Surah Al-Aa'raaf Recitation, Translation, and Tafseer - The Holy Quran

7:81

اِنَّكُمْ لَتَاْتُوْنَ الرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِّنْ دُوْنِ النِّسَآءِؕ-بَلْ اَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُوْنَ(۸۱)

In preference to women you satisfy your lust with men. Indeed you are a people who are guilty of excess."

See, you approach men lustfully instead of women; no, you are a people that do exceed.'

7:82

وَ مَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهٖۤ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ قَالُوْۤا اَخْرِجُوْهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْیَتِكُمْۚ-اِنَّهُمْ اُنَاسٌ یَّتَطَهَّرُوْنَ(۸۲)

His people made no answer, and only said: "Drive them out of the city. They profess to be pure."

And the only answer of his people was that they said, 'Expel them from your city; surely they are folk that keep themselves clean!'

7:83

فَاَنْجَیْنٰهُ وَ اَهْلَهٗۤ اِلَّا امْرَاَتَهٗ ﳲ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغٰبِرِیْنَ(۸۳)

But We saved him and his family, except for his wife who was one of those who stayed behind.

So We delivered him and his family, except his wife; she was one of those that tarried.

7:84

وَ اَمْطَرْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ مَّطَرًاؕ-فَانْظُرْ كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ۠(۸۴)

And We rained down on them a shower (of Stones). So witness the end of sinners!

And We rained down upon them a rain; so behold thou, how was the end of the sinners!

7:85

وَ اِلٰى مَدْیَنَ اَخَاهُمْ شُعَیْبًاؕ-قَالَ یٰقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ اِلٰهٍ غَیْرُهٗؕ-قَدْ جَآءَتْكُمْ بَیِّنَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ فَاَوْفُوا الْكَیْلَ وَ الْمِیْزَانَ وَ لَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ اَشْیَآءَهُمْ وَ لَا تُفْسِدُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ بَعْدَ اِصْلَاحِهَاؕ-ذٰلِكُمْ خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَۚ(۸۵)

Remember, We sent to Midian their brother Shu´aib. "O you people," he said, "worship God, for you have no other god but He. Clear proof has come to you from your Lord; so give in full measure and full weight; do not keep back from people what is theirs, and do not corrupt the land after it has been reformed. This is best for you if you believe.

And to Midian their brother Shuaib; he said, 'O my people, serve God! You have no god other than He; there has now come to you a clear sign from your Lord. So fill up the measure and the balance, and diminish not the goods of the people; and do not corruption in the land, after it has been set right; that is better for you, if you are believers.

7:86

وَ لَا تَقْعُدُوْا بِكُلِّ صِرَاطٍ تُوْعِدُوْنَ وَ تَصُدُّوْنَ عَنْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِهٖ وَ تَبْغُوْنَهَا عِوَجًاۚ-وَ اذْكُرُوْۤا اِذْ كُنْتُمْ قَلِیْلًا فَكَثَّرَكُمْ۪-وَ انْظُرُوْا كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِیْنَ(۸۶)

Do not lie in ambush to intimidate and divert from the path of God those who believe in Him, nor seek obliquity in it. Remember the day when you were few and He increased your numbers. So consider the fate of those who were evil.

And do not sit in every path, threatening and barring from God's way those who believe in Him, desiring to make it crooked. And remember when you were few, and He multiplied you; and behold, how was the end of the workers of corruption.

7:87

وَ اِنْ كَانَ طَآىٕفَةٌ مِّنْكُمْ اٰمَنُوْا بِالَّذِیْۤ اُرْسِلْتُ بِهٖ وَ طَآىٕفَةٌ لَّمْ یُؤْمِنُوْا فَاصْبِرُوْا حَتّٰى یَحْكُمَ اللّٰهُ بَیْنَنَاۚ-وَ هُوَ خَیْرُ الْحٰكِمِیْنَ(۸۷)

If some of you believe what has been sent through me, and some of you do not, have patience until God decide between us, for He is the best of all judges."

And if there is a party of you who believe in the Message I have been sent with, and a party who believe not, be patient till God shall judge between us; He is the best of judges.'

7:88

قَالَ الْمَلَاُ الَّذِیْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا مِنْ قَوْمِهٖ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَ یٰشُعَیْبُ وَ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مَعَكَ مِنْ قَرْیَتِنَاۤ اَوْ لَتَعُوْدُنَّ فِیْ مِلَّتِنَاؕ-قَالَ اَوَ لَوْ كُنَّا كٰرِهِیْنَ۫(۸۸)

The arrogant leaders of the people replied: "We shall drive you away from our land, O Shu´aib, and those who are with you, unless you come back to your faith." But he remarked: "Even if we are disgusted with it?

