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

7:161

وَ اِذْ قِیْلَ لَهُمُ اسْكُنُوْا هٰذِهِ الْقَرْیَةَ وَ كُلُوْا مِنْهَا حَیْثُ شِئْتُمْ وَ قُوْلُوْا حِطَّةٌ وَّ ادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطِیْٓــٴٰـتِكُمْ ؕ-سَنَزِیْدُ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ(۱۶۱)

And when it was said to them: "Live in this land and eat of its produce wheresoever you like, and ask for remission of your sins, but pass through the gates with submission (and not pride), We shall forgive your trespasses, and give to those who are righteous abundance,"

7:162

فَبَدَّلَ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْهُمْ قَوْلًا غَیْرَ الَّذِیْ قِیْلَ لَهُمْ فَاَرْسَلْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ رِجْزًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَظْلِمُوْنَ۠(۱۶۲)

The wicked among them changed and perverted the word We had spoken to a word unpronounced; so We sent from heaven retribution on them for all their wickedness.

7:163

وَ سْــٴَـلْهُمْ عَنِ الْقَرْیَةِ الَّتِیْ كَانَتْ حَاضِرَةَ الْبَحْرِۘ-اِذْ یَعْدُوْنَ فِی السَّبْتِ اِذْ تَاْتِیْهِمْ حِیْتَانُهُمْ یَوْمَ سَبْتِهِمْ شُرَّعًا وَّ یَوْمَ لَا یَسْبِتُوْنَۙ-لَا تَاْتِیْهِمْۚۛ-كَذٰلِكَۚۛ-نَبْلُوْهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَفْسُقُوْنَ(۱۶۳)

Enquire of them about the town situated by the sea where, when they did not keep the Sabbath, the fish came up to the surface of the water for them; but on days other than the Sabbath the fish did not come. We tried them in this way, for they were disobedient.

7:164

وَ اِذْ قَالَتْ اُمَّةٌ مِّنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُوْنَ قَوْمَاۙﰳ اللّٰهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ اَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِیْدًاؕ-قَالُوْا مَعْذِرَةً اِلٰى رَبِّكُمْ وَ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَّقُوْنَ(۱۶۴)

When a Section of them said: "Why do you admonish a people whom God is about to destroy or to punish severely?" They replied: "To clear ourselves of blame before your Lord, and that they may fear God.

7:165

فَلَمَّا نَسُوْا مَا ذُكِّرُوْا بِهٖۤ اَنْجَیْنَا الَّذِیْنَ یَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ السُّوْٓءِ وَ اَخَذْنَا الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا بِعَذَابٍۭ بَىٕیْسٍۭ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَفْسُقُوْنَ (۱۶۵)

But when they forgot to remember the warning, We saved those who prohibited evil, but inflicted on the wicked a dreadful punishment -- requital for their disobedience.

7:166

فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا عَنْ مَّا نُهُوْا عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُوْنُوْا قِرَدَةً خٰسِىٕیْنَ(۱۶۶)

When they persisted in doing what they had been forbidden, We said to them: "Become (like) apes despised."

7:167

وَ اِذْ تَاَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَیَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَیْهِمْ اِلٰى یَوْمِ الْقِیٰمَةِ مَنْ یَّسُوْمُهُمْ سُوْٓءَ الْعَذَابِؕ-اِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِیْعُ الْعِقَابِ ۚۖ-وَ اِنَّهٗ لَغَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ(۱۶۷)

And your Lord declared He would send men against them who would inflict dreadful suffering on them till the Day of Doom, for your Lord is swift in retribution, though He is certainly forgiving and kind.

7:168

وَ قَطَّعْنٰهُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ اُمَمًاۚ-مِنْهُمُ الصّٰلِحُوْنَ وَ مِنْهُمْ دُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ٘-وَ بَلَوْنٰهُمْ بِالْحَسَنٰتِ وَ السَّیِّاٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْجِعُوْنَ(۱۶۸)

We dispersed them in groups over the earth, some righteous, some otherwise; and We tried them with good things and bad, that they may haply turn back.

