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The Heights · Meccan · 206 ayahs

سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ

Reading Al-Qira'at (Al-Mawsu'ah al-Qur'aniyyah)

Ayahs 1–10 of 206

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1

الٓمٓصٓ

Alif, Lam, Meem, Sad.

No commentary on this ayah in this edition.

2

كِتَٰبٌ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ فَلَا يَكُن فِى صَدْرِكَ حَرَجٌۭ مِّنْهُ لِتُنذِرَ بِهِۦ وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

[This is] a Book revealed to you, [O Muhammad] - so let there not be in your breast distress therefrom - that you may warn thereby and as a reminder to the believers.

No commentary on this ayah in this edition.

3

ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Follow, [O mankind], what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember.

اتبعوا:

وقرئ:

ابتغوا، من الابتغاء، وهى قراءة الجحدري.

ولا تتبعوا:

وقرئ:

ولا تبتغوا، من الابتغاء، وهى قراءة مجاهد، ومالك بن دينار.

تذكرون:

قرئ:

1- بتاء واحدة وتخفيف الذال، وهى قراءة حفص، والأخوين.

2- يتذكرون، بالياء والتاء وتخفيف الذال، وهى قراءة ابن عامر.

3- بتاء الخطاب وتشديد الذال، وهى قراءة باقى السبعة.

4- بتاءين، وهى قراءة أبى الدرداء، وابن عامر.

5- يذكرون، بياء وتشديد الذال، وهى قراءة مجاهد.

4

وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا فَجَآءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَٰتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَآئِلُونَ

And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.

أهلكناها:

وقرئ:

أهلكناهم، وهى قراءة ابن أبى عبلة.

5

فَمَا كَانَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ إِذْ جَآءَهُم بَأْسُنَآ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"

Explained together with ayah 4

6

فَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.

Explained together with ayah 4

7

فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيْهِم بِعِلْمٍۢ ۖ وَمَا كُنَّا غَآئِبِينَ

Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.

Explained together with ayah 4

8

وَٱلْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّ ۚ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.

Explained together with ayah 4

9

وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ

And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.

Explained together with ayah 4

10

وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ ۗ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.

معايش:

1- بالياء، وهو القياس، وهى قراءة الجمهور.

وقرئ:

2- معائش، بالهمز، وليس بالقياس، وهى قراءة الأعرج، وزيد بن على، والأعمش، وخارجة، وابن عامر.

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Commentary: Al-Qira'at (Al-Mawsu'ah al-Qur'aniyyah). Qur'an text and translation via AlQuran Cloud.