سورة الأعراف
Page No. 151 (AYAHAT 1 through 11 of Surat Al-Araf):
1. Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.
2. A Book revealed unto thee,- so let Thy heart be oppressed no more by
any difficulty on that account,- that with it Thou mightest warn (the erring)
and teach the Believers).
3. Follow (o men!) the Revelation given unto you from your Lord, and
follow not, As friends or protectors, other than Him. Little it is ye remember
of admonition.
4. How many towns have we destroyed (for their sins)? Our punishment took
them on a sudden by night or while They slept for their afternoon rest.
5. When (thus) Our punishment took them, no cry did They utter but this:
"Indeed we did wrong."
6. Then shall we question those to whom Our Message was sent and those by
whom we sent it.
7. And Verily, we shall Recount their whole story with knowledge, for we
were never absent (at any time or place).
8. The balance that Day will be true (to nicety): those whose scale (of
good) will be heavy, will prosper:
9. Those whose scale will be light, will be their souls In perdition, for
that They wrongfully Treated Our signs.
10. It is we who have placed you with authority on earth, and provided
you therein with means for the fulfilment of your life: small are the thanks
that ye give!
11. It is we who created you and gave you shape; then we bade the angels
bow down to Adam, and They bowed down; not so Iblis; He refused to be of those
who bow down.
Page No. 152 (AYAHAT 12 through 22 of Surat Al-Araf):
12. ((Allah)) said: "What prevented Thee from bowing down when I
commanded thee?" He said: "I am better than He: Thou Didst create me
from fire, and Him from clay."
13. ((Allah)) said: "Get Thee down from this: it is not for Thee to
be arrogant here: get out, for Thou art of the meanest (of creatures)."
14. He said: "Give me respite till the Day They are raised up."
15. ((Allah)) said: "Be Thou among those who have respite."
16. He said: "Because Thou hast thrown me out of the way, Lo! I will
lie In wait for them on Thy straight way:
17. "Then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from
their right and their left: nor wilt Thou find, In Most of them, gratitude (for
Thy mercies)."
18. ((Allah)) said: "Get out from this, disgraced and expelled. if
any of them follow thee,- Hell will I fill with you all.
19. "O Adam! dwell Thou and Thy wife In the garden, and enjoy (its
good things) As ye wish: but approach not This tree, or ye run into harm and
transgression."
20. Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them, bringing openly
before their minds all their Shame that was hidden from them (before): He said:
"Your Lord only forbade you This tree, Lest ye should become angels or such
beings As live for ever."
21. And He swore to them both, that He was their sincere adviser.
22. So by deceit He brought about their fall: when They tasted of the
tree, their Shame became Manifest to them, and They began to sew together the
leaves of the Garden over their bodies. and their Lord called unto them:
"Did I not forbid you that tree, and Tell you that Satan was an avowed
enemy unto you?"
Page No. 153 (AYAHAT 23 through 30 of Surat Al-Araf):
23. They said: "Our Lord! we have wronged Our own souls: if Thou
forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall certainly be
lost."
24. ((Allah)) said: "Get ye down. with enmity between yourselves. on
earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood,- for a
time."
25. He said: "Therein shall ye live, and therein shall ye die; but
from it shall ye be taken out (at last)."
26. O ye Children of Adam! we have bestowed raiment upon you to cover
your shame, As well As to be an adornment to you. but the raiment of
righteousness,- that is the best. such are among the Signs of Allah, that They
may receive admonition!
27. O ye Children of Adam! let not Satan seduce you, In the same manner
As He got your parents out of the garden, stripping them of their raiment, to
expose their shame: for He and His tribe watch you from a position where ye
cannot see them: we made the evil ones friends (only) to those without Faith.
28. When They do aught that is shameful, They say: "We found Our
fathers doing so"; and "(Allah) commanded us thus": say:
"Nay, Allah never commands what is shameful: do ye say of Allah what ye
know not?"
29. Say: "My Lord hath commanded justice; and that ye set your whole
selves (to him) at every time and place of prayer, and call upon him, Making
your devotion sincere As In His sight: such As He created you In the beginning,
so shall ye return."
30. Some He hath guided: others have (by their choice) deserved the loss
of their way; In that They took the evil ones, In preference to Allah, for
their friends and protectors, and think that They receive guidance.
Page No. 154 (AYAHAT 31 through 37 of Surat Al-Araf):
31. O Children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every time and
place of prayer: eat and drink: but waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not
the wasters.
