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Quran 7:164

Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), verse 164 of 206 · Juz 9

وَإِذْ قَالَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِّنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا ۙ ٱللَّهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا ۖ قَالُوا۟ مَعْذِرَةً إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

Translations of Quran 7:164
EnglishTalal Itani

And when a group of them said, “Why do you counsel a people whom Allah will annihilate, or punish with a severe punishment?” They said, “As an excuse to your Lord, and so that they may become righteous.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And when a community among them said: Why preach ye to a folk whom Allah is about to destroy or punish with an awful doom, they said: In order to be free from guilt before your Lord, and that haply they may ward off (evil).

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve içlerinden bir ümmed niçin Allahın helâk edeceği veya şiddetli bir azâb ile ta'zib eyliyeceği bir kavme va'z ediyorsunuz dediği vakit o va'ızlar dediler ki: rabbınıza i'tizar edebileceğimiz bir ma'ziret olmak için, bir de ne bilirsiniz belki Allahtan korkar sakınırlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Une partie d’entre eux disaient alors à ceux qui exhortaient les méchants : Pourquoi prêchez-vous un peuple que Dieu exterminera ou châtiera d’un châtiment terrible ? — c’est pour avoir une excuse devant Dieu, et afin qu’ils le craignent. —

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En toen een deel hunner tot de anderen zeide: Waarom waarschuwt gij een volk, hetwelk God verdelgen of met eene gestrenge kastijding straffen wil? Antwoordden zij: Dit is eene verontschuldiging voor ons bij uwen Heer ten einde zij zich zullen behoeden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Alcuni di loro diceano allora a quei che esortavano i cattivi: Perchè predicate ad un popolo che Dio sterminerà, o gastigherà con un gastigo terribile! È per avere una scusa innanzi a Dio, ed acciocchè essi lo temano.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.