Surah Al-A'raf · Ayah 164

Meaning of Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 164

Wa-ith qalat ommatun minhumlima taAAithoona qawman Allahu muhlikuhum awmuAAaththibuhum AAathaban shadeedan qaloomaAAthiratan ila rabbikum walaAAallahum yattaqoon

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1. وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
2. قَالَتْqālatsaid
3. أُمَّةٌۭummatuna community
4. مِّنْهُمْmin'humamong them
5. لِمَlimaWhy
6. تَعِظُونَtaʿiẓūna(do) you preach
7. قَوْمًا ۙqawmana people
8. ٱللَّهُl-lahu(whom) Allah
9. مُهْلِكُهُمْmuh'likuhum(is going to) destroy them
10. أَوْawor
11. مُعَذِّبُهُمْmuʿadhibuhumpunish them
12. عَذَابًۭاʿadhāban(with) a punishment
13. شَدِيدًۭا ۖshadīdansevere
14. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
15. مَعْذِرَةًmaʿdhiratanTo be absolved
16. إِلَىٰilābefore
17. رَبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
18. وَلَعَلَّهُمْwalaʿallahumand that they may
19. يَتَّقُونَyattaqūnabecome righteous