32. Say: who hath forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of Allah, which He hath
produced for His servants, and the things, clean and pure, (which He hath
provided) for sustenance? say: They are, In the life of This world, for those
who believe, (and) purely for them on the Day of Judgment. Thus do we explain
the Signs In detail for those who understand.
33. Say: the things that My Lord hath indeed forbidden are: shameful
deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason;
assigning of partners to Allah, for which He hath given no authority; and
saying things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge.
34. To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not
an Hour can They cause delay, nor (an hour) can They advance (it In
anticipation).
35. O ye Children of Adam! whenever there come to you apostles from
amongst you, rehearsing My Signs unto you,- those who are righteous and mend
(Their lives),- on them shall be no fear nor shall They grieve.
36. But those who reject Our Signs and treat them with arrogance,- They
are companions of the fire, to dwell therein (for ever).
37. Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or
rejects His Signs? for such, their portion appointed must reach them from the
Book (of decrees): until, when Our Messengers (of death) arrive and take their
souls, They say: "Where are the things that ye used to invoke besides
Allah." They will reply, "they have left us In the lurch," and
They will bear witness against themselves, that They had rejected Allah.
Page No. 155 (AYAHAT 38 through 43 of Surat Al-Araf):
38. He will say: "Enter ye In the company of the Peoples who passed
away before you - men and jinns, - into the Fire." every time a new people
enters, it Curses its sister-people (That went before), until They follow Each
other, all into the Fire. saith the Last about the first: "Our Lord! it is
these that misled us: so give them a double penalty In the Fire." He will
say: "Doubled for all" : but This ye do not understand.
39. Then the first will say to the last: "See then! no advantage
have ye over us; so taste ye of the penalty for all that ye did !"
40. To those who reject Our Signs and treat them with arrogance, no
opening will there be of the gates of heaven, nor will They enter the garden,
until the camel can pass through the eye of the needle: such is Our reward for
those In sin.
41. For them there is Hell, As a couch (below) and folds and folds of
covering above: such is Our requital of those who do wrong.
42. But those who believe and work righteousness,- no burden do we place
on any soul, but that which it can bear,- They will be companions of the
garden, therein to dwell (for ever).
43. And we shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury;-
beneath them will be rivers flowing;- and They shall say: "Praise be to
Allah, who hath guided us to This (felicity): never could we have found
guidance, had it not been for the guidance of Allah. indeed it was the truth,
that the apostles of Our Lord brought unto us." and They shall Hear the
cry: "Behold! the Garden before you! ye have been made its inheritors, for
your deeds (of righteousness)."
Page No. 156 (AYAHAT 44 through 51 of Surat Al-Araf):
44. The companions of the Garden will call out to the companions of the
Fire: "We have indeed found the promises of Our Lord to us true: have you
also found your Lord's promises true?" They shall say, "Yes";
but a crier shall proclaim between them: "The curse of Allah is on the
wrong-doers;-
45. "Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would
seek In it something crooked: They were those who denied the Hereafter."
46. Between them shall be a veil, and on the heights will be men who
would know every one by His marks: They will call out to the companions of the
garden, "Peace on you": They will not have entered, but They will
have an assurance (thereof).
47. When their eyes shall be turned towards the companions of the fire,
They will say: "Our Lord! send us not to the company of the
wrong-doers."
48. The men on the heights will call to certain men whom They will know
from their marks, saying: "Of what profit to you were your hoards and your
arrogant ways?
49. "Behold! are these not the men whom you swore that Allah with
His Mercy would never bless? enter ye the Garden: no fear shall be on you, nor
shall ye grieve."
50. The companions of the Fire will call to the companions of the Garden:
"Pour down to us water or anything that Allah doth provide for your
sustenance." They will say: "Both these things hath Allah forbidden
to those who rejected Him."
51. "Such As took their Religion to be mere amusement and play, and
were deceived by the life of the world." that Day shall we forget them As
They forgot the meeting of This Day of theirs, and As They were wont to reject
Our signs.
Page No. 157 (AYAHAT 52 through 57 of Surat Al-Araf):
52. For we had certainly sent unto them a Book, based on knowledge, which
we explained In detail,- a guide and a Mercy to all who believe.
