Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 71 (7:71)

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قَالَ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ رِجْسٌ وَغَضَبٌ ۖ أَتُجَٰدِلُونَنِى فِىٓ أَسْمَآءٍ …

Quran 7:71 is ayah 71 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.

7:71
قَالَقَدْوَقَعَعَلَيْكُممِّنرَّبِّكُمْرِجْسٌوَغَضَبٌ ۖأَتُجَٰدِلُونَنِىفِىٓأَسْمَآءٍسَمَّيْتُمُوهَآأَنتُمْوَءَابَآؤُكُممَّانَزَّلَٱللَّهُبِهَامِنسُلْطَٰنٍ ۚفَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟إِنِّىمَعَكُممِّنَٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ٧١
qāla qad waqaʿa ʿalaykum min rabbikum rij'sun waghaḍabun atujādilūnanī fī asmāin sammaytumūhā antum waābāukum mā nazzala l-lahu bihā min sul'ṭānin fa-intaẓirū innī maʿakum mina l-muntaẓirīna

[Hūd] said, "Already have defilement and anger fallen upon you from your Lord. Do you dispute with me concerning [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allāh has not sent down any authority? Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."(71)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. قَدْqadVerily
  3. وَقَعَwaqaʿahas fallen
  4. عَلَيْكُمʿalaykumupon you
  5. مِّنminfrom
  6. رَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
  7. رِجْسٌrij'sunpunishment
  8. وَغَضَبٌ ۖwaghaḍabunand anger
  9. أَتُجَٰدِلُونَنِىatujādilūnanīDo you dispute with me
  10. فِىٓfīconcerning
  11. أَسْمَآءٍasmāinnames
  12. سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآsammaytumūhāyou have named them
  13. أَنتُمْantumyou
  14. وَءَابَآؤُكُمwaābāukumand your forefathers
  15. مَّاmāNot
  16. نَزَّلَnazzala(has been) sent down
  17. ٱللَّهُl-lahu(by) Allah
  18. بِهَاbihāfor it
  19. مِنminany
  20. سُلْطَٰنٍ ۚsul'ṭāninauthority
  21. فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟fa-intaẓirūThen wait
  22. إِنِّىinnīindeed, I am
  23. مَعَكُمmaʿakumwith you
  24. مِّنَminaof
  25. ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَl-muntaẓirīnathe ones who wait

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