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Surah Al-A’raf, Verse 146

سورة الأعراف، الآية ١٤٦

7:146 Juz 9 Hizb 17 Page 168 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 7:146

سَأَصْرِفُ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَكَبَّرُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ سَبِيلَ ٱلرُّشْدِ لَا يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلًا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ سَبِيلَ ٱلْغَىِّ يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلًا ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا غَٰفِلِينَ ۝١٤٦

Transliteration

sa-aṣrifu ʿan āyātiya alladhīna yatakabbarūna fī l-arḍi bighayri l-ḥaqi wa-in yaraw kulla āyatin lā yu'minū bihā wa-in yaraw sabīla l-rush'di lā yattakhidhūhu sabīlan wa-in yaraw sabīla l-ghayi yattakhidhūhu sabīlan dhālika bi-annahum kadhabū biāyātinā wakānū ʿanhā ghāfilīna

Translation

I will turn away from My signs those who are arrogant upon the earth without right; and if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. And if they see the way of consciousness,405 they will not adopt it as a way; but if they see the way of error, they will adopt it as a way. That is because they have denied Our signs and they were heedless of them.

Notes

[405] i.e., reason and integrity.

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Verse 146 of Surah Al-A’raf (7:146), a Meccan surah, is in juz 9, on page 168 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 146

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Those who are unjustly proud towards the servants of Allah and the truth will be turned away by Allah from thinking about His signs on the horizons and within themselves and from understanding His verses even if they see every sign, they will not believe in them, because of their rejection of these signs and their turning away from them, and for opposing Allah and His Messenger. If they see the path of truth which leads to the pleasure of Allah, they do not follow it, and do not like it; and if they see the way of misguidance and error leading to Allah’s displeasure, they follow it. This only happens to them because they rejected the great signs and verses of Allah proving the truth of what the messengers came with, and did not pay any attention to them.

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Other translations of verse 146

I will turn away from My signs those who are arrogant49 in the land without any right. Even if they see every sign, they will still not believe in it; if they see the way of guidance, they will not follow it, but if they see the way of misguidance, they will follow it as their way. That is because they have rejected Our signs and were heedless of them.

Notes

[49] Arrogance is pointed out as a major cause for disbelief, as the arrogant will not hearken to admonition or to advice.

I shall turn away from My Ayât (verses of the Qur’ân) those who behave arrogantly on the earth, without a right, and (even) if they see all the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they will not believe in them. And if they see the way of righteousness (monotheism, piety, and good deeds), they will not adopt it as the Way, but if they see the way of error (polytheism, crimes and evil deeds), they will adopt that way, that is because they have rejected Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were heedless (to learn a lesson) from them.

I shall turn away from My revelations those who magnify themselves wrongfully in the earth, and if they see each token believe it not, and if they see the way of righteousness choose it nor for (their) way, and if they see the way of error choose if for (their) way. That is because they deny Our revelations and are used to disregard them.

Those who behave arrogantly on the earth in defiance of right - them will I turn away from My signs: Even if they see all the signs, they will not believe in them; and if they see the way of right conduct, they will not adopt it as the way; but if they see the way of error, that is the way they will adopt. For they have rejected our signs, and failed to take warning from them.

I will turn away from My communications those who are unjustly proud in the earth; and if they see every sign they will not believe in It; and if they see the way of rectitude they do not take It for a way, and if they see the way of error. they take it for a way; this is because they rejected Our communications and were heedless of them.

I will soon turn about from My signs (the ones) who wax proud in the earth untruthfully; and in case they see every sign, they do not believe in it; and in case they see the way of right-mindedness, they will not take it to themselves for a way, and in case they see the way of misguidance, they will take it to themselves for a way. That is for that they cried lies to Our signs and were heedless of them.".

Verse 146 word by word

  1. سَأَصْرِفُ sa-aṣrifu I will turn away ص ر ف
  2. عَنْ ʿan from
  3. ءَايَٰتِىَ āyātiya My Signs أ ي ي
  4. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
  5. يَتَكَبَّرُونَ yatakabbarūna are arrogant ك ب ر
  6. فِى fī in
  7. ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth أ ر ض
  8. بِغَيْرِ bighayri without غ ي ر
  9. ٱلْحَقِّ l-ḥaqi [the] right ح ق ق
  10. وَإِن wa-in and if
  11. يَرَوْا۟ yaraw they see ر أ ي
  12. كُلَّ kulla every ك ل ل
  13. ءَايَةٍ āyatin sign أ ي ي
  14. لَّا lā not
  15. يُؤْمِنُوا۟ yu'minū (will) they believe أ م ن
  16. بِهَا bihā in it
  17. وَإِن wa-in And if
  18. يَرَوْا۟ yaraw they see ر أ ي
  19. سَبِيلَ sabīla (the) way س ب ل
  20. ٱلرُّشْدِ l-rush'di (of) the righteousness ر ش د
  21. لَا lā not
  22. يَتَّخِذُوهُ yattakhidhūhu (will) they take it أ خ ذ
  23. سَبِيلًا sabīlan (as) a way س ب ل
  24. وَإِن wa-in but if
  25. يَرَوْا۟ yaraw they see ر أ ي
  26. سَبِيلَ sabīla (the) way س ب ل
  27. ٱلْغَىِّ l-ghayi (of) [the] error غ و ي
  28. يَتَّخِذُوهُ yattakhidhūhu they will take it أ خ ذ
  29. سَبِيلًا sabīlan (as) a way س ب ل
  30. ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That
  31. بِأَنَّهُمْ bi-annahum (is) because they
  32. كَذَّبُوا۟ kadhabū denied ك ذ ب
  33. بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs أ ي ي
  34. وَكَانُوا۟ wakānū and they were ك و ن
  35. عَنْهَا ʿanhā of them
  36. غَٰفِلِينَ ghāfilīna heedless غ ف ل

Verses related to verse 146

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Qasas 28:43

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • Al-A’raf 7:136

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا غَٰفِلِينَ

    So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.

  • Al-An’am 6:25

    وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    And among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends of the former peoples."

  • Ghafir 40:75

    ذَٰلِكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَمْرَحُونَ

    [The angels will say], "That was because you used to exult upon the earth without right and you used to behave insolently.

  • Al-Qasas 28:39

    وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا يُرْجَعُونَ

    And he was arrogant, he and his soldiers, in the land, without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.

  • Ash-Shuraa 42:42

    إِنَّمَا ٱلسَّبِيلُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَظْلِمُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ وَيَبْغُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    The cause is only against the ones who wrong the people and tyrannize upon the earth without right. Those will have a painful punishment.

  • Fussilat 41:15

    فَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَقَالُوا۟ مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَكَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ

    As for ʿAad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?" Did they not consider that Allāh who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our signs.

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