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Quran 7:172

Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), verse 172 of 206 · Juz 9

وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ ۛ شَهِدْنَآ ۛ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَـٰذَا غَـٰفِلِينَ

Translations of Quran 7:172
EnglishTalal Itani

And when your Lord summoned the descendants of Adam, and made them testify about themselves. “Am I not your Lord?” They said, “Yes, we testify.” Thus you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, “We were unaware of this.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And (remember) when thy Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam, from their reins, their seed, and made them testify of themselves, (saying): Am I not your Lord? They said: Yea, verily. We testify. (That was) lest ye should say at the Day of Resurrection: Lo! of this we were unaware;

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem rabbın: Beni Âdemden, bellerinden zürriyyetlerini alıb da onları nefislerine karşı şâhid tutarak «rabbınız değilmiyim» diye işhad ettiği vakıt, «evet» dediler: «şâhidiz», Kıyamet günü bizim bundan haberimiz yoktu demeyesiniz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Souvenez-vous que Dieu tira un jour des reins des fils d’Adam tous leurs descendants et leur fit rendre un témoignage contre eux. Il leur dit : Ne suis-je pas votre Seigneur ? Ils répondirent : Oui, nous l’attestons. — Nous l’avons fait, afin que vous ne disiez pas au jour de la résurrection : Nous n’en savions rien.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En toen de Heer uit de lendenen der zonen van Adam hunne nakomelingschap voortbracht, en hen koos om tegen hen zelven te getuigen, zeggende: Ben ik uw Heer niet? antwoordden zij: Ja, wij leggen getuigenis af. Dit is geschied, opdat gij op den dag der opstanding niet zoudt zeggen: waarlijk wij wisten het niet.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ricordatevi che Dio un giorno sortì dai fianchi de’ figli di Adamo tutti i loro discendenti, e li fece deporre contro di essi. Egli disse loro: Non sono io il vostro Signore? Risposero: Sì l’attestiamo. L’abbiamo fatto acciò non diciate nel giorno della resurrezione: non lo sapevamo,

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