Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 5 (7:5)

ٱلْأَعْرَاف

فَمَا كَانَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ إِذْ جَآءَهُم بَأْسُنَآ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

Quran 7:5 is ayah 5 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 151 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:5
فَمَاكَانَدَعْوَىٰهُمْإِذْجَآءَهُمبَأْسُنَآإِلَّآأَنقَالُوٓا۟إِنَّاكُنَّاظَٰلِمِينَ٥
famā kāna daʿwāhum idh jāahum basunā illā an qālū innā kunnā ẓālimīna

And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"(5)

Word by word

  1. فَمَاfamāThen not
  2. كَانَkānawas
  3. دَعْوَىٰهُمْdaʿwāhumtheir plea
  4. إِذْidhwhen
  5. جَآءَهُمjāahumcame to them
  6. بَأْسُنَآbasunāOur punishment
  7. إِلَّآillāexcept
  8. أَنanthat
  9. قَالُوٓا۟qālūthey said
  10. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
  11. كُنَّاkunnāwere
  12. ظَٰلِمِينَẓālimīnawrongdoers

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