وَإِذۡ قَالَتۡ أُمَّةٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوۡمًا ٱللَّهُ مُهۡلِكُهُمۡ أَوۡ مُعَذِّبُهُمۡ عَذَابٗا شَدِيدٗاۖ قَالُواْ مَعۡذِرَةً إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمۡ وَلَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَّقُونَ
(7:164) And recall when a party of them said: 'Why do you admonish a people
whom Allah is about to destroy or punish severely?' They said: 'We admonish
them in order to be able to offer an excuse before Your Lord, and in the hope
that they will guard against disobedience.'
whom Allah is about to destroy or punish severely?' They said: 'We admonish
them in order to be able to offer an excuse before Your Lord, and in the hope
that they will guard against disobedience.'
فَلَمَّا نَسُواْ مَا ذُكِّرُواْ بِهِۦٓ أَنجَيۡنَا ٱلَّذِينَ يَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنِ ٱلسُّوٓءِ وَأَخَذۡنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ بِعَذَابِۭ بَـِٔيسِۭ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَفۡسُقُونَ
(7:165) Then, when they forgot what they had been exhorted, We delivered
those who forbade evil and afflicted the wrong-doers with a grievous chastisement5
because of their evildoing.
those who forbade evil and afflicted the wrong-doers with a grievous chastisement5
because of their evildoing.
فَلَمَّا عَتَوۡاْ عَن مَّا نُهُواْ عَنۡهُ قُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ كُونُواْ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِـِٔينَ
(7:166) And when they persisted in pursuing that which had been forbidden
We said: 'Become despised apes.'6
We said: 'Become despised apes.'6
وَإِذۡ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبۡعَثَنَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمۡ سُوٓءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ
(7:167) And recall when Your Lord proclaimed7 that 'He would
continually set in authority over them, till the Day of Judgement, those who
would ruthless oppress thern.'8 Surely, your Lord is swift in chastising;
and yet He is All-Forgiving, All-Merciful.
continually set in authority over them, till the Day of Judgement, those who
would ruthless oppress thern.'8 Surely, your Lord is swift in chastising;
and yet He is All-Forgiving, All-Merciful.