سورة الاٴعرَاف
Surah Al-A‘râf 7:99
The Elevated Places · Verse 99 of 206
أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ ۚ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Do they feel secure from the design of Allâh? No one at all feels secure from Allâh´s design, except the people who are (doomed to be) losers.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Did they then feel secure against the plan of Allah?- but no one can feel secure from the Plan of Allah, except those (doomed) to ruin!
Ahmed Ali
Can they remain secure against the plan of God? Only they feel secure against the plan of God who are certain of being ruined.
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Ali Unal
Or did they feel secure from God’s designing (against them some unexpected affliction)? But none feels secure from God’s designing (against them some unexpected affliction) save the people of loss and self-ruin.
Daryabadi
Are then they secure against the contrivance of Allah? And none feeleth secure against the contrivance of Allah except the people who are losers.
Faridul Haque
Are they oblivious to Allah’s secret plan? So none is unafraid of Allah’s secret plan except the people of ruin!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Are they secure from Allah
Maulvi Sher Ali
Are they then secure from the design of ALLAH? And none feels secure from the design of ALLAH save the people who are destined to perish.
Muhammad Asad
Can they, then, ever feel secure from God's deep devising? But none feels secure from God's deep devising save people who are [already] lost.
Muhammad Musin Khan
Did they then feel secure against the Plan of Allah. None feels secure from the Plan of Allah except the people who are the losers.
Muhammad Pickthall
Are they then secure from Allah's scheme? None deemeth himself secure from Allah's scheme save folk that perish.
Muhammad Sarwar
Did they consider themselves secure from the retribution of God? No one can have such attitude except those who are lost.
Muhammed ali Shakir
What! do they then feel secure from Allah's plan? But none feels secure from Allah's plan except the people who shall perish.
Rashad Khalifa
Have they taken GOD's plans for granted? None takes GOD's plans for granted except the losers.
Shabbir Ahmed
Do they feel secure from the subtle progression of the Divine laws? Do they think that the Divine law grants them unconditional security? Only the losers feel secure from the subtle progression of God’s Law of Requital.
Commentary 7:94-99 The verses show that punishment from Allâh is meant as a warning for others and is intended to awaken the people from their lethargy and that others…
On 7:94–99
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا فِي قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّبِيٍّ إِلَّا أَخَذْنَا أَهْلَهَا بِالْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَضَّرَّعُونَ
7:94-99 The verses show that punishment from Allâh is meant as a warning for others and is intended to awaken the people from their lethargy and that others may become humble before the All-Mighty Lord (لَعَلَّهُمْ يَضَّرَّعُونَ). It is not designed for taking revenge (cf. 7:101).