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Translation Transliteration — Al-A'raf

الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا دِينَهُمْ لَهْوًا وَلَعِبًا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا ۚ فَالْيَوْمَ نَنسَاهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا لِقَاءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَمَا كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ ۝٥١

🔤 Transliteration

Allazeenat takhazoo deenahu lahwanw wa la`i-banw wa gharrat humul hayaatud dunyaa; fal Yawma nnannsaahum kamaa nasoo liqaaa`a Yawmihim haazaa wa maa kaanoo bi aayaatinaa yajhadoon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

Who took their religion as distraction and amusement and whom the worldly life deluded." So today We will forget them just as they forgot the meeting of this Day of theirs and for having rejected Our verses.

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

لَهْوًا (lahwan): Amusement, play, or anything that distracts from what is truly important.
وَلَعِبًا (wa-la'iban): Sport, jest, or mockery — treating something serious as a trivial game.
غَرَّتْهُمُ (gharrat-hum): Deceived them, deluded them, or gave them false confidence.
نَنسَاهُمْ (nansāhum): We will forget them — meaning, We will leave them abandoned in punishment, just as they neglected their meeting with Him.
يَجْحَدُونَ (yajḥadūn): They deny or reject stubbornly, even while knowing the truth.

Tafsir (Explanation):

These are the people who have deprived themselves of Allah's mercy and the eternal bliss of the Hereafter. They took the religion that Allah revealed as a guide for humanity and turned it into a source of mockery and amusement. They laughed at the prophets, ridiculed the divine commands, and treated the sacred teachings as if they were mere entertainment — something to be played with and tossed aside. In the days of ignorance, they would whistle and clap around the Sacred House, inventing false rituals and superstitions, and they rejected the clear signs of Allah while knowing deep down that they were true.

The life of this world deceived them completely. Its glittering attractions, fleeting pleasures, and temporary treasures blinded them to the reality of what awaits after death. They became so engrossed in chasing worldly gains that they forgot their purpose, forgot their Lord, and forgot the Day when they would stand before Him for judgment.

So on that Day — the Day of Resurrection — Allah will abandon them in the most severe punishment, just as they abandoned the preparation for that meeting. They will be left to face the consequences of their choices, with no one to intercede for them and no escape from the torment. Their punishment is a perfect mirror of their own actions: they neglected Allah, so Allah leaves them; they denied His signs, so the signs now testify against them.

This verse carries a profound and sobering lesson for every soul. It warns us that religion is not a game to be taken lightly, nor a burden to be cast aside when it becomes inconvenient. It is the very purpose of our existence — the path that leads to eternal success or eternal loss. The life of this world, with all its allure, is but a fleeting moment. Do not let it deceive you into forgetting the meeting with your Lord. For whoever forgets Allah in this life, Allah will not remember them in the life to come — and what loss is greater than being forgotten by the Most Merciful?

Take heed, dear reader, and let this verse awaken your heart. The Hereafter is nearer than you think, and the time to prepare is now. Turn to Allah sincerely, hold fast to His religion with honor and seriousness, and let the signs of Allah guide you to a life of purpose, peace, and ultimate success. For the pleasure of Allah is the greatest reward, and His remembrance is the sweetest company.

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📜 Verse 49-53 — Al-A'raf

49أَهَٰؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ أَقْسَمْتُمْ لَا يَنَالُهُمُ اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ ۚ ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ

[Allah will say], "Are these the ones whom you [inhabitants of Hell] swore that Allah would never offer them mercy? Enter Paradise, [O People of the Elevations]. No fear will there be concerning you, nor will you grieve."

50وَنَادَىٰ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ أَنْ أَفِيضُوا عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ أَوْ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ ۚ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ

And the companions of the Fire will call to the companions of Paradise, "Pour upon us some water or from whatever Allah has provided you." They will say, "Indeed, Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers."

51الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا دِينَهُمْ لَهْوًا وَلَعِبًا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا ۚ فَالْيَوْمَ نَنسَاهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا لِقَاءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَمَا كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ

52وَلَقَدْ جِئْنَاهُم بِكِتَابٍ فَصَّلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

And We had certainly brought them a Book which We detailed by knowledge - as guidance and mercy to a people who believe.

53هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا تَأْوِيلَهُ ۚ يَوْمَ يَأْتِي تَأْوِيلُهُ يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ نَسُوهُ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِالْحَقِّ فَهَل لَّنَا مِن شُفَعَاءَ فَيَشْفَعُوا لَنَا أَوْ نُرَدُّ فَنَعْمَلَ غَيْرَ الَّذِي كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ ۚ قَدْ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ

Do they await except its result? The Day its result comes those who had ignored it before will say, "The messengers of our Lord had come with the truth, so are there [now] any intercessors to intercede for us or could we be sent back to do other than we used to do?" They will have lost themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.

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Surah Al-A'raf Verse 51 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : Who took their religion as distraction and amusement and whom…

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