The Quran

سورة الاٴعرَاف

Surah Al-A‘râf 7:130

The Elevated Places · Verse 130 of 206

وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ بِالسِّنِينَ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And We, surely, seized Pharaoh´s followers with years of drought and scarcity of fruits and children so that they might take heed.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We punished the people of Pharaoh with years (of droughts) and shortness of crops; that they might receive admonition.

Ahmed Ali

We afflicted the people of Pharaoh with famine and dearth of everything that they might take heed.

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Ali Unal

And We certainly seized the family (the court and military aristocracy) of the Pharaoh with years of famine and scarcity of corps, so that they might reflect and be mindful.

Daryabadi

And assuredly We laid hold of the people of Fir´awn with lean years and lack of fruits, that haply they might dread.

Faridul Haque

And indeed We seized the people of Firaun with a famine of several years and with reduction of fruits, so that they may follow advice.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And certainly We overtook Pharaoh

Maulvi Sher Ali

And WE afflicted Pharaoh's people with years of draught and scarcity of fruits, that they might take heed.

Muhammad Asad

And most certainly did We overwhelm Pharaoh's people with drought and scarcity of fruits, so that they might take it to heart.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And indeed We punished the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with years of drought and shortness of fruits (crops, etc.), that they might remember (take heed).

Muhammad Pickthall

And we straitened Pharaoh's folk with famine and dearth of fruits, that peradventure they might heed.

Muhammad Sarwar

For years We afflicted Pharaoh's people with shortages in food so that perhaps they would take heed.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And certainly We overtook Firon's people with droughts and diminution of fruits that they may be mindful.

Rashad Khalifa

We then afflicted Pharaoh's people with drought, and shortage of crops, that they may take heed.

Shabbir Ahmed

The unjust system of Pharaoh and his people began to waver (7:94). When Our requital struck them with famine, and scanty crop (they found themselves ill prepared for the relief efforts). They should have stopped to think.