Juz 9, Half

٧ - ٱلْأَعْرَاف

7 - Al-A'raf

وَسْــــَٔـلْہُمْ عَنِ الْقَرْيَۃِ الَّتِيْ كَانَتْ حَاضِرَۃَ الْبَحْرِ۝۰ۘ اِذْ يَعْدُوْنَ فِي السَّبْتِ اِذْ تَاْتِيْہِمْ حِيْتَانُہُمْ يَوْمَ سَبْتِہِمْ شُرَّعًا وَّيَوْمَ لَا يَسْبِتُوْنَ۝۰ۙ لَا تَاْتِيْہِمْ۝۰ۚۛ كَذٰلِكَ۝۰ۚۛ نَبْلُوْہُمْ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَفْسُقُوْنَ۝۱۶۳
Waisalhum AAani alqaryati allatee kanat hadirata albahri ith yaAAdoona fee alssabti ith tateehim heetanuhum yawma sabtihim shurraAAan wayawma la yasbitoona la tateehim kathalika nabloohum bima kanoo yafsuqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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وَاِذْ قَالَتْ اُمَّۃٌ مِّنْہُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُوْنَ قَوْمَۨاۙ اللہُ مُہْلِكُہُمْ اَوْ مُعَذِّبُہُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيْدًا۝۰ۭ قَالُوْا مَعْذِرَۃً اِلٰى رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّہُمْ يَتَّقُوْنَ۝۱۶۴
Waith qalat ommatun minhum lima taAAithoona qawman Allahu muhlikuhum aw muAAaththibuhum AAathaban shadeedan qaloo maAAthiratan ila rabbikum walaAAallahum yattaqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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فَلَمَّا نَسُوْا مَا ذُكِّرُوْا بِہٖۗ اَنْجَيْنَا الَّذِيْنَ يَنْہَوْنَ عَنِ السُّوْۗءِ وَاَخَذْنَا الَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْا بِعَذَابٍؚ بَىِٕيْــسٍؚبِمَا كَانُوْا يَفْسُقُوْنَ۝۱۶۵
Falamma nasoo ma thukkiroo bihi anjayna allatheena yanhawna AAani alssooi waakhathna allatheena thalamoo biAAathabin baeesin bima kanoo yafsuqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا عَنْ مَّا نُہُوْا عَنْہُ قُلْنَا لَہُمْ كُوْنُوْا قِرَدَۃً خٰسِـِٕـيْنَ۝۱۶۶
Falamma AAataw AAan ma nuhoo AAanhu qulna lahum koonoo qiradatan khasieena

English

Ahmed Ali

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

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وَاِذْ تَاَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْہِمْ اِلٰي يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَۃِ مَنْ يَّسُوْمُہُمْ سُوْۗءَ الْعَذَابِ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيْعُ الْعِقَابِ۝۰ۚۖ وَاِنَّہٗ لَغَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ۝۱۶۷
Waith taaththana rabbuka layabAAathanna AAalayhim ila yawmi alqiyamati man yasoomuhum sooa alAAathabi inna rabbaka lasareeAAu alAAiqabi wainnahu laghafoorun raheemun

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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وَقَطَّعْنٰہُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ اُمَمًا۝۰ۚ مِنْہُمُ الصّٰلِحُوْنَ وَمِنْہُمْ دُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ۝۰ۡوَبَلَوْنٰہُمْ بِالْحَسَنٰتِ وَالسَّـيِّاٰتِ لَعَلَّہُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ۝۱۶۸
WaqattaAAnahum fee alardi omaman minhumu alssalihoona waminhum doona thalika wabalawnahum bialhasanati waalssayyiati laAAallahum yarjiAAoona

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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فَخَلَفَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِہِمْ خَلْفٌ وَّرِثُوا الْكِتٰبَ يَاْخُذُوْنَ عَرَضَ ہٰذَا الْاَدْنٰى وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ سَيُغْفَرُ لَنَا۝۰ۚ وَاِنْ يَّاْتِہِمْ عَرَضٌ مِّثْلُہٗ يَاْخُذُوْہُ۝۰ۭ اَلَمْ يُؤْخَذْ عَلَيْہِمْ مِّيْثَاقُ الْكِتٰبِ اَنْ لَّا يَقُوْلُوْا عَلَي اللہِ اِلَّا الْحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوْا مَا فِيْہِ۝۰ۭ وَالدَّارُ الْاٰخِرَۃُ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ يَتَّقُوْنَ۝۰ۭ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ۝۱۶۹
Fakhalafa min baAAdihim khalfun warithoo alkitaba yakhuthoona AAarada hatha aladna wayaqooloona sayughfaru lana wain yatihim AAaradun mithluhu yakhuthoohu alam yukhath AAalayhim meethaqu alkitabi an la yaqooloo AAala Allahi illa alhaqqa wadarasoo ma feehi waalddaru alakhiratu khayrun lillatheena yattaqoona afala taAAqiloona

English

Ahmed Ali

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?

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وَالَّذِيْنَ يُمَسِّكُوْنَ بِالْكِتٰبِ وَاَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوۃَ۝۰ۭ اِنَّا لَا نُضِيْعُ اَجْرَ الْمُصْلِحِيْنَ۝۱۷۰
Waallatheena yumassikoona bialkitabi waaqamoo alssalata inna la nudeeAAu ajra almusliheena

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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وَاِذْ نَـتَقْنَا الْجَــبَلَ فَوْقَہُمْ كَاَنَّہٗ ظُلَّـۃٌ وَّظَنُّوْۗا اَنَّہٗ وَاقِعٌۢ بِہِمْ۝۰ۚ خُذُوْا مَاۗ اٰتَيْنٰكُمْ بِقُوَّۃٍ وَّاذْكُرُوْا مَا فِيْہِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ۝۱۷۱ۧ
Waith nataqna aljabala fawqahum kaannahu thullatun wathannoo annahu waqiAAun bihim khuthoo ma ataynakum biquwwatin waothkuroo ma feehi laAAallakum tattaqoona

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Ahmed Ali

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."

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وَاِذْ اَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْۢ بَنِيْۗ اٰدَمَ مِنْ ظُہُوْرِہِمْ ذُرِّيَّــتَہُمْ وَ اَشْہَدَہُمْ عَلٰۗي اَنْفُسِہِمْ۝۰ۚ اَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ۝۰ۭ قَالُوْا بَلٰي۝۰ۚۛ شَہِدْنَا۝۰ۚۛ اَنْ تَقُوْلُوْا يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَۃِ اِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ ہٰذَا غٰفِلِيْنَ۝۱۷۲ۙ
Waith akhatha rabbuka min banee adama min thuhoorihim thurriyyatahum waashhadahum AAala anfusihim alastu birabbikum qaloo bala shahidna an taqooloo yawma alqiyamati inna kunna AAan hatha ghafileena

English

Ahmed Ali

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;"

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