53. Do They just wait for the final fulfilment of the event? on the Day
the event is finally fulfilled, those who disregarded it before will say:
"The apostles of Our Lord did indeed bring true (tidings). have we no
intercessors Now to intercede on Our behalf? or could we be sent back? then
should we behave differently from Our behaviour In the past." In fact They
will have lost their souls, and the things They invented will leave them In the
lurch.
54. Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth In
six days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of authority): He draweth
the night As a veil o'er the Day, Each seeking the other In rapid succession:
He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His
command. is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher
and Sustainer of the worlds!
55. Call on your Lord with humility and In private: for Allah loveth not
those who trespass beyond bounds.
56. Do no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set In order, but
call on Him with fear and longing (in your hearts): for the Mercy of Allah is
(always) near to those who do good.
57. It is He who sendeth the winds like heralds of glad tidings, going
before His mercy: when They have carried the heavy-laden clouds, we drive them
to a land that is dead, make rain to descend thereon, and produce every kind of
harvest therewith: Thus shall we raise up the dead: Perchance ye may remember.
Page No. 158 (AYAHAT 58 through 67 of Surat Al-Araf):
58. From the land that is clean and good, by the will of its Cherisher,
springs up produce, (rich) after its kind: but from the land that is bad,
springs up nothing but that which is niggardly: Thus do we explain the Signs by
various (symbols) to those who are grateful.
59. We sent Noah to His people. He said: "O My people! worship
Allah. ye have no other god but Him. I fear for you the punishment of a
dreadful day!
60. The leaders of His people said: "Ah! we see Thee evidently
wandering (in mind)."
61. He said: "O My people! no wandering is there In My (mind): on
the contrary I am an apostle from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds!
62. "I but fulfil towards you the duties of My Lord's mission:
sincere is My advice to you, and I know from Allah something that ye know not.
63. "Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a Message from your
Lord, through a man of your own people, to warn you,- so that ye may fear Allah
and haply receive His Mercy?"
64. But They rejected him, and we delivered him, and those with him, In
the Ark: but we overwhelmed In the flood those who rejected Our signs. They
were indeed a blind people!
65. To the 'Ad people, (We sent) Hud, one of their (own) brethren: He
said: O My people! worship Allah. ye have no other god but Him will ye not fear
((Allah))?"
66. The leaders of the unbelievers among His people said: "Ah! we
see Thou art an imbecile!" and "We think Thou art a liar!"
67. He said: "O My people! I am no imbecile, but (I am) an apostle
from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds!
Page No. 159 (AYAHAT 68 through 73 of Surat Al-Araf):
68. "I but fulfil towards you the duties of My Lord's mission: I am
to you a sincere and trustworthy adviser.
69. "Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a Message from your
Lord through a man of your own people, to warn you? call In remembrance that He
made you inheritors after the people of Noah, and gave you a stature tall among
the nations. call In remembrance the benefits (ye have received) from Allah.
that so ye may prosper."
70. They said: "Comest Thou to us, that we may worship Allah alone,
and give up the cult of Our fathers? bring us what Thou threatenest us with, if
so be that Thou tellest the truth!"
71. He said: "Punishment and wrath have already come upon you from
your Lord: dispute ye with me over names which ye have devised - ye and your
fathers,- without authority from Allah. then wait: I am amongst you, also
waiting."
72. We saved Him and those who adhered to Him. by Our Mercy, and we cut
off the roots of those who rejected Our Signs and did not believe.
73. To the Thamud people (We sent) Salih, one of their own brethren: He
said: "O My people! worship Allah. ye have no other god but Him. Now hath
come unto you a Clear (sign) from your Lord! This she-camel of Allah is a Sign
unto you: so leave Her to graze In Allah.s earth, and let Her come to no harm,
or ye shall be seized with a grievous punishment.
Page No. 160 (AYAHAT 74 through 81 of Surat Al-Araf):
74. "And remember How He made you inheritors after the 'Ad people
and gave you habitations In the land: ye build for yourselves palaces and
castles In (open) plains, and care out homes In the mountains; so bring to
remembrance the benefits (ye have received) from Allah, and refrain from evil
and mischief on the earth."
75. The leaders of the arrogant party among His people said to those who
were reckoned powerless - those among them who believed: "know ye indeed
that Salih is an apostle from His Lord?" They said: "We do indeed
believe In the Revelation which hath been sent through Him."
76. The arrogant party said: "For Our part, we reject what ye
believe in."
77. Then They ham-strung the she-camel, and insolently defied the order
of their Lord, saying: "O Salih! bring about Thy threats, if Thou art an
apostle (of Allah.!"
