Surah Al-A'raf Verse 167 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And [mention] when your Lord declared that He would surely…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-A'raf

وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ ۖ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ۝١٦٧

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Wa iz ta azzana Rabbuka la yab`asannna `alaihim ilaa Yawmil Qiyaamati mai yasoomuhum sooo`al `azaab; inna Rabbaka lasaree`ul `iqaab; wa innahoo la Ghafoorur Raheem

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📖 English Meaning

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.

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

تَأَذَّنَ: Announced and made it known with certainty and clarity.
لَيَبْعَثَنَّ: Will surely send and appoint.
يَسُومُهُمْ: Will make them taste and suffer.
سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ: The worst and most severe form of punishment and humiliation.

Tafsir (Explanation):

Remember, O Messenger, when your Lord made a firm and unequivocal declaration — a promise that cannot be broken — that He would send upon the Jews, until the Day of Judgment, those who would inflict upon them the most severe punishment and humiliation. This was fulfilled when Allah sent Nebuchadnezzar and other oppressors against them, who destroyed their homes, killed their men, took their women and children as captives, and imposed upon the survivors the humiliation of paying the jizyah (tribute). This punishment was a direct consequence of their transgression, their breaking of covenants, and their rejection of Allah's messengers.

Indeed, your Lord is swift in punishment for those who deserve it due to their disbelief and disobedience — so much so that He may hasten their punishment in this very world before the Hereafter. Yet, at the same time, He is Most Forgiving and Most Merciful to those who turn back to Him in sincere repentance, who mend their ways, and who believe. His mercy encompasses them, and He erases their sins no matter how great they were.

This verse carries a profound lesson for all of humanity: Allah's justice is absolute, and His punishment is certain for those who persist in wrongdoing. But His mercy is even greater — the door of repentance is always open, and no sin is too great to be forgiven if one sincerely returns to Him. So do not despair of Allah's mercy, and do not be deceived by His patience, for He is both swift in punishment and abundant in forgiveness. Let this be a call to every soul to reflect, repent, and draw closer to the Most Merciful before the appointed time arrives.

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📜 Verse 165-169 — Al-A'raf

165فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ أَنجَيْنَا الَّذِينَ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ السُّوءِ وَأَخَذْنَا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا بِعَذَابٍ بَئِيسٍ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ

And when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We saved those who had forbidden evil and seized those who wronged, with a wretched punishment, because they were defiantly disobeying.

166فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا عَن مَّا نُهُوا عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِينَ

So when they were insolent about that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."

167وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ ۖ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

168وَقَطَّعْنَاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أُمَمًا ۖ مِّنْهُمُ الصَّالِحُونَ وَمِنْهُمْ دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَبَلَوْنَاهُم بِالْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

And We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they would return [to obedience].

169فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ وَرِثُوا الْكِتَابَ يَأْخُذُونَ عَرَضَ هَٰذَا الْأَدْنَىٰ وَيَقُولُونَ سَيُغْفَرُ لَنَا وَإِن يَأْتِهِمْ عَرَضٌ مِّثْلُهُ يَأْخُذُوهُ ۚ أَلَمْ يُؤْخَذْ عَلَيْهِم مِّيثَاقُ الْكِتَابِ أَن لَّا يَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوا مَا فِيهِ ۗ وَالدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

And there followed them successors who inherited the Scripture [while] taking the commodities of this lower life and saying, "It will be forgiven for us." And if an offer like it comes to them, they will [again] take it. Was not the covenant of the Scripture taken from them that they would not say about Allah except the truth, and they studied what was in it? And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who fear Allah, so will you not use reason?

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