٧ - ٱلْأَعْرَاف

7 - Al-A'raf

وَاِلٰي عَادٍ اَخَاہُمْ ہُوْدًا۝۰ۭ قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللہَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ اِلٰہٍ غَيْرُہٗ۝۰ۭ اَفَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ۝۶۵
Waila AAadin akhahum hoodan qala ya qawmi oAAbudoo Allaha ma lakum min ilahin ghayruhu afala tattaqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

And We sent Hud, their brother, to the people of 'Ad. He said: "O you people, worship God, for you have no other god but He. Will you not take heed for yourselves?"

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قَالَ الْمَلَاُ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ قَوْمِہٖۗ اِنَّا لَنَرٰىكَ فِيْ سَفَاہَۃٍ وَّاِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ الْكٰذِبِيْنَ۝۶۶
Qala almalao allatheena kafaroo min qawmihi inna lanaraka fee safahatin wainna lanathunnuka mina alkathibeena

English

Ahmed Ali

The chiefs of his people who were infidels replied: "We find you full of folly, and a liar to boot."

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قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِيْ سَفَاہَۃٌ وَّلٰكِـنِّيْ رَسُوْلٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ۝۶۷
Qala ya qawmi laysa bee safahatun walakinnee rasoolun min rabbi alAAalameena

English

Ahmed Ali

"I am not a fool, O people," he answered, "but have been sent by the Lord of all the worlds.

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اُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسٰلٰتِ رَبِّيْ وَاَنَا لَكُمْ نَاصِحٌ اَمِيْنٌ۝۶۸
Oballighukum risalati rabbee waana lakum nasihun ameenun

English

Ahmed Ali

I bring to you the messages of my Lord. I am your sincere friend.

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اَوَعَجِبْتُمْ اَنْ جَاۗءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ عَلٰي رَجُلٍ مِّنْكُمْ لِيُنْذِرَكُمْ۝۰ۭ وَاذْكُرُوْۗا اِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَاۗءَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوْحٍ وَّزَادَكُمْ فِي الْخَلْقِ بَصْۜطَۃً۝۰ۚ فَاذْكُرُوْۗا اٰلَاۗءَ اللہِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُوْنَ۝۶۹
AwaAAajibtum an jaakum thikrun min rabbikum AAala rajulin minkum liyunthirakum waothkuroo ith jaAAalakum khulafaa min baAAdi qawmi noohin wazadakum fee alkhalqi bastatan faothkuroo alaa Allahi laAAallakum tuflihoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Do you wonder that a warning has come to you from your Lord through a man who is one of you and warns you? Remember, He made you leaders 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."

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قَالُوْۗا اَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ اللہَ وَحْدَہٗ وَنَذَرَ مَا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ اٰبَاۗؤُنَا۝۰ۚ فَاْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَاۗ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ۝۷۰
Qaloo ajitana linaAAbuda Allaha wahdahu wanathara ma kana yaAAbudu abaona fatina bima taAAiduna in kunta mina alssadiqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

They answered: "Have you come to say to us that we should worship only one God, abandoning those our ancestors had worshipped? If so, bring on us what you threaten us with, if what you say is true."

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قَالَ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ رِجْسٌ وَّغَضَبٌ۝۰ۭ اَتُجَادِلُوْنَنِيْ فِيْۗ اَسْمَاۗءٍ سَمَّيْتُمُوْہَاۗ اَنْتُمْ وَاٰبَاۗؤُكُمْ مَّا نَزَّلَ اللہُ بِہَا مِنْ سُـلْطٰنٍ۝۰ۭ فَانْتَظِرُوْۗا اِنِّىْ مَعَكُمْ مِّنَ الْمُنْتَظِرِيْنَ۝۷۱
Qala qad waqaAAa AAalaykum min rabbikum rijsun waghadabun atujadiloonanee fee asmain sammaytumooha antum waabaokum ma nazzala Allahu biha min sultanin faintathiroo innee maAAakum mina almuntathireena

English

Ahmed Ali

He replied: "You have already been beset with punishment and the wrath of God. Why dispute with me about names invented by you and your ancestors for which no sanction was sent down? So wait (for what is to come), I am waiting with you."

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فَاَنْجَيْنٰہُ وَالَّذِيْنَ مَعَہٗ بِرَحْمَۃٍ مِّنَّا وَ قَطَعْنَا دَابِرَ الَّذِيْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا وَمَا كَانُوْا مُؤْمِنِيْنَ۝۷۲ۧ
Faanjaynahu waallatheena maAAahu birahmatin minna waqataAAna dabira allatheena kaththaboo biayatina wama kanoo mumineena

English

Ahmed Ali

Then We saved him and those on his side by Our grace, and destroyed to the very last those who rejected Our signs and denied the truth.

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وَاِلٰي ثَمُوْدَ اَخَاہُمْ صٰلِحًا۝۰ۘ قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللہَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ اِلٰہٍ غَيْرُہٗ۝۰ۭ قَدْ جَاۗءَتْكُمْ بَيِّنَۃٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ۝۰ۭ ہٰذِہٖ نَاقَۃُ اللہِ لَكُمْ اٰيَۃً فَذَرُوْہَا تَاْكُلْ فِيْۗ اَرْضِ اللہِ وَلَا تَمَسُّوْہَا بِسُوْۗءٍ فَيَاْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ۝۷۳
Waila thamooda akhahum salihan qala ya qawmi oAAbudoo Allaha ma lakum min ilahin ghayruhu qad jaatkum bayyinatun min rabbikum hathihi naqatu Allahi lakum ayatan fatharooha takul fee ardi Allahi wala tamassooha bisooin fayakhuthakum AAathabun aleemun

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Ahmed Ali

We sent to Thamud their brother Saleh. "O you people," said he, "worship God, for you have no other god but He. Clear proof has come to you already from your Lord, and this she-camel of God is the token for you. Leave her free to graze upon God's earth, and do not molest her lest a grievous punishment should befall you.

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وَاذْكُرُوْۗا اِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَاۗءَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ عَادٍ وَّبَوَّاَكُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ تَتَّخِذُوْنَ مِنْ سُہُوْلِہَا قُصُوْرًا وَّتَنْحِتُوْنَ الْجِبَالَ بُيُوْتًا۝۰ۚ فَاذْكُرُوْۗا اٰلَاۗءَ اللہِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِدِيْنَ۝۷۴
Waothkuroo ith jaAAalakum khulafaa min baAAdi AAadin wabawwaakum fee alardi tattakhithoona min suhooliha qusooran watanhitoona aljibala buyootan faothkuroo alaa Allahi wala taAAthaw fee alardi mufsideena

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Ahmed Ali

Remember, how you were made leaders after the people of 'Ad, and were settled on the land so that you could construct on the plains palaces, and carve dwellings out of mountains. So think of the favours of God, and do not act with corruption in the land."

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