Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 69 (7:69)

ٱلْأَعْرَاف

أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَآءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ …

Quran 7:69 is ayah 69 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 159 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:69
أَوَعَجِبْتُمْأَنجَآءَكُمْذِكْرٌمِّنرَّبِّكُمْعَلَىٰرَجُلٍمِّنكُمْلِيُنذِرَكُمْ ۚوَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟إِذْجَعَلَكُمْخُلَفَآءَمِنۢبَعْدِقَوْمِنُوحٍوَزَادَكُمْفِىٱلْخَلْقِبَصْۜطَةً ۖفَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ءَالَآءَٱللَّهِلَعَلَّكُمْتُفْلِحُونَ٦٩
awaʿajib'tum an jāakum dhik'run min rabbikum ʿalā rajulin minkum liyundhirakum wa-udh'kurū idh jaʿalakum khulafāa min baʿdi qawmi nūḥin wazādakum fī l-khalqi baṣ'ṭatan fa-udh'kurū ālāa l-lahi laʿallakum tuf'liḥūna

Then do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man from among you, that he may warn you? And remember when He made you successors after the people of Noah and increased you in stature extensively. So remember the favors of Allāh that you might succeed."(69)

Word by word

  1. أَوَعَجِبْتُمْawaʿajib'tumDo you wonder
  2. أَنanthat
  3. جَآءَكُمْjāakumhas come to you
  4. ذِكْرٌdhik'runa reminder
  5. مِّنminfrom
  6. رَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
  7. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  8. رَجُلٍrajulina man
  9. مِّنكُمْminkumamong you
  10. لِيُنذِرَكُمْ ۚliyundhirakumthat he may warn you
  11. وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟wa-udh'kurūAnd remember
  12. إِذْidhwhen
  13. جَعَلَكُمْjaʿalakumHe made you
  14. خُلَفَآءَkhulafāasuccessors
  15. مِنۢminfrom
  16. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  17. قَوْمِqawmi(the) people
  18. نُوحٍnūḥin(of) Nuh
  19. وَزَادَكُمْwazādakumand increased you
  20. فِىfīin
  21. ٱلْخَلْقِl-khalqithe stature
  22. بَصْۜطَةً ۖbaṣ'ṭatanextensively
  23. فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟fa-udh'kurūSo remember
  24. ءَالَآءَālāa(the) Bounties
  25. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  26. لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
  27. تُفْلِحُونَtuf'liḥūnasucceed

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