78. So the earthquake took them unawares, and They Lay prostrate In their
homes In the morning!
79. So Salih left them, saying: "O My people! I did indeed convey to
you the Message for which I was sent by My Lord: I gave you good counsel, but
ye love not good counsellors!"
80. We also (sent) Lut: He said to His people: "Do ye Commit
lewdness such As no people In creation (ever) committed before you?
81. "For ye practise your lusts on men In preference to women : ye
are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds."
Page No. 161 (AYAHAT 82 through 87 of Surat Al-Araf):
82. And His people gave no answer but this: They said, "Drive them
out of your city: these are indeed men who Want to be clean and pure!"
83. But we saved Him and His family, except His wife: she was of those
who legged behind.
84. And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): then see what was
the end of those who indulged In sin and crime!
85. To the Madyan people we sent Shu'aib, one of their own brethren: He
said: "O My people! worship Allah. ye have no other god but Him. Now hath
come unto you a Clear (sign) from your Lord! give just measure and weight, nor
withhold from the people the things that are their due; and do no mischief on
the earth after it has been set In order: that will be best for you, if ye have
Faith.
86. "And squat not on every road, breathing threats, hindering from
the path of Allah those who believe In him, and seeking In it something
crooked; but remember How ye were little, and He gave you increase. and hold In
your mind's eye what was the end of those who did mischief.
87. "And if there is a party among you who believes In the Message
with which I have been sent, and a party which does not believe, hold
yourselves In patience until Allah doth decide between us: for He is the best
to decide.
Page No. 162 (AYAHAT 88 through 95 of Surat Al-Araf):
88. The leaders, the arrogant party among His people, said: "O
Shu'aib! we shall certainly drive Thee out of Our City - (thee) and those who
believe with thee; or else ye (thou and they) shall have to return to Our ways
and religion." He said: "What! Even though we do detest (them)?
89. "We should indeed invent a lie against Allah, if we returned to
your ways after Allah hath rescued us therefrom; nor could we by any manner of
means return thereto unless it be As In the will and plan of Allah, Our Lord.
Our Lord can reach out to the utmost recesses of things by His knowledge. In
the Allah is Our trust. Our Lord! decide Thou between us and Our people In
truth, for Thou art the best to decide."
90. The leaders, the unbelievers among His people, said: "If ye
follow Shu'aib, be sure then ye are ruined!"
91. But the earthquake took them unawares, and They Lay prostrate In
their homes before the morning!
92. The men who reject Shu'aib became As if They had never been In the
homes where They had flourished: the men who rejected Shu'aib - it was They who
were ruined!
93. So Shu'aib left them, saying: "O My people! I did indeed convey
to you the messages for which I was sent by My Lord: I gave you good counsel,
but How shall I lament over a people who refuse to believe!"
94. Whenever we sent a prophet to a town, we took up its people In
suffering and adversity, In order that They might learn humility.
95. Then we changed their suffering into prosperity, until They grew and
multiplied, and began to say: "Our fathers (too) were touched by suffering
and affluence" ... Behold! we called them to account of a sudden, while
They realised not (Their peril).
Page No. 163 (AYAHAT 96 through 104 of Surat Al-Araf):
96. If the people of the towns had but believed and feared Allah, we
should indeed have opened out to them (All kinds of) blessings from heaven and
earth; but They rejected (the Truth), and we brought them to Book for their
misdeeds.
97. Did the people of the towns feel secure against the coming of Our
wrath by night while They were asleep?
98. Or else did They feel secure against its coming In broad daylight
while They played about (care-free)?
99. Did They then feel secure against the plan of Allah.- but no one can
feel secure from the plan of Allah, except those (doomed) to ruin!
100. To those who inherit the earth In succession to its (previous)
possessors, is it not a guiding, (lesson) that, if we so willed, we could
punish them (too) for their sins, and seal up their hearts so that They could
not hear?
101. Such were the towns whose story we (thus) relate unto thee: there
came indeed to them their apostles with Clear (signs): but They would not
believe what They had rejected before. Thus doth Allah seal up the hearts of
those who reject Faith.
102. Most of them we found not men (true) to their covenant: but Most of
them we found rebellious and disobedient.
103. Then after them we sent Moses with Our Signs to Pharaoh and His
chiefs, but They wrongfully rejected them: so see what was the end of those who
made mischief.