Said the Council of those of his people who waxed proud, 'We will surely expel thee, O Shuaib, and those who believe with thee, from our city, unless you return into our creed.' He said, 'What, even though we detest it?

7:89

قَدِ افْتَرَیْنَا عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا اِنْ عُدْنَا فِیْ مِلَّتِكُمْ بَعْدَ اِذْ نَجّٰىنَا اللّٰهُ مِنْهَاؕ-وَ مَا یَكُوْنُ لَنَاۤ اَنْ نَّعُوْدَ فِیْهَاۤ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یَّشَآءَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّنَاؕ-وَسِعَ رَبُّنَا كُلَّ شَیْءٍ عِلْمًاؕ-عَلَى اللّٰهِ تَوَكَّلْنَاؕ-رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَیْنَنَا وَ بَیْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَ اَنْتَ خَیْرُ الْفٰتِحِیْنَ(۸۹)

We shall only be guilty of blaspheming God if we accept your way after the people of Noah, and gave you a greater increase in your stature. So think of the favours of God; you may haply be blessed."

We should have forged against God a lie if we returned into your creed; after God delivered us from it. It is not for us to return into it, unless God our Lord so will. Our Lord embraces all things in His knowledge. In God we have put our trust. Our Lord, give true deliverance between us and our people; Thou art the best of deliverers.'

7:90

وَ قَالَ الْمَلَاُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ قَوْمِهٖ لَىٕنِ اتَّبَعْتُمْ شُعَیْبًا اِنَّكُمْ اِذًا لَّخٰسِرُوْنَ(۹۰)

The chiefs among his people who did not believe said (to them): "If you follow Shu´aib and his way you will surely be ruined."

Said the Council of those of his people who disbelieved, 'Now, if you follow Shuaib, assuredly in that case you will be losers.'

7:91

فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ فَاَصْبَحُوْا فِیْ دَارِهِمْ جٰثِمِیْنَۚۖۛ(۹۱)

Then they were seized by an earthquake, and lay overturned on the ground in their homes in the morning.

So the earthquake seized them, and morning found them in their habitation fallen prostrate,

7:92

الَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا شُعَیْبًا كَاَنْ لَّمْ یَغْنَوْا فِیْهَاۚۛ-اَلَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا شُعَیْبًا كَانُوْا هُمُ الْخٰسِرِیْنَ(۹۲)

They who called Shu´aib a liar (disappeared) as though they had never existed; and those who called Shu´aib a liar were the ones who were ruined!

those who cried lies to Shuaib, as if never they dwelt there; those who cried lies to Shuaib, they were the losers.

7:93

فَتَوَلّٰى عَنْهُمْ وَ قَالَ یٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ اَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسٰلٰتِ رَبِّیْ وَ نَصَحْتُ لَكُمْۚ-فَكَیْفَ اٰسٰى عَلٰى قَوْمٍ كٰفِرِیْنَ۠(۹۳)

So Shu´aib turned away from them and said: "O people, I conveyed to you the message of my Lord, and warned you. (But you paid no heed). How can I grieve for a people who do not believe?"

So he turned his back on them, and said, 'O my people, I have delivered to you the Messages of my Lord, and advised you sincerely; how should I grieve for a people of unbelievers?'

7:94

وَ مَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا فِیْ قَرْیَةٍ مِّنْ نَّبِیٍّ اِلَّاۤ اَخَذْنَاۤ اَهْلَهَا بِالْبَاْسَآءِ وَ الضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَضَّرَّعُوْنَ(۹۴)

There is not a region to which We sent a prophet and did not inflict upon its people adversity and hardship so that they may submit.

We have sent no Prophet to any city but that We seized its people with misery and hardship, that haply they might be humble;

7:95

ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ السَّیِّئَةِ الْحَسَنَةَ حَتّٰى عَفَوْا وَّ قَالُوْا قَدْ مَسَّ اٰبَآءَنَا الضَّرَّآءُ وَ السَّرَّآءُ فَاَخَذْنٰهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَّ هُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ(۹۵)

But when We changed hardship to ease, and they rose and prospered, (they forgot Our favours) and said: "Our ancestors had also known suffering and joy." So We caught them unawares.

then We gave them in the place of evil good, till they multiplied, and said, 'Hardship and happiness visited our fathers.' So We seized them suddenly, unawares.

7:96

وَ لَوْ اَنَّ اَهْلَ الْقُرٰۤى اٰمَنُوْا وَ اتَّقَوْا لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ بَرَكٰتٍ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ وَ الْاَرْضِ وَ لٰكِنْ كَذَّبُوْا فَاَخَذْنٰهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَكْسِبُوْنَ(۹۶)

But if the people of these regions had believed and feared God, We would surely have showered on them blessings of the heavens and the earth; but they only denied, and We punished them for their deeds.