7:169

فَخَلَفَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ وَّرِثُوا الْكِتٰبَ یَاْخُذُوْنَ عَرَضَ هٰذَا الْاَدْنٰى وَ یَقُوْلُوْنَ سَیُغْفَرُ لَنَاۚ-وَ اِنْ یَّاْتِهِمْ عَرَضٌ مِّثْلُهٗ یَاْخُذُوْهُؕ-اَلَمْ یُؤْخَذْ عَلَیْهِمْ مِّیْثَاقُ الْكِتٰبِ اَنْ لَّا یَقُوْلُوْا عَلَى اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْحَقَّ وَ دَرَسُوْا مَا فِیْهِؕ-وَ الدَّارُ الْاٰخِرَةُ خَیْرٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ یَتَّقُوْنَؕ-اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ(۱۶۹)

Then after them a new generation inherited the Book. They took to the things of this base world, and said: "We shall (surely) be forgiven this." Yet they will accept similar things if they came their way again. Had they not been covenanted in the Book to say nothing in the name of God but the truth? And they have read this in it. The abode of the life to come is better for those who fear God. Can they not comprehend?

7:170

وَ الَّذِیْنَ یُمَسِّكُوْنَ بِالْكِتٰبِ وَ اَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوةَؕ-اِنَّا لَا نُضِیْعُ اَجْرَ الْمُصْلِحِیْنَ(۱۷۰)

As for those who adhere to the Book and are firm in devotion, We shall certainly not let the wages of those who are upright to go waste.

7:171

وَ اِذْ نَتَقْنَا الْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ كَاَنَّهٗ ظُلَّةٌ وَّ ظَنُّوْۤا اَنَّهٗ وَاقِعٌۢ بِهِمْۚ-خُذُوْا مَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ وَّ اذْكُرُوْا مَا فِیْهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ۠(۱۷۱)

The day We shook the mountain above them like an awning, and they feared it would fall over them, (We said): "Hold fast to what We have given you, and bear in mind what is (said) therein so that you may take heed."

7:172

وَ اِذْ اَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْۢ بَنِیْۤ اٰدَمَ مِنْ ظُهُوْرِهِمْ ذُرِّیَّتَهُمْ وَ اَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلٰۤى اَنْفُسِهِمْ اَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْؕ-قَالُوْا بَلٰىۚۛ-شَهِدْنَاۚۛ-اَنْ تَقُوْلُوْا یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ اِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هٰذَا غٰفِلِیْنَۙ(۱۷۲)

When your Lord brings forth from their loins the offspring of the children of Adam, He makes them witnesses over themselves, (and asks): "Am I not your Lord?" ´Indeed,´ they reply. ´We bear witness,´ -- lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: "We were not aware of this;"

7:173

اَوْ تَقُوْلُوْۤا اِنَّمَاۤ اَشْرَكَ اٰبَآؤُنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَ كُنَّا ذُرِّیَّةً مِّنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْۚ-اَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُوْنَ(۱۷۳)

Or, lest they should say: "It were our fathers who had ascribed compeers to God; we are only their offspring. Will You destroy us for the deeds of those who dealt in vanities?"

7:174

وَ كَذٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْاٰیٰتِ وَ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْجِعُوْنَ(۱۷۴)

That is how We explain Our signs distinctly so that they may come back (to the right path).

7:175

وَ اتْلُ عَلَیْهِمْ نَبَاَ الَّذِیْۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُ اٰیٰتِنَا فَانْسَلَخَ مِنْهَا فَاَتْبَعَهُ الشَّیْطٰنُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْغٰوِیْنَ(۱۷۵)

Relate to them the plight of the man whom We gave Our signs, but he passed them by, so that Satan came after him, and he went astray.

7:176

وَ لَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنٰهُ بِهَا وَ لٰكِنَّهٗۤ اَخْلَدَ اِلَى الْاَرْضِ وَ اتَّبَعَ هَوٰىهُۚ-فَمَثَلُهٗ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِۚ-اِنْ تَحْمِلْ عَلَیْهِ یَلْهَثْ اَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ یَلْهَثْؕ-ذٰلِكَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَاۚ-فَاقْصُصِ الْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَفَكَّرُوْنَ(۱۷۶)

We wished to exalt him, but he loved baseness and followed his lust. His likeness is that of a dog who hangs out his tongue if you drive him away, and still hangs it out if you leave him alone. Such is the case of the people who deny Our signs. Narrate this history to them; they may haply reflect.

7:177

سَآءَ مَثَلَا-ﰳالْقَوْمُ الَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا وَ اَنْفُسَهُمْ كَانُوْا یَظْلِمُوْنَ(۱۷۷)

Evil is the case of those who deny Our signs and wrong themselves.

7:178

مَنْ یَّهْدِ اللّٰهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِیْۚ-وَ مَنْ یُّضْلِلْ فَاُولٰٓىٕكَ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ(۱۷۸)

He alone is guided whom God shows the way; and whom He leads astray is surely lost.