104. Moses said: "O Pharaoh! I am an apostle from the Lord of the
worlds,-
Page No. 164 (AYAHAT 105 through 120 of Surat Al-Araf):
105. One for whom it is right to say nothing but truth about Allah. Now
have I come unto you (people), from your Lord, with a Clear (Sign): so let the
Children of Israel depart along with me."
106. (Pharaoh) said: "If indeed Thou hast come with a Sign, Show it
forth,- if Thou tellest the truth."
107. Then (Moses) threw His rod, and Behold! it was a serpent, plain (for
all to see)!
108. And He drew out His hand, and Behold! it was white to all beholders!
109. Said the Chiefs of the people of Pharaoh: "This is indeed a
sorcerer well- versed.
110. "His plan is to get you out of your land: then what is it ye
counsel?"
111. They said: "Keep Him and His brother In suspense (for a while);
and send to the cities men to collect-
112. And bring up to Thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed."
113. So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "Of course
we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!"
114. He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall In that case be
(raised to posts) nearest (to My person)."
115. They said: "O Moses! wilt Thou throw (first), or shall we have
the (first) throw?"
116. Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." so when They threw, They
bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for They showed
a great (feat of) magic.
117. We put it into Moses's mind by inspiration: "Throw (now) Thy
rod":and Behold! it swallows up straight away all the falsehoods which
They fake!
118. Thus truth was confirmed, and all that They did was made of no
effect.
119. So the (great ones) were vanquished there and then, and were made to
look small.
120. But the sorcerers fell down prostrate In adoration.
Page No. 165 (AYAHAT 121 through 130 of Surat Al-Araf):
121. Saying: "We believe In the Lord of the worlds,-
122. "The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
123. Said Pharaoh: "Believe ye In Him before I give you permission?
surely This is a trick which ye have planned In the City to drive out its
people: but soon shall ye know (the consequences).
124. "Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on apposite
sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross."
125. They said: "For us, we are but sent back unto Our Lord:
126. "But Thou dost wreak Thy vengeance on us simply because we
believed In the Signs of Our Lord when They reached us! Our Lord! pour out on
us patience and constancy, and take Our souls unto Thee As Muslims (Who bow to
Thy will)!
127. Said the Chiefs of Pharaoh's people: "Wilt Thou leave Moses and
His people, to spread mischief In the land, and to abandon Thee and Thy
gods?" He said: "Their male Children will we slay; (only) their
females will we save alive; and we have over them (power) irresistible."
128. Said Moses to His people: "Pray for help from Allah, and (wait)
In patience and constancy: for the earth is Allah.s, to give As a heritage to
such of His servants As He pleaseth; and the end is (best) for the Righteous.
129. They said: "We have had (nothing but) trouble, both before and
after Thou camest to us." He said: "It may be that your Lord will
destroy your enemy and make you inheritors In the earth; that so He may try you
by your deeds."
130. We punished the people of Pharaoh with years (of droughts) and
shortness of crops; that They might receive admonition.
Page No. 166 (AYAHAT 131 through 137 of Surat Al-Araf):
131. But when good (times) came, They said, "This is due to
us;" when gripped by calamity, They ascribed it to evil omens connected
with Moses and those with Him! Behold! In truth the omens of evil are theirs In
Allah.s sight, but Most of them do not understand!
132. They said (to Moses): "Whatever be the Signs Thou bringest, to
work therewith Thy sorcery on us, we shall never believe In thee.
133. So we sent (plagues) on them: Wholesale death, Locusts, Lice, Frogs,
and Blood: Signs openly self-explained: but They were steeped In arrogance,- a
people given to sin.
134. Every time the penalty fell on them, They said: "O Moses! on
your behalf call on Thy Lord In virtue of His promise to thee: if Thou wilt
remove the penalty from us, we shall truly believe In thee, and we shall send
away the Children of Israel with thee."
135. But every time we removed the penalty from them according to a fixed
term which They had to fulfil,- Behold! They broke their word!
136. So we exacted retribution from them: we drowned them In the sea,
because They rejected Our Signs and failed to take warning from them.
137. And we made a people, considered weak (and of no account),
inheritors of lands In both east and west, - lands whereon we sent down Our
blessings. the fair promise of Thy Lord was fulfilled for the Children of
Israel, because They had patience and constancy, and we levelled to the ground
the great works and fine buildings which Pharaoh and His people erected (with
such pride).
Page No. 167 (AYAHAT 138 through 143 of Surat Al-Araf):
138. We took the Children of Israel (with safety) across the sea. They
came upon a people devoted entirely to some idols They had. They said: "O
Moses! fashion for us a god like unto the gods They have." He said:
"Surely ye are a people without knowledge.
139. "As to these folk,- the cult They are In is (but) a fragment of
a ruin, and vain is the (worship) which They practise."
140. He said: "Shall I seek for you a god other than the (true)
Allah, when it is Allah who hath endowed you with gifts above the
nations?"
141. And remember we rescued you from Pharaoh's people, who afflicted you
with the worst of penalties, who slew your male Children and saved alive your
females: In that was a momentous trial from your Lord.
142. We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and completed (the period)
with ten (more): Thus was completed the term (of communion) with His Lord,
forty nights. and Moses had charged His brother Aaron (before He went up):
"Act for me amongst My people: do right, and follow not the way of those
who do mischief."
143. When Moses came to the place appointed by us, and His Lord addressed
him, He said: "O My Lord! Show (Thyself) to me, that I may look upon
thee." Allah said: "By no means canst Thou see me (direct); but look
upon the mount; if it abide In its place, then shalt Thou see me." when
His Lord manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it As dust. and Moses fell
down In a swoon. when He recovered His senses He said: "Glory be to Thee!
to Thee I turn In repentance, and I am the first to believe."
Page No. 168 (AYAHAT 144 through 149 of Surat Al-Araf):
144. ((Allah)) said: "O Moses! I have chosen Thee above (other) men,
by the mission I (have given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): take
then the (revelation) which I give thee, and be of those who give thanks."
145. And we ordained laws for Him In the tablets In all matters, both
commanding and explaining all things, (and said): "Take and hold these
with firmness, and enjoin Thy people to hold fast by the best In the precepts:
soon shall I Show you the homes of the wicked,- (How They lie desolate)."
146. Those who behave arrogantly on the earth In defiance of right - them
will I turn away from My Signs: Even if They see all the Signs, They will not
believe In them; and if They see the way of right conduct, They will not adopt
it As the way; but if They see the way of error, that is the way They will
adopt. for They have rejected Our Signs, and failed to take warning from them.
147. Those who reject Our Signs and the meeting In the Hereafter,- vain
are their deeds: can They expect to be rewarded except As They have wrought?
148. The people of Moses made, In His absence, out of their ornaments,
the image of calf, (for worship): it seemed to low: did They not see that it
could neither speak to them, nor Show them the Way? They took it for worship
and They did wrong.
149. When They repented, and saw that They had erred, They said: "If
Our Lord have not Mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall indeed be of those who
perish."
Page No. 169 (AYAHAT 150 through 155 of Surat Al-Araf):
150. When Moses came back to His people, angry and grieved, He said:
"Evil it is that ye have done In My place In My absence: did ye make haste
to bring on the Judgment of your Lord?" He put down the tablets, seized
His brother by (the hair of) His head, and dragged Him to Him. Aaron said:
"Son of My mother! the people did indeed reckon me As naught, and went
near to slaying me! make not the enemies rejoice over My misfortune, nor count
Thou me amongst the people of sin."
151. Moses prayed: "O My Lord! forgive me and My brother! admit us
to Thy mercy! for Thou art the Most Merciful of those who Show mercy!"
152. Those who took the calf (for worship) will indeed be overwhelmed
with wrath from their Lord, and with Shame In This life: Thus do we recompense
those who invent (falsehoods).
153. But those who do wrong but repent thereafter and (truly) believe,-
Verily Thy Lord is thereafter Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
154. When the anger of Moses was appeased, He took up the tablets: In the
writing thereon was guidance and Mercy for such As fear their Lord.
155. And Moses chose seventy of His people for Our place of meeting: when
They were seized with violent quaking, He prayed: "O My Lord! if it had
been Thy will Thou couldst have destroyed, long before, both them and Me:
wouldst Thou destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? This is no
more than Thy trial: by it Thou causest whom Thou wilt to stray, and Thou
leadest whom Thou wilt into the right path. Thou art Our Protector: so forgive
us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art the best of those who forgive.
Page No. 170 (AYAHAT 156 through 159 of Surat Al-Araf):
156. "And ordain for us that which is good, In This life and In the
Hereafter: for we have turned unto thee." He said: "With My
punishment I visit whom I will; but My Mercy extendeth to all things. that
(mercy) I shall ordain for those who do right, and practise regular charity,
and those who believe In Our signs;-
157. "Those who follow the apostle, the unlettered Prophet, whom
They find mentioned In their own (scriptures),- In the law and the Gospel;- for
He commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; He allows them As
lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and
impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are
upon them. so it is those who believe In him, honour him, help him, and follow
the light which is sent down with him,- it is They who will prosper."
158. Day: "O men! I am sent unto you all, As the Messenger of Allah,
to whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth: there is no god
but He: it is He that giveth both life and death. so believe In Allah and His
Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, who believeth In Allah and His words: follow
Him that (so) ye may be guided."
159. Of the people of Moses there is a section who guide and do justice
In the light of Truth.
Page No. 171 (AYAHAT 160 through 163 of Surat Al-Araf):
160. We divided them into twelve Tribes or nations. we directed Moses by
inspiration, when His (thirsty) people asked Him for water: "Strike the
rock with Thy staff": out of it there gushed forth twelve springs: Each
group knew its own place for water. we gave them the shade of clouds, and sent
down to them Manna and quails, (Saying): "Eat of the good things we have
provided for you": (But They rebelled); to us They did no harm, but They
harmed their own souls.
161. And remember it was said to them: "Dwell In This town and eat
therein As ye wish, but say the word of humility and enter the gate In a
posture of humility: we shall forgive you your faults; we shall increase (the
portion of) those who do good."
162. But the transgressors among them changed the word from that which
had been given them so we sent on them a plague from heaven. for that They
repeatedly transgressed.
163. Ask them concerning the town standing close by the sea. Behold! They
transgressed In the matter of the Sabbath. for on the Day of their Sabbath
their fish did come to them, openly holding up their heads, but on the Day They
had no Sabbath, They came not: Thus did we make a trial of them, for They were
given to transgression.
Page No. 172 (AYAHAT 164 through 170 of Surat Al-Araf):
164. When some of them said: "Why do ye preach to a people whom
Allah will destroy or visit with a terrible punishment?"- said the
preachers:" to discharge Our duty to your Lord, and Perchance They may
fear Him."
165. When They disregarded the warnings that had been given them, we
rescued those who forbade evil; but we visited the wrong-doers with a grievous
punishment because They were given to transgression.
166. When In their insolence They transgressed (all) prohibitions, we
said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected."
167. Behold! Thy Lord did declare that He would send against them, to the
Day of Judgment, those who would afflict them with grievous penalty. Thy Lord
is quick In retribution, but He is also Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
168. We broke them up into sections on This earth. there are among them
some that are the righteous, and some that are the opposite. we have tried them
with both prosperity and adversity: In order that They might turn (to us).
169. After them succeeded an (evil) generation: They inherited the Book,
but They chose (for themselves) the vanities of This world, saying (for excuse):
"(Everything) will be forgiven us." (even so), if similar vanities
came their way, They would (again) seize them. was not the Covenant of the Book
taken from them, that They would not ascribe to Allah anything but the truth?
and They study what is In the Book. but best for the righteous is the home In
the Hereafter. will ye not understand?
170. As to those who hold fast by the Book and establish regular prayer,-
never shall we suffer the reward of the righteous to perish.
Page No. 173 (AYAHAT 171 through 178 of Surat Al-Araf):
171. When we shook the Mount over them, As if it had been a canopy, and
They thought it was going to fall on them (We said): "Hold firmly to what
we have given you, and bring (ever) to remembrance what is therein; Perchance
ye may fear Allah."
172. When Thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - from their
loins - their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves,
(Saying): "Am I not your Lord (Who cherishes and sustains you)?"-
They said: "Yea! we do testify!" (This), Lest ye should say on the
Day of Judgment: "Of This we were never mindful":
173. Or Lest ye should say: "Our fathers before us may have taken
false gods, but we are (their) descendants after them: wilt Thou then destroy
us because of the deeds of men who were futile?"
174. Thus do we explain the Signs In detail; and Perchance They may turn
(unto us).
175. Relate to them the story of the man to whom we sent Our Signs, but
He passed them by: so Satan followed Him up, and He went astray.
176. If it had been Our will, we should have elevated Him with Our Signs;
but He inclined to the earth, and followed His own vain desires. His similitude
is that of a dog: if you attack him, He lolls out His tongue, or if you leave
Him alone, He (still) lolls out His tongue. that is the similitude of those who
reject Our Signs; so relate the story; Perchance They may reflect.
