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 73-84وَ اِلٰیAnd toثَمُوْدَThamudاَخَاهُمْ(We sent) their brotherصٰلِحًا ۘSalihقَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my peopleاعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمْfor youمِّنْanyاِلٰهٍgodغَیْرُهٗ ؕother than HimقَدْVerilyجَآءَتْكُمْhas come to youبَیِّنَةٌa clear proofمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْ ؕyour LordهٰذِهٖThisنَاقَةُ(is) a she-camelاللّٰهِ(of) Allahلَكُمْ(it is) for youاٰیَةًa SignفَذَرُوْهَاSo you leave herتَاْكُلْ(to) eatفِیْۤonاَرْضِ(the) earthاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ لَاand (do) notتَمَسُّوْهَاtouch herبِسُوْٓءٍwith harmفَیَاْخُذَكُمْlest seizes youعَذَابٌa punishmentاَلِیْمٌ painful 7. Al-A'raf Page 160وَ اذْكُرُوْۤاAnd rememberاِذْwhenجَعَلَكُمْHe made youخُلَفَآءَsuccessorsمِنْۢfromبَعْدِafterعَادٍAadوَّ بَوَّاَكُمْand settled youفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthتَتَّخِذُوْنَYou takeمِنْfromسُهُوْلِهَاits plainsقُصُوْرًاpalacesوَّ تَنْحِتُوْنَand you carve outالْجِبَالَthe mountainsبُیُوْتًا ۚ(as) homesفَاذْكُرُوْۤاSo rememberاٰلَآءَ(the) Bountiesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ لَاand (do) notتَعْثَوْاact wickedlyفِیinالْاَرْضِ(the) earthمُفْسِدِیْنَ spreading corruption قَالَSaidالْمَلَاُthe chiefsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoاسْتَكْبَرُوْاwere arrogantمِنْamongقَوْمِهٖhis peopleلِلَّذِیْنَto those whoاسْتُضْعِفُوْاwere oppressedلِمَنْ[to] those whoاٰمَنَbelievedمِنْهُمْamong themاَتَعْلَمُوْنَDo you knowاَنَّthatصٰلِحًاSalihمُّرْسَلٌ(is the) one sentمِّنْfromرَّبِّهٖ ؕhis LordقَالُوْۤاThey saidاِنَّاIndeed weبِمَاۤin whatاُرْسِلَhe has been sentبِهٖwith [it]مُؤْمِنُوْنَ (are) believers قَالَSaidالَّذِیْنَthose whoاسْتَكْبَرُوْۤاwere arrogantاِنَّاIndeed weبِالَّذِیْۤin that whichاٰمَنْتُمْyou believeبِهٖin itكٰفِرُوْنَ (are) disbelievers فَعَقَرُواThen they hamstrungالنَّاقَةَthe she-camelوَ عَتَوْاand (were) insolentعَنْtowardsاَمْرِ(the) commandرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordوَ قَالُوْاand they saidیٰصٰلِحُO SalihائْتِنَاBring usبِمَاwhatتَعِدُنَاۤyou promise usاِنْifكُنْتَyou areمِنَofالْمُرْسَلِیْنَ the Messengers فَاَخَذَتْهُمُSo seized themالرَّجْفَةُthe earthquakeفَاَصْبَحُوْاthen they becameفِیْinدَارِهِمْtheir homesجٰثِمِیْنَ fallen prone فَتَوَلّٰیSo he turned awayعَنْهُمْfrom themوَ قَالَand he saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!لَقَدْVerilyاَبْلَغْتُكُمْI have conveyed to youرِسَالَةَ(the) Messageرَبِّیْ(of) my Lordوَ نَصَحْتُand [I] advisedلَكُمْ[to] youوَ لٰكِنْbutلَّاnotتُحِبُّوْنَyou likeالنّٰصِحِیْنَ the advisers وَ لُوْطًاAnd Lutاِذْwhenقَالَhe saidلِقَوْمِهٖۤto his peopleاَتَاْتُوْنَDo you commitالْفَاحِشَةَ(such) immoralityمَاnotسَبَقَكُمْhas preceded youبِهَاthereinمِنْanyاَحَدٍoneمِّنَofالْعٰلَمِیْنَ the worlds اِنَّكُمْIndeed, youلَتَاْتُوْنَyou approachالرِّجَالَthe menشَهْوَةًlustfullyمِّنْfromدُوْنِinstead ofالنِّسَآءِ ؕthe womenبَلْNayاَنْتُمْyouقَوْمٌ(are) a peopleمُّسْرِفُوْنَ (who) commit excesses 7. Al-A'raf Page 161وَ مَاAnd notكَانَwasجَوَابَ(the) answerقَوْمِهٖۤ(of) his peopleاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْthatقَالُوْۤاthey saidاَخْرِجُوْهُمْDrive them outمِّنْofقَرْیَتِكُمْ ۚyour townاِنَّهُمْIndeed theyاُنَاسٌ(are) peopleیَّتَطَهَّرُوْنَ who keep themselves pure فَاَنْجَیْنٰهُSo We saved himوَ اَهْلَهٗۤand his familyاِلَّاexceptامْرَاَتَهٗ ۖؗhis wifeكَانَتْshe wasمِنَofالْغٰبِرِیْنَ those who stayed behind وَ اَمْطَرْنَاAnd We showeredعَلَیْهِمْupon themمَّطَرًا ؕa rainفَانْظُرْSo seeكَیْفَhowكَانَwasعَاقِبَةُ(the) endالْمُجْرِمِیْنَ۠(of) the criminals

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Translation of Verse 73-84

73. And to the people of Thamûd We sent their brother Ṣâliḥ. He said, "O my people! Worship Allah-you have no other god except Him. A clear proof has come to you from your Lord: this is Allah's she-camel as a sign to you. So leave her to graze ˹freely˺ on Allah's land and do not harm her, or else you will be overcome by a painful punishment.

74. Remember when He made you successors after 'Âd and established you in the land-˹and˺ you built palaces on its plains and carved homes into mountains. So remember Allah's favours, and do not go about spreading corruption in the land."

75. The arrogant chiefs of his people asked the lowly who believed among them, "Are you certain that Ṣâliḥ has been sent by his Lord?" They replied, "We certainly believe in what he has been sent with."

76. The arrogant said, "We surely reject what you believe in."

77. Then they killed the she-camel-defying their Lord's command-and challenged ˹Ṣâliḥ˺, "Bring us what you threaten us with, if you are ˹truly˺ one of the messengers."

78. Then an ˹overwhelming˺ earthquake struck them, and they fell lifeless in their homes.

79. So he turned away from them, saying, "O my people! Surely I conveyed to you my Lord's message and gave you ˹sincere˺ advice, but you do not like ˹sincere˺ advisors."

80. And ˹remember˺ when Lot scolded ˹the men of˺ his people, ˹saying,˺ "Do you commit a shameful deed that no man has ever done before?

81. You lust after men instead of women! You are certainly transgressors."

82. But his people's only response was to say, "Expel them from your land! They are a people who wish to remain chaste!"

83. So We saved him and his family except his wife, who was one of the doomed.

84. We poured upon them a rain ˹of brimstone˺. See what was the end of the wicked!

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