7:179

وَ لَقَدْ ذَرَاْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِیْرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْاِنْسِ ﳲ لَهُمْ قُلُوْبٌ لَّا یَفْقَهُوْنَ بِهَا٘-وَ لَهُمْ اَعْیُنٌ لَّا یُبْصِرُوْنَ بِهَا٘-وَ لَهُمْ اٰذَانٌ لَّا یَسْمَعُوْنَ بِهَاؕ-اُولٰٓىٕكَ كَالْاَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ اَضَلُّؕ-اُولٰٓىٕكَ هُمُ الْغٰفِلُوْنَ(۱۷۹)

Many of the jinns and human beings have We destined for Hell, who possess hearts but do not feel, have eyes but do not see, have ears but do not hear, like cattle, even worse than them. They are people unconcerned.

7:180

وَ لِلّٰهِ الْاَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنٰى فَادْعُوْهُ بِهَا۪-وَ ذَرُوا الَّذِیْنَ یُلْحِدُوْنَ فِیْۤ اَسْمَآىٕهٖؕ-سَیُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ(۱۸۰)

All the names of God are beautiful, so call Him by them; and leave those alone who act profanely towards His names: They will be retributed for their deeds.

7:181

وَ مِمَّنْ خَلَقْنَاۤ اُمَّةٌ یَّهْدُوْنَ بِالْحَقِّ وَ بِهٖ یَعْدِلُوْنَ۠(۱۸۱)

Yet there are among those We have created people who lead (others) to the truth, and act justly in its light

7:182

وَ الَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُمْ مِّنْ حَیْثُ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَۚۖ(۱۸۲)

We shall punish those who deny Our revelations slowly in a way that they will not know.

7:183

وَ اُمْلِیْ لَهُمْؕ-اِنَّ كَیْدِیْ مَتِیْنٌ(۱۸۳)

I will just give them respite. My plan is certainly invincible.

7:184

اَوَ لَمْ یَتَفَكَّرُوْاٚ-مَا بِصَاحِبِهِمْ مِّنْ جِنَّةٍؕ-اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا نَذِیْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ(۱۸۴)

Have they not bethought themselves their companion is not mad? He is only a plain admonisher.

7:185

اَوَ لَمْ یَنْظُرُوْا فِیْ مَلَكُوْتِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ وَ مَا خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ شَیْءٍۙ-وَّ اَنْ عَسٰۤى اَنْ یَّكُوْنَ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ اَجَلُهُمْۚ-فَبِاَیِّ حَدِیْثٍۭ بَعْدَهٗ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ(۱۸۵)

Have they not contemplated the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything created by God, (to educe) that perhaps their own term is drawing to a close? In what lore after this would they then believe?

7:186

مَنْ یُّضْلِلِ اللّٰهُ فَلَا هَادِیَ لَهٗؕ-وَ یَذَرُهُمْ فِیْ طُغْیَانِهِمْ یَعْمَهُوْنَ(۱۸۶)

Whosoever God allows to go astray has none to show him the way, for He leaves them to wander perplexed in their wickedness.

7:187

یَسْــٴَـلُوْنَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ اَیَّانَ مُرْسٰىهَاؕ-قُلْ اِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ رَبِّیْۚ-لَا یُجَلِّیْهَا لِوَقْتِهَاۤ اِلَّا هُوَ ﲪ ثَقُلَتْ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِؕ-لَا تَاْتِیْكُمْ اِلَّا بَغْتَةًؕ-یَسْــٴَـلُوْنَكَ كَاَنَّكَ حَفِیٌّ عَنْهَاؕ-قُلْ اِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ وَ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ(۱۸۷)

They ask you about the Hour: "When is its determined time?" Say: "Only my Lord has the knowledge. No one can reveal it except He. Oppressive will it be for the heavens and the earth. When it comes, it will come unawares." They ask you about it as if you were in the know. You tell them: "Only God has the knowledge." But most people do not know.

7:188

قُلْ لَّاۤ اَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِیْ نَفْعًا وَّ لَا ضَرًّا اِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللّٰهُؕ-وَ لَوْ كُنْتُ اَعْلَمُ الْغَیْبَ لَا سْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَیْرِۚۛ-وَ مَا مَسَّنِیَ السُّوْٓءُۚۛ-اِنْ اَنَا اِلَّا نَذِیْرٌ وَّ بَشِیْرٌ لِّقَوْمٍ یُّؤْمِنُوْنَ۠(۱۸۸)

Tell them: "I am not master of my own gain or loss but as God may please. If I had the knowledge of the Unknown I would have enjoyed abundance of the good, and no evil would have touched me. I am only a bearer of warnings and bringer of happy news for those who believe."

