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Session 02 · Al-A'raf 7:11–18 · 7:00 pm Central

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Arabic verses, Saheeh International translation, word meanings and recitation.

8 min readTuesday 15 September 20264 Rabi' al-Thani 1448

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Reading guide: the Arabic is the Uthmani text. The English is Saheeh International, quoted. The word-by-word glosses and card transliterations are editorial study adaptations with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus. Full-ayah transliterations are reproduced from AlQuran Cloud’s en.transliteration edition. Neither is part of Saheeh International.

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Mishary Rashid Alafasy · ayat 11–18 · 2:06, measured from the audio files.

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Both transliterations on this page are reading aids, not pronunciation systems. If you read Arabic, ignore them and read the line above. They follow two different conventions, because they come from two different sources.

The word-by-word cards use long vowels ā ī ū and diacritics to distinguish Arabic consonants: for example, ḥ represents ح and ṣ represents ص. In the Corpus convention, an apostrophe can represent hamzah or mark sukūn (no following vowel); ʿ represents ʿayn. Thus the apostrophe in qul'nā does not indicate a hamzah. See the Corpus transcription guide.

The full-ayah transliteration is quoted from its source, which doubles the vowel letter instead of using a macron and does not mark the heavy letters. The same word there reads saaghireen, and qāla reads Qaala. We have left it as the source has it rather than re-spell a quoted text.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Al-A'raf opens with the basmalah; it is not counted as ayah 1, and this session begins at ayah 11.

7:11

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وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

Translation — Saheeh International

And We have certainly created you, [O Mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.

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Transliteration · 7:11

Wa laqad khalaqnaakum summa sawwarnaakum summa qulnaa lilmalaaa'ikatis judoo li Aadama fa-sajadooo illaaa Ibleesa lam yakum minas saajideen

Word-by-word meanings · 7:11

Read from right to left; each card follows one Arabic word.

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
  2. خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْkhalaqnākumWe created you
  3. ثُمَّthummathen
  4. صَوَّرْنَـٰكُمْṣawwarnākumWe fashioned youExplore this word
  5. ثُمَّthummaThen
  6. قُلْنَاqul'nāWe said
  7. لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the Angels
  8. ٱسْجُدُوا۟us'judūProstrate
  9. لِـَٔادَمَliādamato Adam
  10. فَسَجَدُوٓا۟fasajadūSo they prostrated
  11. إِلَّآillāexcept
  12. إِبْلِيسَib'līsaIblis
  13. لَمْlamNot
  14. يَكُنyakunhe was
  15. مِّنَminaof
  16. ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَl-sājidīnathose who prostrated

Study glosses and transliteration adapted with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, 7:11.

Explanation of ayah 11 →

7:12

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قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍۢ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍۢ

Translation — Saheeh International

[Allah] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."

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Transliteration · 7:12

Qaala maa mana'aka allaa tasjuda iz amartuka qaala ana khairum minhu khalaqtanee min naarinw wa khalaqtahoo min teen

Word-by-word meanings · 7:12

Read from right to left; each card follows one Arabic word.

  1. قَالَqāla(Allah) said
  2. مَاmāWhat
  3. مَنَعَكَmanaʿakaprevented you
  4. أَلَّاallāthat not
  5. تَسْجُدَtasjudayou prostrate
  6. إِذْidhwhen
  7. أَمَرْتُكَ ۖamartukaI commanded you
  8. قَالَqāla(Shaitaan) said
  9. أَنَا۠anāI am
  10. خَيْرٌۭkhayrunbetter
  11. مِّنْهُmin'huthan him
  12. خَلَقْتَنِىkhalaqtanīYou created me
  13. مِنminfrom
  14. نَّارٍۢnārinfire
  15. وَخَلَقْتَهُۥwakhalaqtahuand You created him
  16. مِنminfrom
  17. طِينٍۢṭīninclay

Study glosses and transliteration adapted with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, 7:12.

Explanation of ayah 12 →

7:13

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قَالَ فَٱهْبِطْ مِنْهَا فَمَا يَكُونُ لَكَ أَن تَتَكَبَّرَ فِيهَا فَٱخْرُجْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰغِرِينَ

Translation — Saheeh International

[Allah] said, "Descend from Paradise, for it is not for you to be arrogant therein. So get out; indeed, you are of the debased.

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Transliteration · 7:13

Qaala fahbit minhaa famaa yakoonu laka an tatakabbara feehaa fakhruj innaka minas saaghireen

Word-by-word meanings · 7:13

Read from right to left; each card follows one Arabic word.

  1. قَالَqāla(Allah) said
  2. فَٱهْبِطْfa-ih'biṭThen go down
  3. مِنْهَاmin'hāfrom it
  4. فَمَاfamāfor not
  5. يَكُونُyakūnuit is
  6. لَكَlakafor you
  7. أَنanthat
  8. تَتَكَبَّرَtatakabbarayou be arrogantExplore this word
  9. فِيهَاfīhāin it
  10. فَٱخْرُجْfa-ukh'rujSo get out
  11. إِنَّكَinnakaindeed, you
  12. مِنَmina(are) of
  13. ٱلصَّـٰغِرِينَl-ṣāghirīnathe disgraced onesExplore this word

Study glosses and transliteration adapted with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, 7:13.