177. Evil As an example are people who reject Our Signs and wrong their
own souls.
178. Whom Allah doth guide,- He is on the right path: whom He rejects
from His guidance,- such are the persons who perish.
Page No. 174 (AYAHAT 179 through 187 of Surat Al-Araf):
179. Many are the Jinns and men we have made for Hell: They have hearts
wherewith They understand not, eyes wherewith They see not, and ears wherewith
They Hear not. They are like cattle,- nay more misguided: for They are heedless
(of warning).
180. The Most beautiful names belong to Allah. so call on Him by them;
but shun such men As use profanity In His names: for what They do, They will
soon be requited.
181. Of those we have created are people who direct (others) with Truth.
and dispense justice therewith.
182. Those who reject Our Signs, we shall gradually visit with
punishment, In ways They perceive not;
183. Respite will I grant unto them: for My scheme is strong (and
unfailing).
184. Do They not reflect? their companion is not seized with madness: He
is but a perspicuous warner.
185. Do They see nothing In the government of the heavens and the earth
and all that Allah hath created? (do They not see) that it may well be that
their terms is nigh drawing to an end? In what Message after This will They then
believe?
186. To such As Allah rejects from His guidance, there can be no guide:
He will leave them In their trespasses, wandering In distraction.
187. They ask Thee about the (final) Hour - when will be its appointed
time? say: "The knowledge thereof is with My Lord (alone): none but He can
reveal As to when it will occur. heavy were its burden through the heavens and
the earth. only, all of a sudden will it come to you." They ask Thee As if
Thou Wert eager In search thereof: say: "The knowledge thereof is with
Allah (alone), but Most men know not."
Page No. 175 (AYAHAT 188 through 195 of Surat Al-Araf):
188. Say: "I have no power over any good or harm to Myself except As
Allah willeth. if I had knowledge of the Unseen, I should have multiplied all
good, and no evil should have touched Me: I am but a warner, and a bringer of
glad tidings to those who have faith."
189. It is He who created you from a single person, and made His mate of
like nature, In order that He might dwell with Her (in love). when They are
united, she bears a light burden and carries it about (unnoticed). when she
grows heavy, They both pray to Allah their Lord, (Saying): "If Thou givest
us a goodly child, we vow we shall (ever) be grateful."
190. But when He giveth them a goodly child, They ascribe to others a
share In the gift They have received: but Allah is Exalted high above the
partners They ascribe to Him.
191. Do They indeed ascribe to Him As partners things that can create
nothing, but are themselves created?
192. No aid can They give them, nor can They aid themselves!
193. If ye call them to guidance, They will not obey: for you it is the
same whether ye call them or ye hold your peace!
194. Verily those whom ye call upon besides Allah are servants like unto
you: call upon them, and let them listen to your prayer, if ye are (indeed) truthful!
195. Have They feet to walk with? or hands to Lay hold with? or eyes to
see with? or ears to Hear with? say: "Call your 'god-partners', scheme
(your worst) against me, and give me no respite!
Page No. 176 (AYAHAT 196 through 206 of Surat Al-Araf):
196. "For My Protector is Allah, who revealed the Book (from time to
time), and He will choose and befriend the Righteous.
197. "But those ye call upon besides him, are unable to help you,
and indeed to help themselves."
198. If Thou callest them to guidance, They Hear not. Thou wilt see them
looking at thee, but They see not.
199. Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; but turn away from the
ignorant.
200. If a suggestion from Satan assail Thy (mind), seek refuge with
Allah. for He heareth and knoweth (All things).
201. Those who fear Allah, when a thought of evil from Satan assaults
them, bring Allah to remembrance, when Lo! They see (aright)!
202. But their brethren (the evil ones) plunge them deeper into error,
and never relax (Their efforts).
203. If Thou bring them not a revelation, They say: "Why hast Thou
not got it together?" say: "I but follow what is revealed to me from
My Lord: This is (nothing but) lights from your Lord, and guidance, and Mercy,
for any who have faith."
204. When the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your
peace: that ye may receive mercy.
205. And do Thou (o reader!) bring Thy Lord to remembrance In Thy (very)
soul, with humility and In reverence, without loudness In words, In the
mornings and evenings; and be not Thou of those who are unheedful.
206. Those who are near to Thy Lord, Disdain not to do Him worship: They
celebrate His praises, and bow down before Him.
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