The Quran

سورة الاٴعرَاف

Surah Al-A‘râf 7:135

The Elevated Places · Verse 135 of 206

فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْزَ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ هُمْ بَالِغُوهُ إِذَا هُمْ يَنْكُثُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

But no sooner did We avert that punishment from them upto a (scheduled) term which they were to reach (in all events) than they at once broke their promise.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But every time We removed the penalty from them according to a fixed term which they had to fulfil,- Behold! they broke their word!

Ahmed Ali

But no sooner was the punishment withdrawn for a time to enable them to make good their promise than they broke it.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

But when We removed the plague from them for a term in which they were to fulfill (what they promised), they then broke their promise.

Daryabadi

Then whensoever We removed the plague from them, till a term which they were to reach, lo! they were breaking faith.

Faridul Haque

Consequently whenever We lifted the punishment from them for a term which they must reach, they used to then turn away.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But when We removed the plague from them till a term which they should attain, lo! they broke (their promise).

Maulvi Sher Ali

But when WE removed from them the punishment for a term which they were to reach, lo ! they broke their promise.

Muhammad Asad

But whenever We removed the plague from them, giving them time to make good their promise, lo, they would break their word.

Muhammad Musin Khan

But when We removed the punishment from them to a fixed term, which they had to reach, behold! They broke their word!

Muhammad Pickthall

But when We did remove from them the terror for a term which they must reach, behold! they broke their covenant.

Muhammad Sarwar

But when We relieved them from the torment for a given time, they again broke their promise.

Muhammed ali Shakir

But when We removed the plague from them till a term which they should attain lo! they broke (the promise).

Rashad Khalifa

Yet, when we relieved the plague for any length of time, they violated their pledge.

Shabbir Ahmed

When the hardship ran its course according to Our laws, they would break their promise with Moses.