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Al-A'raf Surah 7

Verse 168

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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

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7:168

وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ ٱلْعِقَابِ ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And remember the time when thy Lord proclaimed that He would truly raise against them, till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with grievous torment. Surely, thy Lord is quick in retribution, and surely He is also Most Forgiving, Merciful.

English - Five Volume Translation

And remember the time when thy Lord proclaimed that [b]He would truly raise against them, till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with grievous torment. Surely thy Lord is quick in retribution, and surely He is also Most Forgiving, Merciful.[1057]

2:62; 3:113.

Commentary:

The reference in the memorable words, those who would afflict them with grievous torment, is to those people who throughout the ages have persecuted and tormented the Jews. The degradation of the Jews holds a lesson for us. Those who neither act righteously nor try to reform their environment gradually drift more and more into evil practices, with the result that finally they lose their independence and are subjugated by other nations who trample them under their feet.

This and the following verses also show that the people who are spoken of as "apes despised" in the preceding verse were not actually transformed into apes but continued as human beings, though they led a miserable existence and were looked down upon by others. See also 2:66.

English - Short Commentary Translation

And remember the time when thy Lord proclaimed that [c]He would surely raise[1066] against them, till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with grievous torment. Surely, thy Lord is Quick in retribution[1066A] and surely He is also Most Forgiving, Merciful.

2:62; 3:113.

This and the following several verses also show that the people who are spoken of as "apes despised" in the preceding verse were not actually transformed into apes but continued as human beings, though they led a miserable existence and were looked down upon by others.

It is clear from several verses of the Qur’an that God is very slow in punishing the sinners. He grants them respite again and again. The words mean that when punishment is finally decreed to overtake a people, it is swift in coming and nothing can retard its coming.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور (یاد کرو) جب تیرے ربّ نے یہ اعلانِ عام کیا کہ وہ ضرور ان پر قیامت تک ایسے لوگ مسلّط کرتا رہے گا جو انہیں سخت عذاب دیتے رہیں گے۔ یقیناً تیرا ربّ سزا دینے میں بہت تیز ہے حالانکہ وہ یقیناً بہت بخشنے والا (اور) بار بار رحم کرنے والا ہے۔

French

Et souviens-toi lorsque ton Seigneur proclama qu’Il soulèverait certainement contre eux, jusqu’au Jour de la Résurrection, ceux qui les affligeraient du pire châtiment. En vérité, ton Seigneur est prompt à rétribuer et assurément, Il est aussi Très-Pardonnant, Miséricordieux.

German

Und (gedenke der Zeit) da dein Herr verkündete, Er wolle gewisslich wider sie* bis zum Tage der Auferstehung solche entsenden, die sie mit grimmer Pein bedrängen würden. Wahrlich, dein Herr ist schnell in der Bestrafung**; wahrlich, Er ist allverzeihend, barmherzig.

Chinese

(要记着,) 你的养主宣告 [c]他将为他们固定折磨他们的人, 直到复生之日。(后来事实不是这样了?) 你的养主的惩罚[525]确是神速的。他确是最宽恕的, 永久仁慈的。

2:62; 3:113.

从 «古兰经» 的几节经文中可以清楚地看出, 安拉惩罚犯罪的人很是缓慢的。他重复地给我们暂缓的机会。这些字的意思是, 当一个民族遭受最后判决惩罚时, 那惩罚来得很快, 没有事物能阻滞它的来临。

Italian

E ricordate il tempo in cui il tuo Signore annunciò che avrebbe certamente sollevato contro di loro, fino al Giorno della risurrezione, chi avrebbe inflitto loro terribili tormenti. Certamente il tuo Signore è rapido nel punire, e certamente Egli è anche Colui che sommamente perdona, il Misericordioso.

