Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 88
۞ قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَ يَـٰشُعَيْبُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَكَ مِن قَرْيَتِنَآ أَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِى مِلَّتِنَا ۚ قَالَ أَوَلَوْ كُنَّا كَـٰرِهِينَ
Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people, "We will surely evict you, O Shuʿayb, and those who have believed with you from our city, or you must return to our religion." He said, "Even if we were unwilling?
Al-A'raf · 7:88
Word by word
- ۞ قَالَqālaSaid
- ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefs
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
- ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟is'takbarūwere arrogant
- مِنminamong
- قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
- لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَlanukh'rijannakaWe will surely drive you out
- يَـٰشُعَيْبُyāshuʿaybuO Shuaib
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
- ءَامَنُوا۟āmanū(have) believed
- مَعَكَmaʿakawith you
- مِنminfrom
- قَرْيَتِنَآqaryatināour city
- أَوْawor
- لَتَعُودُنَّlataʿūdunnayou must return
- فِىfīto
- مِلَّتِنَا ۚmillatināour religion
- قَالَqālaHe said
- أَوَلَوْawalawEven if
- كُنَّاkunnāwe are
- كَـٰرِهِينَkārihīna(the) ones who hate (it)
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