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 85-93وَ اِلٰیAnd toمَدْیَنَMadyanاَخَاهُمْhis brotherشُعَیْبًا ؕShuaibقَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!اعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمْfor youمِّنْanyاِلٰهٍgodغَیْرُهٗ ؕother than HimقَدْVerilyجَآءَتْكُمْhas came to youبَیِّنَةٌa clear proofمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْyour LordفَاَوْفُواSo give fullالْكَیْلَ[the] measureوَ الْمِیْزَانَand the weightوَ لَاand (do) notتَبْخَسُواdepriveالنَّاسَ[the] peopleاَشْیَآءَهُمْin their thingsوَ لَاand (do) notتُفْسِدُوْاcause corruptionفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthبَعْدَafterاِصْلَاحِهَا ؕits reformationذٰلِكُمْThatخَیْرٌ(is) betterلَّكُمْfor youاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areمُّؤْمِنِیْنَۚbelievers وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَقْعُدُوْاsitبِكُلِّon everyصِرَاطٍpathتُوْعِدُوْنَthreateningوَ تَصُدُّوْنَand hinderingعَنْfromسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ(of) Allahمَنْ(those) whoاٰمَنَbelieveبِهٖin Himوَ تَبْغُوْنَهَاand seeking (to make) itعِوَجًا ۚcrookedوَ اذْكُرُوْۤاAnd rememberاِذْwhenكُنْتُمْyou wereقَلِیْلًاfewفَكَثَّرَكُمْ ۪and He increased youوَ انْظُرُوْاAnd seeكَیْفَhowكَانَwasعَاقِبَةُ(the) endالْمُفْسِدِیْنَ (of) the corrupters وَ اِنْAnd ifكَانَ(there) isطَآىِٕفَةٌa groupمِّنْكُمْamong youاٰمَنُوْا(who has) believedبِالَّذِیْۤin that whichاُرْسِلْتُI have been sentبِهٖwith [it]وَ طَآىِٕفَةٌand a groupلَّمْnotیُؤْمِنُوْاthey believeفَاصْبِرُوْاthen be patientحَتّٰیuntilیَحْكُمَjudgesاللّٰهُAllahبَیْنَنَا ۚbetween usوَ هُوَAnd Heخَیْرُ(is the) Bestالْحٰكِمِیْنَ (of) [the] Judges 7. Al-A'raf Page 162قَالَSaidالْمَلَاُthe chiefsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoاسْتَكْبَرُوْاwere arrogantمِنْamongقَوْمِهٖhis peopleلَنُخْرِجَنَّكَWe will surely drive you outیٰشُعَیْبُO Shuaib!وَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoاٰمَنُوْا(have) believedمَعَكَwith youمِنْfromقَرْیَتِنَاۤour cityاَوْorلَتَعُوْدُنَّyou must returnفِیْtoمِلَّتِنَا ؕour religionقَالَHe saidاَوَ لَوْEven ifكُنَّاwe areكٰرِهِیْنَ۫(the) ones who hate (it) قَدِVerilyافْتَرَیْنَاwe would have fabricatedعَلَیagainstاللّٰهِAllahكَذِبًاa lieاِنْifعُدْنَاwe returnedفِیْinمِلَّتِكُمْyour religionبَعْدَafterاِذْ[when]نَجّٰىنَاsaved usاللّٰهُAllahمِنْهَا ؕfrom itوَ مَاAnd notیَكُوْنُit isلَنَاۤfor usاَنْthatنَّعُوْدَwe returnفِیْهَاۤin itاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْthatیَّشَآءَwillsاللّٰهُAllahرَبُّنَا ؕour LordوَسِعَEncompassesرَبُّنَا(by) Our Lordكُلَّeveryشَیْءٍthingعِلْمًا ؕ(in) knowledgeعَلَیUponاللّٰهِAllahتَوَكَّلْنَا ؕwe put our trustرَبَّنَاOur LordافْتَحْDecideبَیْنَنَاbetween usوَ بَیْنَand betweenقَوْمِنَاour peopleبِالْحَقِّin truthوَ اَنْتَand Youخَیْرُ(are the) Bestالْفٰتِحِیْنَ (of) those who Decide وَ قَالَAnd saidالْمَلَاُthe chiefsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedمِنْamongقَوْمِهٖhis peopleلَىِٕنِIfاتَّبَعْتُمْyou followشُعَیْبًاShuaibاِنَّكُمْindeed youاِذًاthenلَّخٰسِرُوْنَ (will be) certainly losers فَاَخَذَتْهُمُThen seized themالرَّجْفَةُthe earthquakeفَاَصْبَحُوْاthen they becameفِیْinدَارِهِمْtheir home(s)جٰثِمِیْنَfallen prone الَّذِیْنَThose whoكَذَّبُوْاdeniedشُعَیْبًاShuaibكَاَنْ(became) as ifلَّمْnotیَغْنَوْاthey (had) livedفِیْهَا ۛۚthereinاَلَّذِیْنَThose whoكَذَّبُوْاdeniedشُعَیْبًاShuaibكَانُوْاthey wereهُمُthemالْخٰسِرِیْنَ the losers فَتَوَلّٰیSo he turned awayعَنْهُمْfrom themوَ قَالَand saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!لَقَدْVerilyاَبْلَغْتُكُمْI (have) conveyed to youرِسٰلٰتِ(the) Messagesرَبِّیْ(of) my Lordوَ نَصَحْتُand advisedلَكُمْ ۚ[to] youفَكَیْفَSo how couldاٰسٰیI grieveعَلٰیforقَوْمٍa peopleكٰفِرِیْنَ۠(who are) disbelievers

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Translation of Verse 85-93

85. And to the people of Midian We sent their brother Shu'aib. He said, "O my people! Worship Allah-you have no other god except Him. A clear proof has already come to you from your Lord. So give just measure and weight, do not defraud people of their property, nor spread corruption in the land after it has been set in order. This is for your own good, if you are ˹truly˺ believers.

86. And do not lie in ambush on every road-threatening and hindering those who believe in Allah from His Path and striving to make it ˹appear˺ crooked. Remember when you were few, then He increased you in number. And consider the fate of the corruptors!

87. If some of you do believe in what I have been sent with while others do not, then be patient until Allah judges between us. He is the Best of Judges."

88. The arrogant chiefs of his people threatened, "O Shu'aib! We will certainly expel you and your fellow believers from our land, unless you return to our faith." He replied, "Even if we hate it?

89. We would surely be fabricating a lie against Allah if we were to return to your faith after Allah has saved us from it. It does not befit us to return to it unless it is the Will of Allah, our Lord. Our Lord has encompassed everything in ˹His˺ knowledge. In Allah we trust. Our Lord! Judge between us and our people with truth. You are the best of those who judge."

90. The disbelieving chiefs of his people threatened, "If you follow Shu'aib, you will surely be losers!"

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

92. Those who rejected Shu'aib were ˹wiped out˺ as if they had never lived there. Those who rejected Shu'aib were the true losers.

93. He turned away from them, saying, "O my people! Indeed, I have delivered to you the messages of my Lord and gave you ˹sincere˺ advice. How can I then grieve for those who chose to disbelieve?"

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