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Al-A'raf 128

Ayah 128 of 206 · Meccan

قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِ ٱسۡتَعِينُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱصۡبِرُوٓاْۖ إِنَّ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦۖ وَٱلۡعَٰقِبَةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ ١٢٨

Said Moses to his people, "Seek help through Allāh and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allāh. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَSaidqāla
  2. مُوسَىٰMusamūsā
  3. لِقَوۡمِهِto his peopleliqawmihi
  4. ٱسۡتَعِينُواْSeek helpis'taʿīnū
  5. بِٱللَّهِfrom Allahbil-lahi
  6. وَٱصۡبِرُوٓاْۖand be patientwa-iṣ'birū
  7. إِنَّIndeedinna
  8. ٱلۡأَرۡضَthe earthl-arḍa
  9. لِلَّهِ(belongs) to Allahlillahi
  10. يُورِثُهَاHe causes to inherit ityūrithuhā
  11. مَنwhomman
  12. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  13. مِنۡofmin
  14. عِبَادِهِۦۖHis servantsʿibādihi
  15. وَٱلۡعَٰقِبَةُAnd the endwal-ʿāqibatu
  16. لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ(is) for the righteouslil'muttaqīna

Tafsir

Moses advised his people: 'O people, ask for the help of Allah alone to remove hardship from you and to bring good, and be patient with the trial we have being given. For indeed the earth belongs to Allah alone, and it does not belong to Pharaoh or anyone else to do as they please in it. Rather, Allah, according to His will, gives turns to different people to have authority in the land, but the good end on earth is for those who have faith, follow the commands of their Lord and stay away from what He has prohibited – they will achieve the good end despite the tests and trials they are given.'

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran