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7:173Al-A'raaf · The Heights · verse 173 of 206

أَوْ تَقُولُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَشْرَكَ ءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ۝١٧٣
Aw taqooloo innama ashraka abaona min qablu wakunna thurriyyatan min baAAdihim afatuhlikuna bima faAAala almubtiloona
Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allāh before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"
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EnglishSaheeh International In my reader Ours to keep
Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allāh before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"
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FrançaisMuhammad HamidullahNon-commercial only
ou que vous auriez dit (tout simplement): «Nos ancêtres autrefois donnaient des associés à Allah, et nous sommes leurs descendants, après eux. Vas-Tu nous détruire pour ce qu'ont fait les imposteurs?»
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EspañolIsa GarcíaOurs to keep
O digan: “Nuestros padres eran idólatras, y nosotros solo somos sus descendientes siguiendo lo que ellos hacían. ¿Acaso vas a castigarnos por lo que hicieron los que falsearon [la verdad del monoteísmo]?”
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DeutschBubenheim & ElyasOurs to keep
oder (auch) nicht sagt: Unsere Väter gesellten doch zuvor (Allah) Teilhaber zu, und wir sind (nur) eine Nachkommenschaft nach ihnen. Willst du uns vernichten für das, was diejenigen getan haben, die Nichtiges tun?
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TürkçeDiyanet İşleriNon-commercial only
Rabbin, insanoğlunun sulbünden soyunu alıp devam ettirmiş, onlara: "Ben sizin Rabbiniz değil miyim" demiş ve buna kendilerini şahit tutmuştu. Onlar da: "Evet şahidiz" demişlerdi. Bu, kıyamet günü, "Bizim bundan haberimiz yoktu" dersiniz veya "Daha önce babalarımız Allah'a ortak koşmuşlardı, biz de onlardan sonra gelen bir soyuz, bizi, boşa çalışanların yaptıklarından ötürü yok eder misin?" dersiniz diyedir.
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اردوFateh Muhammad JalandhryNon-commercial only
یا یہ (نہ) کہو کہ شرک تو پہلے ہمارے بڑوں نے کیا تھا۔ اور ہم تو ان کی اولاد تھے (جو) ان کے بعد (پیدا ہوئے) ۔ تو کیا جو کام اہل باطل کرتے رہے اس کے بدلے تو ہمیں ہلاک کرتا ہے
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Bahasa IndonesiaKementerian AgamaOurs to keep
atau agar kamu tidak mengatakan, "Sesungguhnya nenek moyang kami telah memper­sekutukan Tuhan sejak dahulu, sedang kami adalah keturunan yang (datang) setelah mereka. Maka apakah Engkau akan membinasakan kami karena perbuatan orang-orang (dahulu) yang sesat?"350)
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*350) Agar orang-orang musyrik itu jangan mengatakan bahwa nenek moyang mereka dahulu telah mempersekutukan Tuhan, sedang mereka tidak tahu menahu bahwa mempersekutukan Tuhan itu salah, tidak ada jalan lagi bagi mereka, hanya meniru nenek moyang mereka yang mempersekutukan Tuhan. Karena itu mereka menganggap bahwa mereka tidak patut disiksa karena kesalahan nenek moyang mereka.
Bahasa MelayuAbdullah BasmeihNon-commercial only
Atau supaya kamu tidak mengatakan:" Sesungguhnya ibu bapa kamilah yang melakukan syirik dahulu sedang kami ialah keturunan (mereka) yang datang kemudian daripada mereka. Oleh itu, patutkah Engkau (wahai Tuhan kami) hendak membinasakan kami disebabkan perbuatan orang-orang yang sesat itu?"
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বাংলাMuhiuddin KhanNon-commercial only
অথবা বলতে শুরু কর যে, অংশীদারিত্বের প্রথা তো আমাদের বাপ-দাদারা উদ্ভাবন করেছিল আমাদের পূর্বেই। আর আমরা হলাম তাদের পশ্চাৎবর্তী সন্তান-সন্ততি। তাহলে কি সে কর্মের জন্য আমাদেরকে ধ্বংস করবেন, যা পথভ্রষ্টরা করেছে?
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РусскийElmir KulievNon-commercial only
Или же не говорили: «Наши отцы были многобожниками раньше нас, а мы были всего лишь потомками, которые пришли после них. Неужели Ты погубишь нас за то, что совершили приверженцы лжи?».
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中文Ma JianNon-commercial only
或者说:只有我们的祖先从前曾以物配主,我们不过是他们的后裔;难道你要因荒诞者的行为而毁灭我们吗?
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فارسیRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
یا [مبادا] بگویید که پدرانمان پیشتر شرک آورده بودند و ما نیز فرزندانی پس از آنان بودیم. آیا ما را به [سزای] آنچه [کافران و] باطل‌اندیشان انجام دادند، هلاک می‌کنی؟»
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KiswahiliAli Muhsin Al-BarwaniOurs to keep
Au mkasema: Hakika baba zetu ndio walio shirikisha kabla yetu, na sisi ni dhuriya zao tu baada yao. Basi utatuangamiza kwa sababu ya waliyo yafanya wapotovu?
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Au mtasema: Walishiriki baba zetu kabla yetu, na sisi ni dhuriya zao tumewafuata tu. Basi ewe Mola Mlezi wetu! Unatushika utuhiliki kwa walio yafanya wapotovu miongoni mwa baba zetu, kwa kujenga misingi ya ushirikina tulio endelea nao? Basi hamna hoja.
हिन्दीAzizul Haq al-UmariOurs to keep
अथवा यह कहो कि शिर्क तो हमसे पहले हमारे बाप-दादा ही ने किया था और हम तो उनके बाद उनकी संतान थे। तो क्या तू गुमराहों के कर्म के कारण हमें विनष्ट करता है?65
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65आयत का भावार्थ यह है कि अल्लाह के अस्तित्व तथा एकेश्वर्वाद की आस्था सभी मानव का स्वभाविक धर्म है। कोई यह नहीं कह सकता कि मैं अपने पूर्वजों की गुमराही से गुमराह हो गया। यह स्वभाविक आंतरिक आवाज़ है जो कभी दब नहीं सकती।
TamazightRamdane At MansourNon-commercial only
Ne$ a d tinim: "d imezwura nne$ kan i icurken, zik. Nekwni d tarwa deffir sen. Day a$ Ten$ev, ilmend n wayen xedmen wid iôejjnen"?
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ItalianoHamza PiccardoNon-commercial only
o diciate: “I nostri antenati erano associatori e noi siamo i loro discendenti: vorresti annientarci per quello che facevano questi inventori di nullità?”.
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PortuguêsSamir El-HayekNon-commercial only
Ou não dissésseis: Anteriormente nossos pais idolatravam, e nós, sua descendência, seguimo-los. Exterminar-nos-ias, acaso pelo que cometeram frívolos?
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BosanskiBesim KorkutNon-commercial only
Ili da ne reknete: "Naši preci su prije nas druge Allahu ravnim smatrali, a mi smo pokoljenje poslije njih. Zar ćeš nas kazniti za ono što su lažljivci činili?"
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ShqipSherif AhmetiNon-commercial only
Ose të mos thoni: “Prindërit tanë më parë ishin idhujtarë, e ne ishim pasardhës të tyre. A do të na shkatërrosh ne për atë që bënë ata asgjësues të së vërtetës?”
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NederlandsSofian SiregarNon-commercial only
Of dat jullie niet zullen zeggen: "Onze vaderen kenden vroeger al deelgenoten (ma Allah) toe en wij zijn nakomelingen na hen; zult U ons vernietigen voor wat de volgers van de valsheid deden?"
