7. Al-A'raf

إِنَّكُمْIndeed, youلَتَأْتُونَyou approachٱلرِّجَالَthe menشَهْوَةًlustfullyمِّنfromدُونِinstead ofٱلنِّسَآءِthe womenبَلْNayأَنتُمْyouقَوْمٌ(are) a peopleمُّسْرِفُونَ(who) commit excesses﴿٨١﴾

Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people

وَمَاAnd notكَانَwasجَوَابَ(the) answerقَوْمِهِۦٓ(of) his peopleإِلَّآexceptأَنthatقَالُوٓا۟they saidأَخْرِجُوهُمDrive them outمِّنofقَرْيَتِكُمْyour townإِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyأُنَاسٌ(are) peopleيَتَطَهَّرُونَwho keep themselves pure﴿٨٢﴾

But the answer of his people was only that they said, "Evict them from your city! Indeed, they are men who keep themselves pure

فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُSo We saved himوَأَهْلَهُۥٓand his familyإِلَّاexceptٱمْرَأَتَهُۥhis wifeكَانَتْshe wasمِنَofٱلْغَٰبِرِينَthose who stayed behind﴿٨٣﴾

So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; she was of those who remained [with the evildoers]

وَأَمْطَرْنَاAnd We showeredعَلَيْهِمupon themمَّطَرًاa rainفَٱنظُرْSo seeكَيْفَhowكَانَwasعَٰقِبَةُ(the) endٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ(of) the criminals﴿٨٤﴾

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones]. Then see how was the end of the criminals

وَإِلَىٰAnd toمَدْيَنَMadyanأَخَاهُمْhis brotherشُعَيْبًاShuaibقَالَHe saidيَٰقَوْمِO my peopleٱعْبُدُوا۟WorshipٱللَّهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمfor youمِّنْanyإِلَٰهٍgodغَيْرُهُۥother than HimقَدْVerilyجَآءَتْكُمhas came to youبَيِّنَةٌa clear proofمِّنfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordفَأَوْفُوا۟So give fullٱلْكَيْلَ[the] measureوَٱلْمِيزَانَand the weightوَلَاand (do) notتَبْخَسُوا۟depriveٱلنَّاسَ[the] peopleأَشْيَآءَهُمْin their thingsوَلَاand (do) notتُفْسِدُوا۟cause corruptionفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthبَعْدَafterإِصْلَٰحِهَاits reformationذَٰلِكُمْThatخَيْرٌ(is) betterلَّكُمْfor youإِنifكُنتُمyou areمُّؤْمِنِينَbelievers﴿٨٥﴾

And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers

وَلَاAnd (do) notتَقْعُدُوا۟sitبِكُلِّon everyصِرَٰطٍpathتُوعِدُونَthreateningوَتَصُدُّونَand hinderingعَنfromسَبِيلِ(the) wayٱللَّهِ(of) Allahمَنْ(those) whoءَامَنَbelieveبِهِۦin Himوَتَبْغُونَهَاand seeking (to make) itعِوَجًاcrookedوَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟And rememberإِذْwhenكُنتُمْyou wereقَلِيلًاfewفَكَثَّرَكُمْand He increased youوَٱنظُرُوا۟And seeكَيْفَhowكَانَwasعَٰقِبَةُ(the) endٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ(of) the corrupters﴿٨٦﴾

And do not sit on every path, threatening and averting from the way of Allah those who believe in Him, seeking to make it [seem] deviant. And remember when you were few and He increased you. And see how was the end of the corrupters

وَإِنAnd ifكَانَ(there) isطَآئِفَةٌa groupمِّنكُمْamong youءَامَنُوا۟(who has) believedبِٱلَّذِىٓin that whichأُرْسِلْتُI have been sentبِهِۦwith [it]وَطَآئِفَةٌand a groupلَّمْnotيُؤْمِنُوا۟they believeفَٱصْبِرُوا۟then be patientحَتَّىٰuntilيَحْكُمَjudgesٱللَّهُAllahبَيْنَنَاbetween usوَهُوَAnd Heخَيْرُ(is the) Bestٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ(of) [the] Judges﴿٨٧﴾

