Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 89 (7:89)

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قَدِ ٱفْتَرَيْنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا إِنْ عُدْنَا فِى مِلَّتِكُم بَعْدَ إِذْ نَجَّىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ …

Quran 7:89 is ayah 89 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 162 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:89
قَدِٱفْتَرَيْنَاعَلَىٱللَّهِكَذِبًاإِنْعُدْنَافِىمِلَّتِكُمبَعْدَإِذْنَجَّىٰنَاٱللَّهُمِنْهَا ۚوَمَايَكُونُلَنَآأَننَّعُودَفِيهَآإِلَّآأَنيَشَآءَٱللَّهُرَبُّنَا ۚوَسِعَرَبُّنَاكُلَّشَىْءٍعِلْمًا ۚعَلَىٱللَّهِتَوَكَّلْنَا ۚرَبَّنَاٱفْتَحْبَيْنَنَاوَبَيْنَقَوْمِنَابِٱلْحَقِّوَأَنتَخَيْرُٱلْفَٰتِحِينَ٨٩
qadi if'taraynā ʿalā l-lahi kadhiban in ʿud'nā fī millatikum baʿda idh najjānā l-lahu min'hā wamā yakūnu lanā an naʿūda fīhā illā an yashāa l-lahu rabbunā wasiʿa rabbunā kulla shayin ʿil'man ʿalā l-lahi tawakkalnā rabbanā if'taḥ baynanā wabayna qawminā bil-ḥaqi wa-anta khayru l-fātiḥīna

We would have invented against Allāh a lie if we returned to your religion after Allāh had saved us from it. And it is not for us to return to it except that Allāh, our Lord, should will. Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge. Upon Allāh we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision."(89)

Word by word

  1. قَدِqadiVerily
  2. ٱفْتَرَيْنَاif'taraynāwe would have fabricated
  3. عَلَىʿalāagainst
  4. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  5. كَذِبًاkadhibana lie
  6. إِنْinif
  7. عُدْنَاʿud'nāwe returned
  8. فِىfīin
  9. مِلَّتِكُمmillatikumyour religion
  10. بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
  11. إِذْidh[when]
  12. نَجَّىٰنَاnajjānāsaved us
  13. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  14. مِنْهَا ۚmin'hāfrom it
  15. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  16. يَكُونُyakūnuit is
  17. لَنَآlanāfor us
  18. أَنanthat
  19. نَّعُودَnaʿūdawe return
  20. فِيهَآfīhāin it
  21. إِلَّآillāexcept
  22. أَنanthat
  23. يَشَآءَyashāawills
  24. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  25. رَبُّنَا ۚrabbunāour Lord
  26. وَسِعَwasiʿaEncompasses
  27. رَبُّنَاrabbunā(by) Our Lord
  28. كُلَّkullaevery
  29. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  30. عِلْمًا ۚʿil'man(in) knowledge
  31. عَلَىʿalāUpon
  32. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  33. تَوَكَّلْنَا ۚtawakkalnāwe put our trust
  34. رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
  35. ٱفْتَحْif'taḥDecide
  36. بَيْنَنَاbaynanābetween us
  37. وَبَيْنَwabaynaand between
  38. قَوْمِنَاqawmināour people
  39. بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin truth
  40. وَأَنتَwa-antaand You
  41. خَيْرُkhayru(are the) Best
  42. ٱلْفَٰتِحِينَl-fātiḥīna(of) those who Decide

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