Spanish

Acuérdate de cuando tu Señor proclamó que levantaría ciertamente contra ellos, hasta el Día de la Resurrección, a quienes les impondrían un doloroso tormento. En verdad, tu Señor es rápido en la retribución, y es también el Sumo Indulgente, Misericordioso.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور (یاد کر) جب تیرے رب نے اعلان کر دیا کہ وہ ان (یہود) پر قیامت کے دن تک ایسے لوگ مقرر کر دے گا جو انہیں تکلیف دہ عذاب دیتے چلے جائیں گے (پھر کیا ایسا ہی ہوا یا نہیں ہوا) تیرا رب یقیناً سزا دینے میں جلدی[1] کرتا ہے۔ اور وہ یقیناً بہت بخشنے والا (اور) باربار رحم کرنے والا (بھی) ہے۔

قرآن مجید سے ثابت ہے کہ خداتعالیٰ سزا دینے میں بڑا ڈھیلا ہے۔ پس اس آیت کے صرف یہ معنے ہیں کہ جب اللہ تعالیٰ انسان کو سزا دیتا ہے تو وہ جلدی اس کو پکڑ لیتی ہیں اور کوئی چیز اس کے راستہ میں روک نہیں بنتی۔ یہ مطلب نہیں کہ اِدھر گناہ کیا اور اُدھر عذاب آگیا۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اور یاد کرو جبکہ تمہارے رب نے اعلان کر دیا کہ "وہ قیامت تک برابر ایسے لوگ بنی اسرائیل پر مسلط کرتا رہے گا جو ان کو بدترین عذاب دیں گے،" یقیناً تمہارا رب سزا دینے میں تیز دست ہے اور یقیناً وہ در گزر اور رحم سے بھی کام لینے والا ہے

English - Sahih

And [mention] when your Lord declared that He would surely [continue to] send upon them until the Day of Resurrection those who would afflict them with the worst torment. Indeed, your Lord is swift in penalty; but indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور یاد کر جب تیرے رب نے خبر دی تھی کہ یہودپر قیامت کے دن تک ایسے شخص کو ضرور بھیجتا رہے گا جو انہیں براعذاب دیتا رہے بے شک تیرا رب جلدی عذاب دینے والا ہے اور تحقیق وہ بحشنے والا مہربان ہے

English - Talal Itani

And when declared your Lord that He would surely send upon them till (the) Day (of) the Resurrection (those) who would afflict them (with) a grievous [the] punishment. Indeed, your Lord (is) surely swift (in) the retribution, but indeed, He (is) surely Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

2:62; 3:113.

525

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

And when Thy Lord proclaimed He would send forth against them, unto the Day of Resurrection, those who should visit them with evil chastisement. Surely thy Lord is swift in retribution; surely He is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.

English - Maududi

And recall when Your Lord proclaimed that 'He would continually set in authority over them, till the Day of Judgement, those who would ruthless oppress thern.' Surely, your Lord is swift in chastising; and yet He is All-Forgiving, All-Merciful.

English - Ahmed Ali

And your Lord declared He would send men against them who would inflict dreadful suffering on them till the Day of Doom, for your Lord is swift in retribution, though He is certainly forgiving and kind.

English - Yusuf Ali

Behold! thy Lord did declare that He would send against them, to the Day of Judgment, those who would afflict them with grievous penalty. Thy Lord is quick in retribution, but He is also Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

2:62; 3:113.

1057

Commentary:

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

2:62; 3:113.

1066

1066A

English - Pickthall

And (remember) when thy Lord proclaimed that He would raise against them till the Day of Resurrection those who would lay on them a cruel torment. Lo! verily thy Lord is swift in prosecution and lo! verily He is Forgiving, Merciful.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And when thy Lord declared that He would send against them to the day of Resurrection those who would subject them to severe torment. Surely thy Lord is Quick in requiting; and surely He is Forgiving, Merciful.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Call to mind, when thy Lord proclaimed that He would surely set in authority over them, till the Day of Judgment, those who would afflict them with grievous torment. Thy Lord is Swift in exacting retribution, and He is also Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful.

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#Attributes Of Allah / Sari‘ul-‘iqab (Quick In Retribution)#Day Of Requital / Resurrection, (Yaumul-Qiyamah, Yaumud-Din, Yaumul-Akhirah, Yaumul-Ba‘th) / Punished On The #Prophecies In The Holy Qur’an / About / Jews #Respite / To Wrong-Doers #Retribution / And Allah #Bani Isra’il / Broke The Covenant, Perverted The Word #Israelites / Punishment

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