And if there should be a group among you who has believed in that with which I have been sent and a group that has not believed, then be patient until Allah judges between us. And He is the best of judges

قَالَSaidٱلْمَلَأُthe chiefsٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟were arrogantمِنamongقَوْمِهِۦhis peopleلَنُخْرِجَنَّكَWe will surely drive you outيَٰشُعَيْبُO ShuaibوَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoءَامَنُوا۟(have) believedمَعَكَwith youمِنfromقَرْيَتِنَآour cityأَوْorلَتَعُودُنَّyou must returnفِىtoمِلَّتِنَاour religionقَالَHe saidأَوَلَوْEven ifكُنَّاwe areكَٰرِهِينَ(the) ones who hate (it)﴿٨٨﴾

Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people, "We will surely evict you, O Shu'ayb, and those who have believed with you from our city, or you must return to our religion." He said, "Even if we were unwilling

قَدِVerilyٱفْتَرَيْنَاwe would have fabricatedعَلَىagainstٱللَّهِAllahكَذِبًاa lieإِنْifعُدْنَاwe returnedفِىinمِلَّتِكُمyour religionبَعْدَafterإِذْ[when]نَجَّىٰنَاsaved usٱللَّهُAllahمِنْهَاfrom itوَمَاAnd notيَكُونُit isلَنَآfor usأَنthatنَّعُودَwe returnفِيهَآin itإِلَّآexceptأَنthatيَشَآءَwillsٱللَّهُAllah رَبُّنَاour LordوَسِعَEncompassesرَبُّنَا(by) Our Lordكُلَّeveryشَىْءٍthingعِلْمًا(in) knowledgeعَلَىUponٱللَّهِAllahتَوَكَّلْنَاwe put our trustرَبَّنَاOur LordٱفْتَحْDecideبَيْنَنَاbetween usوَبَيْنَand betweenقَوْمِنَاour peopleبِٱلْحَقِّin truthوَأَنتَand Youخَيْرُ(are the) Bestٱلْفَٰتِحِينَ(of) those who Decide﴿٨٩﴾

We would have invented against Allah a lie if we returned to your religion after Allah had saved us from it. And it is not for us to return to it except that Allah, our Lord, should will. Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge. Upon Allah we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision

وَقَالَAnd saidٱلْمَلَأُthe chiefsٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedمِنamongقَوْمِهِۦhis peopleلَئِنِIfٱتَّبَعْتُمْyou followشُعَيْبًاShuaibإِنَّكُمْindeed, youإِذًاthenلَّخَٰسِرُونَ(will be) certainly losers﴿٩٠﴾

Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "If you should follow Shu'ayb, indeed, you would then be losers

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُThen seized themٱلرَّجْفَةُthe earthquakeفَأَصْبَحُوا۟then they becameفِىinدَارِهِمْtheir home(s)جَٰثِمِينَfallen prone﴿٩١﴾

So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone

ٱلَّذِينَThose whoكَذَّبُوا۟deniedشُعَيْبًاShuaibكَأَن(became) as ifلَّمْnotيَغْنَوْا۟they (had) livedفِيهَاthereinٱلَّذِينَThose whoكَذَّبُوا۟deniedشُعَيْبًاShuaibكَانُوا۟they wereهُمُthemٱلْخَٰسِرِينَthe losers﴿٩٢﴾

Those who denied Shu'ayb - it was as though they had never resided there. Those who denied Shu'ayb - it was they who were the losers

فَتَوَلَّىٰSo he turned awayعَنْهُمْfrom themوَقَالَand saidيَٰقَوْمِO my peopleلَقَدْVerilyأَبْلَغْتُكُمْI (have) conveyed to youرِسَٰلَٰتِ(the) Messagesرَبِّى(of) my Lordوَنَصَحْتُand advisedلَكُمْ[to] youفَكَيْفَSo how couldءَاسَىٰI grieveعَلَىٰforقَوْمٍa peopleكَٰفِرِينَ(who are) disbelievers﴿٩٣﴾

