Quran in English

الأعراف 7 The Elevations

its contents? But the Home of the

Hereafter is better for the cautious;

will you not understand?

وَ ١٧٠

َ

ينذِ

َّ

ٱل

ِ

ب

َ

ون

ُ

ك

ِّ

سمَ

ُ

ي

ِ

ب

ٰ

َ

تكِ

ْ

ٱل

۟

وا

ُ

ام

َ

ق

َ

أوَ

َ

وٰ ة

َ

لٱ ل ص َّ

رَجْ

َ

أ

ُ

يعضِ

ُ

ن

َ

ا لا

َّ

ن

ِ

إ

َ

ينحِ لِصْ مُ

ْ

ٱل

170 Those who adhere to the

Scripture, and practice prayer—We

will not waste the reward of the

reformers.

ا ١٧١

َ

ن

ْ

ق

َ

ت

َ

ن

ْ

ذ

ِ

إوَ

َ

ل

َ

جَ ب

ْ

ٱ ل

ُ

ه

َّ

ن

َ

أ

َ

ك مْ

ُ

ه

َ

قوْ

َ

ۥ ف

۟

ا

ٓ

و

ُّ

ن

َ

ظ وَ

ٌ

ة

َّ

ل

ُ

ظ

ُ

ه

َّ

ن

َ

و ۥ أ

ُ

ذ

ُ

خمْ

ِ

ه

ِ

ب

ۢ

ٌ

ةٍ وَ و َّ عاقِ وَ

ُ

ق

ِ

م ب

ُ

ك

ٰ

َ

ن

ْ

ي

َ

ات ءَ

ٓ

ا مَ

۟

ا

۟

وا

ُ

ر

ُ

ك

ْ

ٱذ

َ

ون

ُ

ق

َّ

ت

َ

تمْ

ُ

ك

َّ

عَل

َ

ليهِ ا فِ مَ

171 And when We suspended the

mountain over them, as if it was an

umbrella, and they thought it would

fall on them: “Hold fast to what We

have given you, and remember what

it contains, so that you may be

saved.”

مْهِ ١٧٢

ِ

ور

ُ

ه

ُ

ن ظ مِ مَادَ ءَ

ٓ

ى بَنِ نۢكَ مِ ُّب رَ

َ

ذ

َ

خ

َ

أ

ْ

ذ

ِ

إ

َ

و

ۖ مْ

ُ

ك

ِّ

ب

َ

ر

ِ

بتُ

ْ

س

َ

ل

َ

أمْ

ِ

هسِ

ُ

نف

َ

أ

ٓ

ٰ

ى

َ

عَ لمْ

ُ

هدَ هَ

ْ

ش

َ

أ

َ

ومْ

ُ

هتَي َّ

ِّ

ر

ُ

ذ

َ

م

ْ

يَو

۟

وا

ُ

ول

ُ

ق

َ

ن ت

َ

أ ۛ

ٓ

ا

َ

ندْ

ِ

ه

َ

ش ۛ

ٰ

ى

َ

بَل

۟

وا

ُ

ال

َ

ةِ ق

َ

مٰ

َ

يقِ

ْ

ٱل

َّ

ن

ِ

ا إ

ا عَ َّن

ُ

ك

َ

ينِلفِ

ٰ

َ

ا غ

َ

ذ

ٰ

هَ

ْ

ن

172 And when Your Lord summoned

the descendants of Adam, and made

them testify about themselves. “Am I

not your Lord?” They said, “Yes, we

testify.” Thus you cannot say on the

Day of Resurrection, “We were

unaware of this.”

