سورة الاٴعرَاف
Surah Al-A‘râf 7:167
The Elevated Places · Verse 167 of 206
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ يَسُومُهُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ ۖ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And (imagine the time) when your Lord proclaimed (to the Children of Israel) that He would certainly continue to subject them, till the Day of Resurrection, to the people who would afflict them with the worst torment. Verily, your Lord is Quick to punish the evil but He is (all the same) Great Protector, Ever Merciful.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Behold! thy Lord did declare that He would send against them, to the Day of Judgment, those who would afflict them with grievous penalty. Thy Lord is quick in retribution, but He is also Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Ahmed Ali
And your Lord declared He would send men against them who would inflict dreadful suffering on them till the Day of Doom, for your Lord is swift in retribution, though He is certainly forgiving and kind.
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Ali Unal
And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed that He would, until the Day of Resurrection, send forth against them those who would afflict them with the most evil of suffering. Your Lord is indeed swift in retribution (when it is due), and He is indeed the All-Forgiving, the All-Compassionate (especially toward those who turn to Him in repentance and His believing servants).
Daryabadi
And recall what time thy Lord proclaimed that he would surely raise upon them, till the Day of Resurrection, someone perpetrating upon them worst oppression. Verily thy Lord is swift in chastising, and verily He is Forgiving, Merciful.
Faridul Haque
And remember when your Lord announced the command that till the Day of Resurrection I will certainly send such oppressors against them, who will inflict them with a dreadful punishment; indeed your Lord is swift in meting out punishment; and indeed He is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And when thy Lord declared that He would send against them to the day of Resurrection those who would subject them to severe torment. Surely thy Lord is Quick in requiting; and surely He is Forgiving, Merciful.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And remember the time when thy Lord proclaimed that HE would surely rise against them, till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with grievous torment. Surely, thy Lord is Quick in retribution and surely HE is also Most forgiving, Merciful.
Muhammad Asad
And lo! Thy Sustainer made it known that most certainly He would rouse against them, unto Resurrection Day, people who would afflict them with cruel suffering: verily, thy Sustainer is swift in retribution - yet, verily, He is [also] much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.
Muhammad Musin Khan
And (remember) when your Lord declared that He would certainly keep on sending against them (i.e. the Jews), till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with a humiliating torment. Verily, your Lord is Quick in Retribution (for the disobedient, wicked) and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (for the obedient and those who beg Allah's Forgiveness).
Muhammad Pickthall
And (remember) when thy Lord proclaimed that He would raise against them till the Day of Resurrection those who would lay on them a cruel torment. Lo! verily thy Lord is swift in prosecution and lo! verily He is Forgiving, Merciful.
Muhammad Sarwar
(Muhammad), consider, when your Lord declared to the (Israelites) His decision to raise a people above them who would make them suffer the worst kinds of torments until the Day of Judgment. Certainly your Lord's retribution is swift. He is All-forgiving and All-merciful.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And when your Lord announced that He would certainly send against them to the day of resurrection those who would subject them to severe torment; most surely your Lord is quick to requite (evil) and most surely He is Forgiving, Merciful.
Rashad Khalifa
Additionally, your Lord has decreed that He will raise up against them people who will inflict severe persecution upon them, until the Day of Resurrection. Your Lord is most efficient in enforcing retribution, and He is certainly the Forgiver, Most Merciful.
Shabbir Ahmed
And remember, your Lord proclaimed that He would raise against them until the Day of Resurrection, people who will persecute them. Your Lord is Swift in retribution, yet any people who mend their ways, will find Him Forgiving, Merciful.
Commentary 7:167 This verse is a prophecy about the Jews. Because of their rejection of Jesus and later the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) (cf. 2:87-96), their habit of…
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ ۖ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
7:167 This verse is a prophecy about the Jews. Because of their rejection of Jesus and later the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) (cf. 2:87-96), their habit of conspiracies and breaking of covenants (cf. 2:102), and their claim that they are the chosen and beloved ones of God (5:118), God will “continue to subject them to afflictions and the worst treatment at the hands of people”. Allâh rejects their claim that they are “the chosen ones of God and His loved ones” (5:18) and says, "They are human beings like others" (5:18), deserving no special treatment and having no special status (5:18). Their claim to be the chosen ones is incompatible with the punishment God causes them to receive in the shape of persecutions and their dispersal (7:168) among various nations. If they are His loved ones they should be under His special mercy, protection and care. God being quick in punishment refers to their afflictions already in this very world and that the evil-doers among them will not be given respite in this world till the Day of Judgment. The verse ends with “He is Great Protector and Ever Merciful”. Bringing this Divine attribute here points out that in spite of His punishments, Allâh shows mercy on them (2:40; 2:47; 17:7-8) and will continue to offer them a chance (cf. 17:104). Their comfort and affluence (cf. 7:163) from time to time is because of this Divine Mercy, and is meant as a trial and a chance for them to become grateful.