And he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and advised you, so how could I grieve for a disbelieving people

وَمَآAnd notأَرْسَلْنَاWe sentفِىinقَرْيَةٍa cityمِّنanyنَّبِىٍّProphetإِلَّآexceptأَخَذْنَآWe seizedأَهْلَهَاits peopleبِٱلْبَأْسَآءِwith adversityوَٱلضَّرَّآءِand hardshipلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayيَضَّرَّعُونَ(become) humble﴿٩٤﴾

And We sent to no city a prophet [who was denied] except that We seized its people with poverty and hardship that they might humble themselves [to Allah]

ثُمَّThenبَدَّلْنَاWe changedمَكَانَ(in) placeٱلسَّيِّئَةِ(of) the badٱلْحَسَنَةَthe goodحَتَّىٰuntilعَفَوا۟they increasedوَّقَالُوا۟and saidقَدْVerilyمَسَّ(had) touchedءَابَآءَنَاour forefathersٱلضَّرَّآءُthe adversityوَٱلسَّرَّآءُand the easeفَأَخَذْنَٰهُمSo We seized themبَغْتَةًsuddenlyوَهُمْwhile theyلَا(did) notيَشْعُرُونَperceive﴿٩٥﴾

Then We exchanged in place of the bad [condition], good, until they increased [and prospered] and said, "Our fathers [also] were touched with hardship and ease." So We seized them suddenly while they did not perceive

وَلَوْAnd ifأَنَّ[that]أَهْلَpeopleٱلْقُرَىٰٓ(of) the citiesءَامَنُوا۟(had) believedوَٱتَّقَوْا۟and feared Allahلَفَتَحْنَاsurely We (would have) openedعَلَيْهِمupon themبَرَكَٰتٍblessingsمِّنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavenوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthوَلَٰكِنbutكَذَّبُوا۟they deniedفَأَخَذْنَٰهُمSo We seized themبِمَاfor whatكَانُوا۟they used toيَكْسِبُونَearn﴿٩٦﴾

And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah, We would have opened upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth; but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what they were earning

أَفَأَمِنَThen did feel secureأَهْلُ(the) peopleٱلْقُرَىٰٓ(of) the citiesأَنthatيَأْتِيَهُمcomes to themبَأْسُنَاOur punishmentبَيَٰتًا(at) nightوَهُمْwhile theyنَآئِمُونَ(were) asleep﴿٩٧﴾

Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep

أَوَأَمِنَOr felt secureأَهْلُ(the) peopleٱلْقُرَىٰٓ(of) the citiesأَنthatيَأْتِيَهُمcomes to themبَأْسُنَاOur punishmentضُحًى(in) daylightوَهُمْwhile theyيَلْعَبُونَ(were) playing﴿٩٨﴾

Or did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they were at play

أَفَأَمِنُوا۟Then did they feel secureمَكْرَ(from the) planٱللَّهِ(of) AllahفَلَاBut notيَأْمَنُfeel secureمَكْرَ(from the) planٱللَّهِ(of) Allahإِلَّاexceptٱلْقَوْمُthe peopleٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ(who are) the losers﴿٩٩﴾

Then did they feel secure from the plan of Allah? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people

أَوَلَمْWould it notيَهْدِguideلِلَّذِينَ[for] those whoيَرِثُونَinheritٱلْأَرْضَthe landمِنۢfromبَعْدِafterأَهْلِهَآits peopleأَنthatلَّوْifنَشَآءُWe willedأَصَبْنَٰهُمWe (could) afflict themبِذُنُوبِهِمْfor their sinsوَنَطْبَعُand We put a sealعَلَىٰoverقُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsفَهُمْso theyلَا(do) notيَسْمَعُونَhear﴿١٠٠﴾

Has it not become clear to those who inherited the earth after its [previous] people that if We willed, We could afflict them for their sins? But We seal over their hearts so they do not hear