Yet had the peoples of the cities believed and been godfearing, We would have opened upon them blessings from heaven and earth; but they cried lies, and so We seized them for what they earned.

7:97

اَفَاَمِنَ اَهْلُ الْقُرٰۤى اَنْ یَّاْتِیَهُمْ بَاْسُنَا بَیَاتًا وَّ هُمْ نَآىٕمُوْنَؕ(۹۷)

Are the people of the region so secure that they lie asleep unaware as Our punishment overtakes them?

Do the people of the cities feel secure Our might shall not come upon them at night while they are sleeping?

7:98

اَوَ اَمِنَ اَهْلُ الْقُرٰۤى اَنْ یَّاْتِیَهُمْ بَاْسُنَا ضُحًى وَّ هُمْ یَلْعَبُوْنَ(۹۸)

Or, are the people of the towns so unafraid that (even when) Our retribution comes upon them in the hours of the morning they remain engrossed in sport and play?

Do the people of the cities feel secure Our might shall not come upon them in daylight while they are playing?

7:99

اَفَاَمِنُوْا مَكْرَ اللّٰهِۚ-فَلَا یَاْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ۠(۹۹)

Can they remain secure against the plan of God? Only they feel secure against the plan of God who are certain of being ruined.

Do they feel secure against God's devising? None feels secure against God's devising but the people of the lost.

7:100

اَوَ لَمْ یَهْدِ لِلَّذِیْنَ یَرِثُوْنَ الْاَرْضَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اَهْلِهَاۤ اَنْ لَّوْ نَشَآءُ اَصَبْنٰهُمْ بِذُنُوْبِهِمْۚ-وَ نَطْبَعُ عَلٰى قُلُوْبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا یَسْمَعُوْنَ(۱۰۰)

Do not the people who inherited the earth from the (earlier) inhabitants perceive that We could afflict them too for their sins if We pleased, and put seals on their hearts that they may not hear (the voice of truth)?

Is it not a guidance to those who inherit the earth after those who inhabited it that, did We will, We would smite them because of their sins, sealing their hearts so they do not hear?

7:101

تِلْكَ الْقُرٰى نَقُصُّ عَلَیْكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَآىٕهَاۚ-وَ لَقَدْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِۚ-فَمَا كَانُوْا لِیُؤْمِنُوْا بِمَا كَذَّبُوْا مِنْ قَبْلُؕ-كَذٰلِكَ یَطْبَعُ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى قُلُوْبِ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ(۱۰۱)

These were the (earlier) habitations whose accounts We have given to you. Their apostles came with clear proofs, but they did not believe what they once denied. That is how God seals the hearts of those who do not believe.

Those cities We relate to thee tidings of; their Messengers came to them with the clear signs, but they were not the ones to believe in that they had cried lies before; so God seals the hearts of the unbelievers.

7:102

وَ مَا وَجَدْنَا لِاَكْثَرِهِمْ مِّنْ عَهْدٍۚ-وَ اِنْ وَّجَدْنَاۤ اَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفٰسِقِیْنَ(۱۰۲)

We did not find many of them faithful to their promises, and found many of them disobedient.

We found no covenant in the most part of them; indeed, We found the most part of them ungodly.

7:103

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ مُّوْسٰى بِاٰیٰتِنَاۤ اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ وَ مَلَاۡىٕهٖ فَظَلَمُوْا بِهَاۚ-فَانْظُرْ كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِیْنَ(۱۰۳)

So We sent Moses with miracles after (these apostles) to the Pharaoh and his nobles, but they behaved with them high-handedly. See then the end of the authors of evil.

Then We sent, after them, Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his Council, but they did them wrong; so behold thou, how was the end of the workers of corruption!

7:104

وَ قَالَ مُوْسٰى یٰفِرْعَوْنُ اِنِّیْ رَسُوْلٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَۙ(۱۰۴)

Moses said: "O Pharaoh, I have been sent by the Lord of all the worlds;

Moses said, 'Pharaoh, I am a Messenger from the Lord of all Being,

7:105

حَقِیْقٌ عَلٰۤى اَنْ لَّاۤ اَقُوْلَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْحَقَّؕ-قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِبَیِّنَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ فَاَرْسِلْ مَعِیَ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَؕ(۱۰۵)

"I am duty bound to speak nothing of God but the truth I have brought from your Lord a clear sign; so let the people of Israel depart with me."

worthy to say nothing regarding God except the truth. I have brought a clear sign to you from your Lord; so send forth with me the Children of Israel.'