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SoomaaliMahmud AbduhNon-commercial only
Ama aydaan Dhihin waxaa wax la wadaajiyey (Edbe) Aabbayaalkanagii mar hore annaguna waxaan nahay farac ka Dambeeyey ee miyaad noo halaagi waxay faleen Xumo falayaal.
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HausaAbubakar GumiOurs to keep
Kõ kuwa ku ce: "Abin sani kawai, ubanninmu suka yi shirki daga farko, kuma mũ, mun kasance zũriya daga bãyansu. Shin fa, Kanã halaka mu, sabõda abin da mãsu ɓãtãwa suka aikata?"
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ไทยKing Fahd ComplexNon-commercial only
“หรือไม่ก็พวกเจ้าจะกล่าวว่า ที่จริงนั้นบรรพบุรุษของพวกข้าพระองค์ได้ให้ภาคีขึ้นมาก่อนและพวกเรเาป็นลูกหลานที่มาหลังจากพวกเขา แล้วพระองค์จะทรงทำลายพวกเรา เนื่องด้วยการกระทำของบรรดาผู้ที่ทำให้เสียกระนั้นหรือ ?”
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தமிழ்Jan Trust FoundationNon-commercial only
அல்லது, "இணைவைத்தவர்கள் எல்லாம் எங்களுக்கு முன் இருந்த எங்கள் மூதாதையர்களே நாங்களோ அவர்களுக்குப் பின் வந்த (அவர்களுடைய) சந்ததிகள் - அந்த வழிகெட்டோரின் செயலுக்காக நீ எங்களை அழித்து விடலாமா?" என்று கூறாதிருக்கவுமே! (இதனை நினைவூட்டுகிறோம் என்று நபியே! நீர் கூறுவீராக.)
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日本語Saeed SatoOurs to keep
あるいは、あなた方が「私たちのご先祖様こそが以前に(確約を破って)シルク*を犯したのであり、私たちは彼ら(に従っていただけ)の後の子孫なのです。なのに、あなたは(シルク*によって自らの行いを)無駄にする者たちがしたことゆえに、私たちを滅ぼされるのですか?」などと言わないようにするためである。
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EnglishHilali & KhanOurs to keep
Or lest you should say: "It was only our fathers afortime who took others as partners in worship along with Allâh, and we were (merely their) descendants after them; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Bâtil (i.e. polytheism and committing crimes and sins, invoking and worshipping others besides Allâh)?" (Tafsir At-Tabarî).
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EnglishRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
Or that you say, “It was our forefathers before us who associated partners with Allah, and we are their offspring who came after them. Will you then destroy us for the falsehood that they invented?”
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EnglishM. M. Pickthall (1930)Non-commercial only
Or lest ye should say: (It is) only (that) our fathers ascribed partners to Allah of old and we were (their) seed after them. Wilt Thou destroy us on account of that which those who follow falsehood did?
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EnglishA. Yusuf AliNon-commercial only
Or lest ye should say: "Our fathers before us may have taken false gods, but we are (their) descendants after them: wilt Thou then destroy us because of the deeds of men who were futile?"
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Tafsir al-Muyassar
King Fahd Complex
أو لئلا تقولوا: إنما أشرك آباؤنا من قبلنا ونقضوا العهد، فاقتدينا بهم من بعدهم، أفتعذبنا بما فعل الذين أبطلوا أعمالهم بجعلهم مع الله شريكاً في العبادة؟
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Surah
7. Al-A'raaf الأعراف
Verse
173 of 206
In the Quran
1,127 of 6,236
Page
Juz
9 of 30
Hizb
18 of 60 · quarter 1
Revealed
In Makkah (Meccan surah)
Sajdah
No
Words
15 in the Uthmani text
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أَوْ تَقُولُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَشْرَكَ ءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ۝١٧٣
Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allāh before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"
Al-A'raaf 7:173 · allahservants.com/en/quran/7/173
Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1, tanzil.net. Translations: credited on each card.