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Al-A'raf 129

Ayah 129 of 206 · Meccan

قَالُوٓاْ أُوذِينَا مِن قَبۡلِ أَن تَأۡتِيَنَا وَمِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جِئۡتَنَاۚ قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمۡ أَن يُهۡلِكَ عَدُوَّكُمۡ وَيَسۡتَخۡلِفَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَيَنظُرَ كَيۡفَ تَعۡمَلُونَ ١٢٩

They said, "We have been harmed before you came to us and after you have come to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land and see how you will do."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالُوٓاْThey saidqālū
  2. أُوذِينَاWe have been harmedūdhīnā
  3. مِنfrommin
  4. قَبۡلِbeforeqabli
  5. أَن[that]an
  6. تَأۡتِيَنَاyou came to ustatiyanā
  7. وَمِنۢfromwamin
  8. بَعۡدِand afterbaʿdi
  9. مَا[what]mā
  10. جِئۡتَنَاۚyou have come to usji'tanā
  11. قَالَHe saidqāla
  12. عَسَىٰPerhapsʿasā
  13. رَبُّكُمۡyour Lordrabbukum
  14. أَن[that]an
  15. يُهۡلِكَwill destroyyuh'lika
  16. عَدُوَّكُمۡyour enemyʿaduwwakum
  17. وَيَسۡتَخۡلِفَكُمۡand make you successorswayastakhlifakum
  18. فِيinfī
  19. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  20. فَيَنظُرَthen seefayanẓura
  21. كَيۡفَhowkayfa
  22. تَعۡمَلُونَyou will dotaʿmalūna

Tafsir

The Children of Israel said to Moses (peace be upon him): 'We suffered at the hands of Pharaoh before you came to us and after you have come, with Pharaoh killing our sons and letting our women live.' Moses (peace be upon him) advised them giving them hope of release from their trial: 'It may be that Allah might destroy your enemy, Pharaoh and his people, and establish you on the earth after them, seeing whether you behave with thankfulness or ingratitude.'

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran