The Heights, The Elevated Places — Verse 168
7:168 · al-A`raf
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:168
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
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وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمْ
waqaṭṭaʿnāhum
|
And We divided them | V |
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فِى
fī
|
in | Prep |
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ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
|
the earth | Noun |
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أُمَمًا
umaman
|
(as) nations | Noun |
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مِّنْهُمُ
min'humu
|
Among them | Prep |
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ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ
l-ṣāliḥūna
|
(are) the righteous | Noun |
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وَمِنْهُمْ
wamin'hum
|
and among them | Prep |
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دُونَ
dūna
|
(are) other than | Noun |
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ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
|
that | Noun |
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وَبَلَوْنَٰهُم
wabalawnāhum
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And We tested them | V |
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بِٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ
bil-ḥasanāti
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with the good | Noun |
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وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
wal-sayiāti
|
and the bad | Noun |
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لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
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so that they may | Prep |
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يَرْجِعُونَ
yarjiʿūna
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return | V |
We dispersed them over the earth in separate communities- some are righteous and some less so: We tested them with blessings and misfortunes, so that they might all return [to righteousness]
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَقَطَّعۡنَـٰهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أُمَمࣰاۖ مِّنۡهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ وَمِنۡهُمۡ دُونَ ذَ ٰلِكَۖ وَبَلَوۡنَـٰهُم بِٱلۡحَسَنَـٰتِ وَٱلسَّیِّءَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَرۡجِعُونَ ١٦٨
waqaṭṭaʿnāhum fī l-arḍi umaman min'humu l-ṣāliḥūna wamin'hum dūna dhālika wabalawnāhum bil-ḥasanāti wal-sayiāti laʿallahum yarjiʿūn