7:189

هُوَ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَكُمْ مِّنْ نَّفْسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ وَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا لِیَسْكُنَ اِلَیْهَاۚ-فَلَمَّا تَغَشّٰىهَا حَمَلَتْ حَمْلًا خَفِیْفًا فَمَرَّتْ بِهٖۚ-فَلَمَّاۤ اَثْقَلَتْ دَّعَوَا اللّٰهَ رَبَّهُمَا لَىٕنْ اٰتَیْتَنَا صَالِحًا لَّنَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ الشّٰكِرِیْنَ(۱۸۹)

It is He who created you from a single cell, and from it created its mate, that you may live as companions. When the man covered the woman she conceived a light burden and carried it about. And when she was heavy (with child) they prayed together to their Lord: "If You bestow a healthy son on us we shall truly be grateful."

7:190

فَلَمَّاۤ اٰتٰىهُمَا صَالِحًا جَعَلَا لَهٗ شُرَكَآءَ فِیْمَاۤ اٰتٰىهُمَاۚ-فَتَعٰلَى اللّٰهُ عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ(۱۹۰)

But when they were given a healthy son, they started ascribing to other powers a share in what God had bestowed on them. But God is above what they ascribe to Him.

7:191

اَیُشْرِكُوْنَ مَا لَا یَخْلُقُ شَیْــٴًـا وَّ هُمْ یُخْلَقُوْنَۚ (۱۹۱)

Do they associate those with Him who cannot create a thing, and are themselves created,

7:192

وَ لَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ لَهُمْ نَصْرًا وَّ لَاۤ اَنْفُسَهُمْ یَنْصُرُوْنَ(۱۹۲)

Who can neither help them, nor help themselves?

7:193

وَ اِنْ تَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلَى الْهُدٰى لَا یَتَّبِعُوْكُمْؕ-سَوَآءٌ عَلَیْكُمْ اَدَعَوْتُمُوْهُمْ اَمْ اَنْتُمْ صَامِتُوْنَ(۱۹۳)

If you call them to guidance they will not follow you. It is all the same if you call them or hold your tongue.

7:194

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ تَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ عِبَادٌ اَمْثَالُكُمْ فَادْعُوْهُمْ فَلْیَسْتَجِیْبُوْا لَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ(۱۹۴)

Those whom you invoke besides God are created beings like you. So call on them and let them answer your call, if what you say is true.

7:195

اَلَهُمْ اَرْجُلٌ یَّمْشُوْنَ بِهَاۤ٘-اَمْ لَهُمْ اَیْدٍ یَّبْطِشُوْنَ بِهَاۤ٘-اَمْ لَهُمْ اَعْیُنٌ یُّبْصِرُوْنَ بِهَاۤ٘-اَمْ لَهُمْ اٰذَانٌ یَّسْمَعُوْنَ بِهَاؕ-قُلِ ادْعُوْا شُرَكَآءَكُمْ ثُمَّ كِیْدُوْنِ فَلَا تُنْظِرُوْنِ(۱۹۵)

Do they have feet to walk on, or hands to hold with, or eyes to see and ears to hear with? Say to them: "Call your compeers, and work out a plot against me, and do not give me time.

7:196

اِنَّ وَلِیِّ ﰯ اللّٰهُ الَّذِیْ نَزَّلَ الْكِتٰبَ ﳲ وَ هُوَ یَتَوَلَّى الصّٰلِحِیْنَ(۱۹۶)

My saviour is God who has revealed this Book; and He protects those who are upright;

7:197

وَ الَّذِیْنَ تَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ لَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ نَصْرَكُمْ وَ لَاۤ اَنْفُسَهُمْ یَنْصُرُوْنَ(۱۹۷)

While those you beseech apart from Him cannot help you or even help themselves.

7:198

وَ اِنْ تَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلَى الْهُدٰى لَا یَسْمَعُوْاؕ-وَ تَرٰىهُمْ یَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَیْكَ وَ هُمْ لَا یُبْصِرُوْنَ(۱۹۸)

When you call upon them for guidance, they do not hear. When you think they are looking at you, (in fact) they cannot see."

7:199

خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَ اْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَ اَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجٰهِلِیْنَ(۱۹۹)

Cultivate tolerance, enjoin justice, and avoid the fools.

7:200

وَ اِمَّا یَنْزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّٰهِؕ-اِنَّهٗ سَمِیْعٌ عَلِیْمٌ(۲۰۰)

If you are instigated by the Devil to evil seek refuge in God, for God hears all and knows everything.