَاءَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَشْيَاءَIn their things+هُمْthem / their
And do notوَلَاCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
Cause corruptionتُفْسِدُواF
InفِيH
The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
AfterبَعْدَI
Its reformationإِصْلَاحِهَاCBIN+PRONATTإِصْلَاحِIts reformation+هَاher / it / its
ThatذَلِكُمْI
Is betterخَيْرٌI
For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
IfإِنْH
You areكُنْتُمْF
BelieversمُؤْمِنِينَI

وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ بِكُلِّ صِرَٰطٍ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ كُنتُمْ قَلِيلًا فَكَثَّرَكُمْ ۖ وَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ ﴿86﴾

And do not sit on every path, threatening and averting from the way of Allah those who believe in Him, seeking to make it [seem] deviant. And remember when you were few and He increased you. And see how was the end of the corrupters.

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And do notوَلَاCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
SitتَقْعُدُواF
On everyبِكُلِّCBIP+Nبِwith / in+كُلِّOn every
PathصِرَاطٍI
ThreateningتُوعِدُونَF
And hinderingوَتَصُدُّونَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَصُدُّونَHindering
FromعَنْH
The wayسَبِيلِI
Of AllahاللَّهِI
Those whoمَنْI
BelieveآمَنَF
In himبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
And seeking to make itوَتَبْغُونَهَاCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+تَبْغُونَSeeking to make+هَاher / it / its
CrookedعِوَجًاI
And rememberوَاذْكُرُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اذْكُرُواRemember
WhenإِذْI
You wereكُنْتُمْF
FewقَلِيلًاI
And he increased youفَكَثَّرَكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+كَثَّرَAnd he increased+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
And seeوَانْظُرُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+انْظُرُواSee
HowكَيْفَH
WasكَانَF
The endعَاقِبَةُI
Of the corruptersالْمُفْسِدِينَIالthe+مُفْسِدِينَOf the corrupters

وَإِن كَانَ طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنكُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦ وَطَآئِفَةٌ لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ فَٱصْبِرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا ۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ ﴿87﴾

And if there should be a group among you who has believed in that with which I have been sent and a group that has not believed, then be patient until Allah judges between us. And He is the best of judges."

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And ifوَإِنْCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْIf
There isكَانَF
A groupطَائِفَةٌI
Among youمِنْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
Who has believedآمَنُواF
In that whichبِالَّذِيCBIP+RELبِwith / in+الَّذِيThat which
I have been sentأُرْسِلْتُF
With [it]بِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
And a groupوَطَائِفَةٌCBICONJ+Nوَand+طَائِفَةٌA group
NotلَمْH
They believeيُؤْمِنُواF
Then be patientفَاصْبِرُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اصْبِرُواBe patient
UntilحَتَّىH
Allah judgesيَحْكُمَF
Allah judgesاللَّهُI
Between usبَيْنَنَاCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+نَاus / our
And heوَهُوَCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
Is the bestخَيْرُI
Of [the] judgesالْحَاكِمِينَIالthe+حَاكِمِينَOf [the] judges

قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَ يَٰشُعَيْبُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَكَ مِن قَرْيَتِنَآ أَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِى مِلَّتِنَا ۚ قَالَ أَوَلَوْ كُنَّا كَٰرِهِينَ ﴿88﴾

Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people, "We will surely evict you, O Shu'ayb, and those who have believed with you from our city, or you must return to our religion." He said, "Even if we were unwilling?"

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SaidقَالَF
The chiefsالْمَلَأُIالthe+مَلَأُChiefs
Of those whoالَّذِينَI
Were arrogantاسْتَكْبَرُواF
AmongمِنْH
His peopleقَوْمِهِCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it
We will surely drive you outلَنُخْرِجَنَّكَCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+نُخْرِجَWe will surely drive you out+نَّemphasis+كَyou / your
O shuaibيَاشُعَيْبُCBIVOC+PNيَاO+شُعَيْبُShuaib
And those whoوَالَّذِينَCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
Have believedآمَنُواF
With youمَعَكَI
FromمِنْH
Our cityقَرْيَتِنَاCBIN+PRONATTقَرْيَتِOur city+نَاus / our
OrأَوْH
You must returnلَتَعُودُنَّCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+تَعُودُYou must return+نَّemphasis
ToفِيH
Our religionمِلَّتِنَاCBIN+PRONATTمِلَّتِOur religion+نَاus / our
He saidقَالَF
Even ifأَوَلَوْCBHINTG+CONJ+CONDأَis it? / did?+وَand+لَوْEven if
We areكُنَّاF
The ones who hate itكَارِهِينَI

قَدِ ٱفْتَرَيْنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا إِنْ عُدْنَا فِى مِلَّتِكُم بَعْدَ إِذْ نَجَّىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ مِنْهَا ۚ وَمَا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّعُودَ فِيهَآ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّنَا ۚ وَسِعَ رَبُّنَا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًا ۚ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا ٱفْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْفَٰتِحِينَ ﴿89﴾

We would have invented against Allah a lie if we returned to your religion after Allah had saved us from it. And it is not for us to return to it except that Allah, our Lord, should will. Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge. Upon Allah we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision."

