Ruku 133, Juz 9 (ٱلْرُكوع 133, جزء 9)

٧ - ٱلْأَعْرَاف

7 - Al-A'raf

وَمَاۗ اَرْسَلْنَا فِيْ قَرْيَۃٍ مِّنْ نَّبِيٍّ اِلَّاۗ اَخَذْنَاۗ اَہْلَہَا بِالْبَاْسَاۗءِ وَالضَّرَّاۗءِ لَعَلَّہُمْ يَضَّرَّعُوْنَ۝۹۴
Wama arsalna fee qaryatin min nabiyyin illa akhathna ahlaha bialbasai waalddarrai laAAallahum yaddarraAAoona

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ السَّيِّئَۃِ الْحَسَـنَۃَ حَتّٰي عَفَوْا وَّقَالُوْا قَدْ مَسَّ اٰبَاۗءَنَا الضَّرَّاۗءُ وَالسَّرَّاۗءُ فَاَخَذْنٰہُمْ بَغْتَۃً وَّہُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ۝۹۵
Thumma baddalna makana alssayyiati alhasanata hatta AAafaw waqaloo qad massa abaana alddarrao waalssarrao faakhathnahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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وَلَوْ اَنَّ اَہْلَ الْقُرٰۗي اٰمَنُوْا وَاتَّقَوْا لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْہِمْ بَرَكٰتٍ مِّنَ السَّمَاۗءِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَلٰكِنْ كَذَّبُوْا فَاَخَذْنٰہُمْ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَكْسِبُوْنَ۝۹۶
Walaw anna ahla alqura amanoo waittaqaw lafatahna AAalayhim barakatin mina alssamai waalardi walakin kaththaboo faakhathnahum bima kanoo yaksiboona

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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اَفَاَمِنَ اَہْلُ الْقُرٰۗي اَنْ يَّاْتِـيَہُمْ بَاْسُـنَا بَيَاتًا وَّہُمْ نَاۗىِٕمُوْنَ۝۹۷ۭ
Afaamina ahlu alqura an yatiyahum basuna bayatan wahum naimoona

English

Ahmed Ali

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

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اَوَاَمِنَ اَہْلُ الْقُرٰۗي اَنْ يَّاْتِـيَہُمْ بَاْسُـنَا ضُـحًى وَّہُمْ يَلْعَبُوْنَ۝۹۸
Awa amina ahlu alqura an yatiyahum basuna duhan wahum yalAAaboona

English

Ahmed Ali

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?

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اَفَاَمِنُوْا مَكْرَ اؘ۝۰ۚ فَلَا يَاْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللہِ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ۝۹۹ۧ
Afaaminoo makra Allahi fala yamanu makra Allahi illa alqawmu alkhasiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

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

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