Surah 7. Al-A'raf

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-25 [2], 26-31 [3], 32-39 [4], 40-47 [5], 48-53 [6], 54-58 [7], 59-64 [8], 65-72 [9], 73-84 [10], 85-93 [11], 94-99 [12], 100-108 [13], 109-126 [14], 127-129 [15], 130-141 [16], 142-147 [17], 148-151 [18], 152-157 [19], 158-162 [20], 163-171 [21], 172-181 [22], 182-188 [23], 189-206 [24]

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Quran Text of Verse 130-141وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyاَخَذْنَاۤWe seizedاٰلَ(the) peopleفِرْعَوْنَ(of) Firaunبِالسِّنِیْنَwith years (of famine)وَ نَقْصٍand a deficitمِّنَofالثَّمَرٰتِ[the] fruitsلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayیَذَّكَّرُوْنَ receive admonition 7. Al-A'raf Page 166فَاِذَاBut whenجَآءَتْهُمُcame to themالْحَسَنَةُthe goodقَالُوْاthey saidلَنَاFor usهٰذِهٖ ۚ(is) thisوَ اِنْAnd ifتُصِبْهُمْafflicts themسَیِّئَةٌbadیَّطَّیَّرُوْاthey ascribe evil omensبِمُوْسٰیto Musaوَ مَنْand whoمَّعَهٗ ؕ(were) with himاَلَاۤBeholdاِنَّمَاOnlyطٰٓىِٕرُهُمْtheir evil omensعِنْدَ(are) withاللّٰهِAllahوَ لٰكِنَّbutاَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَ know وَ قَالُوْاAnd they saidمَهْمَاWhateverتَاْتِنَاyou bring usبِهٖtherewithمِنْofاٰیَةٍ(the) signلِّتَسْحَرَنَاso that you bewitch usبِهَا ۙwith itفَمَاthen notنَحْنُweلَكَ(will be) in youبِمُؤْمِنِیْنَ believers فَاَرْسَلْنَاSo We sentعَلَیْهِمُon themالطُّوْفَانَthe floodوَ الْجَرَادَand the locustsوَ الْقُمَّلَand the liceوَ الضَّفَادِعَand the frogsوَ الدَّمَand the bloodاٰیٰتٍ(as) signsمُّفَصَّلٰتٍ ۫manifestفَاسْتَكْبَرُوْاbut they showed arroganceوَ كَانُوْاand they wereقَوْمًاa peopleمُّجْرِمِیْنَ criminal وَ لَمَّاAnd whenوَقَعَfellعَلَیْهِمُon themالرِّجْزُthe punishmentقَالُوْاthey saidیٰمُوْسَیO Musa!ادْعُInvokeلَنَاfor usرَبَّكَyour Lordبِمَاby whatعَهِدَHe has promisedعِنْدَكَ ۚto youلَىِٕنْIfكَشَفْتَyou removeعَنَّاfrom usالرِّجْزَthe punishmentلَنُؤْمِنَنَّsurely we will believeلَكَ[for] youوَ لَنُرْسِلَنَّand surely we will sendمَعَكَwith youبَنِیْۤ(the) Childrenاِسْرَآءِیْلَۚ(of) Israel فَلَمَّاBut whenكَشَفْنَاWe removedعَنْهُمُfrom themالرِّجْزَthe punishmentاِلٰۤیtillاَجَلٍa (fixed) termهُمْ(which) theyبٰلِغُوْهُwere to reach [it]اِذَاthenهُمْtheyیَنْكُثُوْنَ broke (the word) فَانْتَقَمْنَاSo We took retributionمِنْهُمْfrom themفَاَغْرَقْنٰهُمْand We drowned themفِیinالْیَمِّthe seaبِاَنَّهُمْbecause theyكَذَّبُوْاdeniedبِاٰیٰتِنَاOur Signsوَ كَانُوْاand they wereعَنْهَاto themغٰفِلِیْنَ heedless وَ اَوْرَثْنَاAnd We made inheritorsالْقَوْمَthe peopleالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَانُوْاwereیُسْتَضْعَفُوْنَconsidered weakمَشَارِقَ(the) eastern (parts)الْاَرْضِ(of) the landوَ مَغَارِبَهَاand the western (parts) of itالَّتِیْwhichبٰرَكْنَاWe blessedفِیْهَا ؕ[in it]وَ تَمَّتْAnd was fulfilledكَلِمَتُ(the) wordرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordالْحُسْنٰیthe bestعَلٰیforبَنِیْۤ(the) Childrenاِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۙ۬(of) Israelبِمَاbecauseصَبَرُوْا ؕthey were patientوَ دَمَّرْنَاAnd We destroyedمَاwhatكَانَused toیَصْنَعُmakeفِرْعَوْنُFiraunوَ قَوْمُهٗand his peopleوَ مَاand whatكَانُوْاthey used toیَعْرِشُوْنَ erect 7. Al-A'raf Page 167وَ جٰوَزْنَاAnd We led acrossبِبَنِیْۤ(the) Childrenاِسْرَآءِیْلَ(of) Israelالْبَحْرَthe seaفَاَتَوْاThen they cameعَلٰیuponقَوْمٍa peopleیَّعْكُفُوْنَdevotedعَلٰۤیtoاَصْنَامٍidolsلَّهُمْ ۚof theirsقَالُوْاThey saidیٰمُوْسَیO MusaاجْعَلْMakeلَّنَاۤfor usاِلٰهًاa godكَمَاlike whatلَهُمْthey haveاٰلِهَةٌ ؕgodsقَالَHe saidاِنَّكُمْIndeed, youقَوْمٌ(are) a peopleتَجْهَلُوْنَ ignorant اِنَّIndeedهٰۤؤُلَآءِtheseمُتَبَّرٌdestroyedمَّا(is) whatهُمْtheyفِیْهِ(are) in itوَ بٰطِلٌand vainمَّا(is) whatكَانُوْاthey used toیَعْمَلُوْنَ do قَالَHe saidاَغَیْرَShould other thanاللّٰهِAllahاَبْغِیْكُمْI seek for youاِلٰهًاa godوَّ هُوَwhile Heفَضَّلَكُمْhas preferred youعَلَیoverالْعٰلَمِیْنَ the worlds وَ اِذْAnd whenاَنْجَیْنٰكُمْWe saved youمِّنْfromاٰلِ(the) peopleفِرْعَوْنَ(of) Firaunیَسُوْمُوْنَكُمْwho were afflicting youسُوْٓءَ(with) worstالْعَذَابِ ۚ(of) tormentیُقَتِّلُوْنَthey were killingاَبْنَآءَكُمْyour sonsوَ یَسْتَحْیُوْنَand letting liveنِسَآءَكُمْ ؕyour womenوَ فِیْAnd inذٰلِكُمْthatبَلَآءٌ(was) a trialمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordعَظِیْمٌ۠great