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VerilyقَدِH
We would have fabricatedافْتَرَيْنَاF
AgainstعَلَىH
AllahاللَّهِI
A lieكَذِبًاI
IfإِنْH
We returnedعُدْنَاF
InفِيH
Your religionمِلَّتِكُمْCBIN+PRONATTمِلَّتِYour religion+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
AfterبَعْدَI
[when]إِذْI
Allah saved usنَجَّانَاCBFV+PRONATTنَجَّاAllah saved+نَاus / our
Allah saved usاللَّهُI
From itمِنْهَاCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هَاher / it / its
And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
It isيَكُونُF
For usلَنَاCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَاus / our
ThatأَنْH
We returnنَعُودَF
In itفِيهَاCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
ThatأَنْH
WillsيَشَاءَF
AllahاللَّهُI
Our LordرَبُّنَاCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّOur Lord+نَاus / our
Our Lord encompassesوَسِعَF
Our Lord encompassesرَبُّنَاCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّOur Lord encompasses+نَاus / our
EveryكُلَّI
ThingشَيْءٍI
In knowledgeعِلْمًاI
UponعَلَىH
AllahاللَّهِI
We put our trustتَوَكَّلْنَاF
Our LordرَبَّنَاCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّOur Lord+نَاus / our
DecideافْتَحْF
Between usبَيْنَنَاCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+نَاus / our
And betweenوَبَيْنَCBICONJ+LOCوَand+بَيْنَBetween
Our peopleقَوْمِنَاCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِOur people+نَاus / our
In truthبِالْحَقِّCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth
And youوَأَنْتَCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنْتَYou
Are the bestخَيْرُI
Of those who decideالْفَاتِحِينَIالthe+فَاتِحِينَOf those who decide

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُمْ شُعَيْبًا إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ ﴿90﴾

Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "If you should follow Shu'ayb, indeed, you would then be losers."

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And saidوَقَالَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid
The chiefsالْمَلَأُIالthe+مَلَأُChiefs
Of those whoالَّذِينَI
DisbelievedكَفَرُواF
AmongمِنْH
His peopleقَوْمِهِCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it
IfلَئِنِH
You followاتَّبَعْتُمْF
ShuaibشُعَيْبًاI
Indeed youإِنَّكُمْCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
ThenإِذًاH
Will be certainly losersلَخَاسِرُونَCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+خَاسِرُونَWill be certainly losers

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ ﴿91﴾

So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.

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Then seized themفَأَخَذَتْهُمُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذَتْSeized+هُمُthem / their
The earthquakeالرَّجْفَةُIالthe+رَجْفَةُEarthquake
Then they becameفَأَصْبَحُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَصْبَحُواThey became
InفِيH
Their homesدَارِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTدَارِTheir homes+هِمْthem / their
Fallen proneجَاثِمِينَI

ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ شُعَيْبًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَا ۚ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ شُعَيْبًا كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ ﴿92﴾

Those who denied Shu'ayb - it was as though they had never resided there. Those who denied Shu'ayb - it was they who were the losers.

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Those whoالَّذِينَI
DeniedكَذَّبُواF
ShuaibشُعَيْبًاI
Became as ifكَأَنْH
NotلَمْH
They had livedيَغْنَوْاF
ThereinفِيهَاCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هَاher / it / its
Those whoالَّذِينَI
DeniedكَذَّبُواF
ShuaibشُعَيْبًاI
They wereكَانُواF
They wereهُمُI
The losersالْخَاسِرِينَIالthe+خَاسِرِينَLosers

فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ ءَاسَىٰ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ كَٰفِرِينَ ﴿93﴾

And he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and advised you, so how could I grieve for a disbelieving people?"

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So he turned awayفَتَوَلَّىCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَوَلَّىHe turned away
From themعَنْهُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هُمْthem / their
And saidوَقَالَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid
O my peopleيَاقَوْمِCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
VerilyلَقَدْH
I have conveyed to youأَبْلَغْتُكُمْCBFV+PRONATTأَبْلَغْتُI have conveyed to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
The messagesرِسَالَاتِI
Of my LordرَبِّيCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf my Lord+يme / my
And advisedوَنَصَحْتُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نَصَحْتُAdvised
[to] youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
So how couldفَكَيْفَCBICONJ+INTGفَso / then+كَيْفَHow could
I grieveآسَىF
ForعَلَىH
A peopleقَوْمٍI
Who are disbelieversكَافِرِينَI

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.