Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 77
فَعَقَرُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰصَـٰلِحُ ٱئْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
So they hamstrung the she-camel and were insolent toward the command of their Lord and said, "O Ṣāliḥ, bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the messengers."
Al-A'raf · 7:77
Word by word
- فَعَقَرُوا۟faʿaqarūThen they hamstrung
- ٱلنَّاقَةَl-nāqatathe she-camel
- وَعَتَوْا۟waʿatawand (were) insolent
- عَنْʿantowards
- أَمْرِamri(the) command
- رَبِّهِمْrabbihim(of) their Lord
- وَقَالُوا۟waqālūand they said
- يَـٰصَـٰلِحُyāṣāliḥuO Salih
- ٱئْتِنَاi'tināBring us
- بِمَاbimāwhat
- تَعِدُنَآtaʿidunāyou promise us
- إِنinif
- كُنتَkuntayou are
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَl-mur'salīnathe Messengers
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