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Quran 7:171

Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), verse 171 of 206 · Juz 9

وَإِذْ نَتَقْنَا ٱلْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُۥ ظُلَّةٌ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ وَاقِعٌۢ بِهِمْ خُذُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

Translations of Quran 7:171
EnglishTalal Itani

And when We suspended the mountain over them, as if it was an umbrella, and they thought it would fall on them: “Hold fast to what We have given you, and remember what it contains, so that you may be saved.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And when We shook the Mount above them as it were a covering, and they supposed that it was going to fall upon them (and We said): Hold fast that which We have given you, and remember that which is therein, that ye may ward off (evil).

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem bir vakıt biz o dağı bir gölgelik gibi tepelerine çekmiştik de kendilerine düşüyor zannettikleri bir halde demiştik ki size verdiğimizi kuvvetle tutun ve içindekini hatırınızdan çıkarmayın gerektir ki korunursunuz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Quand nous élevâmes la montagne de Sinaï comme un ombrage au-dessus de leurs tète, ils croyaient qu’elle allait tomber sur eux ; alors nous leur dîmes : Recevez ces tables que nous vous donnons, avec une ferme résolution de les observer, et souvenez-vous de ce qu’elles contiennent, afin que vous craigniez le Seigneur.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En toen wij den berg Sinaï over hen oprichtten, als ware het een deksel, en zij zich verbeeldden, dat die op hen viel, zeiden wij: ontvang de wet die wij u hebben gebracht met eerbied; en gedenk wat daarin is bevat, opdat gij u in acht moogt nemen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quando facemmo inalzare il monte Sinai, come un’ombra, sopra le loro teste credevano che lor cadrebbe addosso; allora dicemmo: Ricevete queste tavole che vi diamo, con una ferma risoluzione (di osservarle), e ricordatevi ciò che contengono, affinchè temiate il Signore.

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