ا ١٧٣

َّ

ن

ُ

ك وَ

ُ

ل

ْ

ب

َ

ن قا مِ

َ

ن

ُ

ؤ

ٓ

ابَاكَ ءَ رَ

ْ

ش

َ

أ

ٓ

امَ

َّ

ن

ِ

إ

۟

ا

ٓ

و

ُ

ول

ُ

ق

َ

توْ

َ

أ

َ

عَل

َ

ا فمَ

ِ

ا بَن

ُ

كلِ

ْ

ه

ُ

ت

َ

ف

َ

أ ۖ مْهِدِ بَعْ نۢ

ِّ

م

ً

ةي َّ

ِّ

ر

ُ

و ذ

ُ

لطِ

ْ

بمُ

ْ

ٱل

َ

ن

173 Nor can you Say, “Our ancestors

practiced idolatry before; and we are

their descendants who came after

them; will you destroy us for what

the falsifiers did?”

١٧٤

ُ

ل

ِّ

ص

َ

ف

ُ

كَ نِل

ٰ

َ

ذ

َ

تِ كوَ

ٰ

ايَءَ

ْ

ٱل

َ

و ن

ُ

ع

ِ

جي َ ر ْ مْ

ُ

ه

َّ

ع َ ل

َ

لوَ

174 We thus elaborate the

revelations, so that they may return.

١٧٥

َ

و

ُ

ل

ْ

ٱت

َ

أ

َ

ب

َ

ن مْ

ِ

ه

ْ

ي

َ

ع َ ل

ٓ

ىذِ

َّ

ا َنتِ ٱل

ٰ

ايَ

َ

ء

ُ

ه

ٰ

َن

ْ

ي

َ

ات

َ

ء

َ

ف

َ

خ

َ

ل

َ

ٱنس

ُ

ع َ ه

َ

ب

ْ

ت

َ

أ

َ

ا فهَ نْ مِ

ُ

ن

ٰ

َ

ط

ْ

ي

َّ

ٱلش

َ

ن مِ

َ

ان

َ

ك

َ

ف

َ

ين

ِ

او

َ

غ

ْ

ٱل

175 And relate to them the story of

him to whom We delivered Our

signs, but he detached himself from

them, so Satan went after him, and

he became one of the perverts.

١٧٦

َ

ن

ْ

ئ

ِ

شوْ

َ

لوَ

ُ

ه

َّ

ن

ِ

ك

ٰ

َ

لا وَ

َ

ه

ِ

ب

ُ

ه

ٰ

َ

ن

ْ

ع

َ

فرَ

َ

ى ۥٓ ا ل

َ

ل

ِ

إ

َ

د

َ

ل

ْ

خ

َ

أ

ِ

ضرْ

َ

ْ

عَ وَ ٱلأ

َ

ب

َّ

ٱت

ُ

ه

ُ

ل

َ

ثمَ

َ

ف ۚ

ُ

ه

ٰ

ىوَ

َ

ۥ ه

ِ

ل

َ

ثمَ

َ

ك

ِ

ب

ْ

ل

َ

ك

ْ

ن ٱل

ِ

إ

ُ

ل

َ

ثكَ مَ

ِ

ل

ٰ

َّ

ث ۚ ذ

َ

ه

ْ

يَ ل

ُ

ه

ْ

ك

ُ

ر

ْ

ت

َ

توْ

َ

أ

ْ

ث

َ

ه

ْ

يَ ل

ِ

ه

ْ

ي

َ

عَ ل

ْ

ل

ِ

م

ْ

ح

َ

ت

ِموْ

َ

ق

ْ

ٱ ل

َ

ين

ِ

ذ

َّ

ٱل

َ

ا ۚ ف

َ

ن

ِ

ت

ٰ

ايَ

َٔ

ـ

ِ

ب

۟

وا

ُ

ب

َّ

ذ

َ

ك

ُ

ص

ْ

ٱق

ِ

صَ ص

َ

ق

ْ

صَ ٱل

َ

ون

ُ

ر

َّ

ك

َ

ف

َ

يَ تمْ

ُ

ه

َّ

عَ ل

َ

ل

176 Had We willed, We could have

elevated him through them; but he

clung to the ground, and followed his

desires. His metaphor is that of a

dog: if you chase it, it pants; and if

you leave it alone, it pants. Such is

the metaphor of the people who