7:106

قَالَ اِنْ كُنْتَ جِئْتَ بِاٰیَةٍ فَاْتِ بِهَاۤ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ(۱۰۶)

He said: "If you have brought a sign then display it, if what you say is true."

Said he, 'If thou hast brought a sign, produce it, if thou speakest truly.'

7:107

فَاَلْقٰى عَصَاهُ فَاِذَا هِیَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِیْنٌۚۖ(۱۰۷)

At this Moses threw down his staff, and lo, it became a live serpent.

So he cast his staff; and behold, it was a serpent manifest.

7:108

وَّ نَزَعَ یَدَهٗ فَاِذَا هِیَ بَیْضَآءُ لِلنّٰظِرِیْنَ۠(۱۰۸)

And he drew forth his hand, and behold, it looked white to those who beheld it.

And he drew forth his hand, and lo, it was white to the beholders.

7:109

قَالَ الْمَلَاُ مِنْ قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَسٰحِرٌ عَلِیْمٌۙ(۱۰۹)

The nobles of Pharaoh said: "He surely is a clever magician.

Said the Council of the people of Pharaoh, 'Surely this man is a cunning sorcerer

7:110

یُّرِیْدُ اَنْ یُّخْرِجَكُمْ مِّنْ اَرْضِكُمْۚ-فَمَا ذَا تَاْمُرُوْنَ(۱۱۰)

"He wishes to drive you away from the land. So what do you advise?"

who desires to expel you from your land; what do you command?'

7:111

قَالُوْۤا اَرْجِهْ وَ اَخَاهُ وَ اَرْسِلْ فِی الْمَدَآىٕنِ حٰشِرِیْنَۙ(۱۱۱)

They said: "Put him and his brother off (awhile) and send out heralds to the cities

They said, 'Put him and his brother off a while, and send among the cities musterers,

7:112

یَاْتُوْكَ بِكُلِّ سٰحِرٍ عَلِیْمٍ(۱۱۲)

"To bring all the wise magicians to you."

to bring thee every cunning sorcerer.'

7:113

وَ جَآءَ السَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّ لَنَا لَاَجْرًا اِنْ كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغٰلِبِیْنَ(۱۱۳)

The magicians came to the Pharaoh and said: "Is there reward for us if we succeed?"

And the sorcerers came to Pharaoh, saying, 'We shall surely have a wage, if we should be the victors?'

7:114

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ اِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِیْنَ(۱۱۴)

"Yes," said he, "you will be among the honoured."

He said, 'Yes, indeed; and you shall be among the near-stationed.'

7:115

قَالُوْا یٰمُوْسٰۤى اِمَّاۤ اَنْ تُلْقِیَ وَ اِمَّاۤ اَنْ نَّكُوْنَ نَحْنُ الْمُلْقِیْنَ(۱۱۵)

So they said: "O Moses, you may cast your spell first, or we shall cast ours."

They said, 'Moses, wilt thou cast, or shall we be the casters?'

7:116

قَالَ اَلْقُوْاۚ-فَلَمَّاۤ اَلْقَوْا سَحَرُوْۤا اَعْیُنَ النَّاسِ وَ اسْتَرْهَبُوْهُمْ وَ جَآءُوْ بِسِحْرٍ عَظِیْمٍ(۱۱۶)

"You cast it first," answered Moses. When they cast their spell, they bewitched the eyes of the people and petrified them by conjuring up a great charm.

He said, 'You cast.' And when they cast they put a Spell upon the people's eyes, and called forth fear of them, and produced a mighty sorcery.

7:117

وَ اَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلٰى مُوْسٰۤى اَنْ اَلْقِ عَصَاكَۚ-فَاِذَا هِیَ تَلْقَفُ مَا یَاْفِكُوْنَۚ(۱۱۷)

We said to Moses: "Throw down your staff;" and it swallowed up their conjurations in no time.

And We revealed to Moses: 'Cast thy staff!' And lo, it forthwith swallowed up their lying invention.

7:118

فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَ بَطَلَ مَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَۚ(۱۱۸)

Thus the truth was upheld, and the falsehood that they practised was exposed.

So the truth came to pass, and false was proved what they were doing.

7:119

فَغُلِبُوْا هُنَالِكَ وَ انْقَلَبُوْا صٰغِرِیْنَۚ(۱۱۹)

Thus there and then they were vanquished and overthrown, humiliated.

So they were vanquished there, and they turned about, humbled.

7:120

وَ اُلْقِیَ السَّحَرَةُ سٰجِدِیْنَۚۖ(۱۲۰)

The sorcerers fell to the ground in homage,

And the sorcerers were cast down, bowing themselves.