Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 24
قَالَ ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۖ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَـٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
[Allāh] said, "Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment [i.e., provision] for a time."
Al-A'raf · 7:24
Word by word
- قَالَqāla(Allah) said
- ٱهْبِطُوا۟ih'biṭūGet down
- بَعْضُكُمْbaʿḍukumsome of you
- لِبَعْضٍlibaʿḍinto some others
- عَدُوٌّۭ ۖʿaduwwun(as) enemy
- وَلَكُمْwalakumAnd for you
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
- مُسْتَقَرٌّۭmus'taqarrun(is) a dwelling place
- وَمَتَـٰعٌwamatāʿunand livelihood
- إِلَىٰilāfor
- حِينٍۢḥīnina time
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