Ruku 143, Juz 9 (ٱلْرُكوع 143, جزء 9)

٧ - ٱلْأَعْرَاف

7 - Al-A'raf

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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اَوْ تَقُوْلُوْۗا اِنَّمَاۗ اَشْرَكَ اٰبَاۗؤُنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّۃً مِّنْۢ بَعْدِہِمْ۝۰ۚ اَفَتُہْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُوْنَ۝۱۷۳
Aw taqooloo innama ashraka abaona min qablu wakunna thurriyyatan min baAAdihim afatuhlikuna bima faAAala almubtiloona

English

Ahmed Ali

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?"

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وَكَذٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْاٰيٰتِ وَلَعَلَّہُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ۝۱۷۴
Wakathalika nufassilu alayati walaAAallahum yarjiAAoona

English

Ahmed Ali

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

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وَاتْلُ عَلَيْہِمْ نَبَاَ الَّذِيْۗ اٰتَيْنٰہُ اٰيٰتِنَا فَانْسَلَخَ مِنْہَا فَاَتْبَعَہُ الشَّيْطٰنُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْغٰوِيْنَ۝۱۷۵
Waotlu AAalayhim nabaa allathee ataynahu ayatina fainsalakha minha faatbaAAahu alshshaytanu fakana mina alghaweena

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنٰہُ بِہَا وَلٰكِنَّہٗۗ اَخْلَدَ اِلَى الْاَرْضِ وَاتَّبَعَ ہَوٰىہُ۝۰ۚ فَمَثَلُہٗ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ۝۰ۚ اِنْ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْہِ يَلْہَثْ اَوْ تَتْرُكْہُ يَلْہَثْ۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِيْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا۝۰ۚ فَاقْصُصِ الْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّہُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُوْنَ۝۱۷۶
Walaw shina larafaAAnahu biha walakinnahu akhlada ila alardi waittabaAAa hawahu famathaluhu kamathali alkalbi in tahmil AAalayhi yalhath aw tatrukhu yalhath thalika mathalu alqawmi allatheena kaththaboo biayatina faoqsusi alqasasa laAAallahum yatafakkaroona

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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سَاۗءَ مَثَلَۨا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِيْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا وَاَنْفُسَہُمْ كَانُوْا يَظْلِمُوْنَ۝۱۷۷
Saa mathalan alqawmu allatheena kaththaboo biayatina waanfusahum kanoo yathlimoona

English

Ahmed Ali

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

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مَنْ يَّہْدِ اللہُ فَہُوَالْمُہْتَدِيْ۝۰ۚ وَمَنْ يُّضْلِلْ فَاُولٰۗىِٕكَ ہُمُ الْخٰسِـرُوْنَ۝۱۷۸
Man yahdi Allahu fahuwa almuhtadee waman yudlil faolaika humu alkhasiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

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

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وَلَقَدْ ذَرَاْنَا لِجَــہَنَّمَ كَثِيْرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ ۝۰ۡۖ لَہُمْ قُلُوْبٌ لَّا يَفْقَہُوْنَ بِہَا۝۰ۡوَلَہُمْ اَعْيُنٌ لَّا يُبْصِرُوْنَ بِہَا۝۰ۡوَلَہُمْ اٰذَانٌ لَّا يَسْمَعُوْنَ بِہَا۝۰ۭ اُولٰۗىِٕكَ كَالْاَنْعَامِ بَلْ ہُمْ اَضَلُّ۝۰ۭ اُولٰۗىِٕكَ ہُمُ الْغٰفِلُوْنَ۝۱۷ ۹
Walaqad tharana lijahannama katheeran mina aljinni waalinsi lahum quloobun la yafqahoona biha walahum aAAyunun la yubsiroona biha walahum athanun la yasmaAAoona biha olaika kaalanAAami bal hum adallu olaika humu alghafiloona

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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وَلِلہِ الْاَسْمَاۗءُ الْحُسْنٰى فَادْعُوْہُ بِہَا۝۰۠ وَذَرُوا الَّذِيْنَ يُلْحِدُوْنَ فِيْۗ اَسْمَاۗىِٕہٖ۝۰ۭ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ۝۱۸۰
Walillahi alasmao alhusna faodAAoohu biha watharoo allatheena yulhidoona fee asmaihi sayujzawna ma kanoo yaAAmaloona

English

Ahmed Ali

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.

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وَمِمَّنْ خَلَقْنَاۗ اُمَّۃٌ يَّہْدُوْنَ بِالْحَقِّ وَبِہٖ يَعْدِلُوْنَ۝۱۸۱ۧ
Wamimman khalaqna ommatun yahdoona bialhaqqi wabihi yaAAdiloona

English

Ahmed Ali

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

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