Explanation of ayah 13 →

7:14

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قَالَ أَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

Translation — Saheeh International

[Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

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Transliteration · 7:14

Qaala anzirneee ilaa Yawmi yub'asoon

Word-by-word meanings · 7:14

Read from right to left; each card follows one Arabic word.

  1. قَالَqāla(Shaitaan) said
  2. أَنظِرْنِىٓanẓir'nīGive me respite
  3. إِلَىٰilātill
  4. يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
  5. يُبْعَثُونَyub'ʿathūnathey are raised up

Study glosses and transliteration adapted with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, 7:14.

Explanation of ayah 14 →

7:15

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قَالَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

Translation — Saheeh International

[Allah] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."

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Transliteration · 7:15

Qaala innaka minal munzareen

Word-by-word meanings · 7:15

Read from right to left; each card follows one Arabic word.

  1. قَالَqāla(Allah) said
  2. إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, you
  3. مِنَmina(are) of
  4. ٱلْمُنظَرِينَl-munẓarīnathe ones given respite

Study glosses and transliteration adapted with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, 7:15.

Explanation of ayah 15 →

7:16

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قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَٰطَكَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

Translation — Saheeh International

[Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path.

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Transliteration · 7:16

Qaala fabimaaa aghway tanee la aq'udanna lahum Siraatakal Mustaqeem

Word-by-word meanings · 7:16

Read from right to left; each card follows one Arabic word.

  1. قَالَqāla(Shaitaan) said
  2. فَبِمَآfabimāBecause
  3. أَغْوَيْتَنِىaghwaytanīYou have sent me astray
  4. لَأَقْعُدَنَّla-aqʿudannasurely I will sit
  5. لَهُمْlahumfor them
  6. صِرَٰطَكَṣirāṭaka(on) Your path
  7. ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَl-mus'taqīmathe straight

Study glosses and transliteration adapted with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, 7:16.

Explanation of ayah 16 →

7:17

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ثُمَّ لَءَاتِيَنَّهُم مِّنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ وَعَن شَمَآئِلِهِمْ ۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَٰكِرِينَ

Translation — Saheeh International

Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]."

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Transliteration · 7:17

Summa la aatiyannahum mim baine aideehim wa min khalfihim wa 'an aimaanihim wa 'an shamaaa'ilihim wa laa tajidu aksarahum shaakireen

Word-by-word meanings · 7:17

Read from right to left; each card follows one Arabic word.

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. لَـَٔاتِيَنَّهُمlaātiyannahumsurely, I will come to them
  3. مِّنۢminfrom
  4. بَيْنِbaynibefore
  5. أَيْدِيهِمْaydīhimthem
  6. وَمِنْwaminand from
  7. خَلْفِهِمْkhalfihimbehind them
  8. وَعَنْwaʿanand from
  9. أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْaymānihimtheir right
  10. وَعَنwaʿanand from
  11. شَمَآئِلِهِمْ ۖshamāilihimtheir left
  12. وَلَاwalāand not
  13. تَجِدُtajiduYou (will) find
  14. أَكْثَرَهُمْaktharahummost of them
  15. شَـٰكِرِينَshākirīnagratefulExplore this word

Study glosses and transliteration adapted with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, 7:17.

Explanation of ayah 17 →

7:18

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قَالَ ٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا مَذْءُومًۭا مَّدْحُورًۭا ۖ لَّمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Translation — Saheeh International

[Allah] said, "Get out of Paradise, reproached and expelled. Whoever follows you among them - I will surely fill Hell with you, all together."

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Transliteration · 7:18

Qaalakh ruj mnhaa maz'oomam madhooraa; laman tabi'aka minhum la amla'anna Jahannama minkum ajma'een

Word-by-word meanings · 7:18

Read from right to left; each card follows one Arabic word.

  1. قَالَqāla(Allah) said
  2. ٱخْرُجْukh'rujGet out
  3. مِنْهَاmin'hāof it
  4. مَذْءُومًۭاmadhūmandisgraced
  5. مَّدْحُورًۭا ۖmadḥūranand expelled
  6. لَّمَنlamanCertainly, whoever
  7. تَبِعَكَtabiʿakafollows you
  8. مِنْهُمْmin'humamong them
  9. لَأَمْلَأَنَّla-amla-annasurely, I will fill
  10. جَهَنَّمَjahannamaHell
  11. مِنكُمْminkumwith you
  12. أَجْمَعِينَajmaʿīnaall

Study glosses and transliteration adapted with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, 7:18.

Explanation of ayah 18 →

Sources and reading notes

  • Arabic: the Uthmani text as served by api.alquran.cloud, copied without alteration.
  • English: Saheeh International, quoted. Bracketed words are the translators'.
  • Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, 128 kbps, from cdn.islamic.network. The 2:06 figure was measured from the files, not estimated.
  • Word glosses and card transliterations: editorial adaptations with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus. Full-ayah transliterations: AlQuran Cloud, en.transliteration, reproduced from that edition. These aids are separate from Saheeh International.
  • Whole passage on quran.com 7:11–18 ↗ · full surah audio: Al-A'raf, Alafasy ↗