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Translation of Verse 130-141

130. Indeed, We afflicted Pharaoh's people with famine and shortage of crops so they might come back ˹to their senses˺.

131. In times of prosperity, they said, "This is what we deserve," but in adversity, they blamed it on Moses and those with him. ³²² Surely all is destined by Allah. Yet most of them did not know.

132. They said, "No matter what sign you may bring to deceive us, we will never believe in you."

133. So We plagued them with floods, locusts, lice, frogs, and blood-all as clear signs, but they persisted in arrogance and were a wicked people.

134. When tormented, they pleaded, "O Moses! Pray to your Lord on our behalf, by virtue of the covenant He made with you. If you help remove this torment from us, we will certainly believe in you and let the Children of Israel go with you."

135. But as soon as We removed the torment from them-until they met their inevitable fate ³²³ -they broke their promise.

136. So We inflicted punishment upon them, drowning them in the sea for denying Our signs and being heedless of them.

137. And ˹so˺ We made the oppressed people successors of the eastern and western lands, which We had showered with blessings. ˹In this way˺ the noble Word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel for what they had endured. And We destroyed what Pharaoh and his people constructed and what they established.

138. We brought the Children of Israel across the sea and they came upon a people devoted to idols. They demanded, "O Moses! Make for us a god like their gods." He replied, "Indeed, you are a people acting ignorantly!

139. What they follow is certainly doomed to destruction and their deeds are in vain."

140. He added, "Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, while He has honoured you above the others?"

141. And ˹remember˺ when We rescued you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with dreadful torment-killing your sons and keeping your women. That was a severe test from your Lord.

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Commentary

322. In psychology, this is called self-serving bias and scapegoating.

323. i.e., their drowning in the sea.