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."

"For ye practise your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds."

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 his people gave no answer but this: they said, "Drive them out of your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!"

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.

But we saved him and his family, except his wife: she was of those who legged behind.

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 on them a shower (of brimstone): Then see what was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime!

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.

To the Madyan people We sent Shu'aib, one of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah; Ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (Sign) from your Lord! Give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due; and do no mischief on the earth after it has been set in order: that will be best for you, if ye have Faith.

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 squat not on every road, breathing threats, hindering from the path of Allah those who believe in Him, and seeking in it something crooked; But remember how ye were little, and He gave you increase. And hold in your mind's eye what was the end of those who did mischief.

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 among you who believes in the message with which I have been sent, and a party which does not believe, hold yourselves in patience until Allah doth decide between us: for He is the best to decide.

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?

The leaders, the arrogant party among his people, said: "O Shu'aib! we shall certainly drive thee out of our city - (thee) and those who believe with thee; or else ye (thou and they) shall have to return to our ways and religion." He said: "What! even though we do detest (them)?

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 indeed invent a lie against Allah, if we returned to your ways after Allah hath rescued us therefrom; nor could we by any manner of means return thereto unless it be as in the will and plan of Allah, Our Lord. Our Lord can reach out to the utmost recesses of things by His knowledge. In the Allah is our trust. our Lord! decide Thou between us and our people in truth, for Thou art the best to decide."

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."

The leaders, the unbelievers among his people, said: "If ye follow Shu'aib, be sure then ye are ruined!"

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.

But the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostrate in their homes before the morning!

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!

The men who reject Shu'aib became as if they had never been in the homes where they had flourished: the men who rejected Shu'aib - it was they who were ruined!

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 Shu'aib left them, saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you the messages for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel, but how shall I lament over a people who refuse to believe!"

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.

Whenever We sent a prophet to a town, We took up its people in suffering and adversity, in order that they might learn humility.

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 changed their suffering into prosperity, until they grew and multiplied, and began to say: "Our fathers (too) were touched by suffering and affluence"... Behold! We called them to account of a sudden, while they realised not (their peril).

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.

If the people of the towns had but believed and feared Allah, We should indeed have opened out to them (All kinds of) blessings from heaven and earth; but they rejected (the truth), and We brought them to book for their misdeeds.

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?

Did the people of the towns feel secure against the coming of Our wrath by night while they were asleep?

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?

Or else did they feel secure against its coming in broad daylight while they played about (care-free)?

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.

Did they then feel secure against the plan of Allah?- but no one can feel secure from the Plan of Allah, except those (doomed) to ruin!

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)?

To those who inherit the earth in succession to its (previous) possessors, is it not a guiding, (lesson) that, if We so willed, We could punish them (too) for their sins, and seal up their hearts so that they could 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.

Such were the towns whose story We (thus) relate unto thee: There came indeed to them their messengers with clear (signs): But they would not believe what they had rejected before. Thus doth Allah seal up the hearts of those who reject faith.

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.

Most of them We found not men (true) to their covenant: but most of them We found rebellious and disobedient.

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 after them We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they wrongfully rejected them: So see what was the end of those who made mischief.

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: "O Pharaoh! I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds,-

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."

One for whom it is right to say nothing but truth about Allah. Now have I come unto you (people), from your Lord, with a clear (Sign): So let the Children of Israel depart along with me."

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."

(Pharaoh) said: "If indeed thou hast come with a Sign, show it forth,- if thou tellest the truth."

7:107

فَاَلْقٰى عَصَاهُ فَاِذَا هِیَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِیْنٌۚۖ(۱۰۷)

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

Then (Moses) threw his rod, and behold! it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!

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 out his hand, and behold! it was white to all 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 Chiefs of the people of Pharaoh: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed.

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?"

"His plan is to get you out of your land: then what is it ye counsel?"

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: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while); and send to the cities men to collect-

7:112

یَاْتُوْكَ بِكُلِّ سٰحِرٍ عَلِیْمٍ(۱۱۲)

"To bring all the wise magicians to you."

And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed."

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?"

So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "of course we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!"

7:114

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ اِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِیْنَ(۱۱۴)

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

He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)."

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: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?"

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.

Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic.

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.

We put it into Moses's mind by inspiration: "Throw (now) thy rod": and behold! it swallows up straight away all the falsehoods which they fake!

7:118

فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَ بَطَلَ مَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَۚ(۱۱۸)

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

Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect.

7:119

فَغُلِبُوْا هُنَالِكَ وَ انْقَلَبُوْا صٰغِرِیْنَۚ(۱۱۹)

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

So the (great ones) were vanquished there and then, and were made to look small.

7:120

وَ اُلْقِیَ السَّحَرَةُ سٰجِدِیْنَۚۖ(۱۲۰)

The sorcerers fell to the ground in homage,

But the sorcerers fell down prostrate in adoration.