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 65-72وَ اِلٰیAnd toعَادٍAadاَخَاهُمْ(We sent) their brotherهُوْدًا ؕHudقَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!اعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمْfor youمِّنْanyاِلٰهٍgodغَیْرُهٗ ؕother than HimاَفَلَاThen will notتَتَّقُوْنَ you fear (Allah) قَالَSaidالْمَلَاُthe chiefsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedمِنْfromقَوْمِهٖۤhis peopleاِنَّاIndeed weلَنَرٰىكَsurely see youفِیْinسَفَاهَةٍfoolishnessوَّ اِنَّاand indeed weلَنَظُنُّكَ[we] think youمِنَ(are) ofالْكٰذِبِیْنَ the liars قَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my peopleلَیْسَ(There is) noبِیْin meسَفَاهَةٌfoolishnessوَّ لٰكِنِّیْbut I amرَسُوْلٌa Messengerمِّنْfromرَّبِّ(the) Lordالْعٰلَمِیْنَ (of) the worlds 7. Al-A'raf Page 159اُبَلِّغُكُمْI convey to youرِسٰلٰتِMessagesرَبِّیْ(of) my Lordوَ اَنَاand I amلَكُمْto youنَاصِحٌan adviserاَمِیْنٌ trustworthy اَوَ عَجِبْتُمْDo you wonderاَنْthatجَآءَكُمْhas come to youذِكْرٌa reminderمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordعَلٰیonرَجُلٍa manمِّنْكُمْamong youلِیُنْذِرَكُمْ ؕthat he may warn youوَ اذْكُرُوْۤاAnd rememberاِذْwhenجَعَلَكُمْHe made youخُلَفَآءَsuccessorsمِنْۢfromبَعْدِafterقَوْمِ(the) peopleنُوْحٍ(of) Nuhوَّ زَادَكُمْand increased youفِیinالْخَلْقِthe statureبَصْۜطَةً ۚextensivelyفَاذْكُرُوْۤاSo rememberاٰلَآءَ(the) Bountiesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُفْلِحُوْنَ succeed قَالُوْۤاThey saidاَجِئْتَنَاHave you come to usلِنَعْبُدَthat we (should) worshipاللّٰهَAllahوَحْدَهٗAloneوَ نَذَرَand we forsakeمَاwhatكَانَused toیَعْبُدُworshipاٰبَآؤُنَا ۚour forefathersفَاْتِنَاThen bring usبِمَاof whatتَعِدُنَاۤyou promise usاِنْifكُنْتَyou areمِنَofالصّٰدِقِیْنَ the truthful قَالَHe saidقَدْVerilyوَ قَعَhas fallenعَلَیْكُمْupon youمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordرِجْسٌpunishmentوَّ غَضَبٌ ؕand angerاَتُجَادِلُوْنَنِیْDo you dispute with meفِیْۤconcerningاَسْمَآءٍnamesسَمَّیْتُمُوْهَاۤyou have named themاَنْتُمْyouوَ اٰبَآؤُكُمْand your forefathersمَّاNotنَزَّلَ(has been) sent downاللّٰهُ(by) Allahبِهَاfor itمِنْanyسُلْطٰنٍ ؕauthorityفَانْتَظِرُوْۤاThen waitاِنِّیْindeed, I amمَعَكُمْwith youمِّنَofالْمُنْتَظِرِیْنَ the ones who wait فَاَنْجَیْنٰهُSo We saved himوَ الَّذِیْنَand thoseمَعَهٗwith himبِرَحْمَةٍby Mercyمِّنَّاfrom Usوَ قَطَعْنَاAnd We cut offدَابِرَthe rootsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَذَّبُوْاdeniedبِاٰیٰتِنَاOur Signsوَ مَاand notكَانُوْاthey wereمُؤْمِنِیْنَ۠believers

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Translation of Verse 65-72

65. And to the people of 'Âd We sent their brother Hûd. He said, "O my people! Worship Allah-you have no other god except Him. Will you not then fear Him?"

66. The disbelieving chiefs of his people responded, "We surely see you as a fool, and we certainly think you are a liar."

67. Hûd replied, "O my people! I am no fool! But I am a messenger from the Lord of all worlds,

68. conveying to you my Lord's messages. And I am your sincere advisor.

69. Do you find it astonishing that a reminder should come to you from your Lord through one of your own so he may warn you? Remember that He made you successors after the people of Noah and increased you greatly in stature. So remember Allah's favours, so you may be successful."

70. They said, "Have you come to us so that we would worship Allah alone and abandon what our forefathers used to worship? Then bring us what you threaten us with, if what you say is true!"

71. He said, "You will certainly be subjected to your Lord's torment and wrath. Do you dispute with me regarding the so-called gods which you and your forefathers have made up-a practice Allah has never authorized? Then wait! I too am waiting with you."

72. So We saved him and those with him by Our mercy and uprooted those who denied Our signs. They were not believers.

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