Al-A'raaf 7:128 — Quran | Pray for the Truth

M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation

Moses said to his people, ‘Turn to God for help and be steadfast: the earth belongs to God- He gives it as their own to whichever of His servants He chooses- and the happy future belongs to those who are mindful of Him,’

قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ اسْتَعِينُوا بِاللَّهِ وَاصْبِرُوا ۖ إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ ۖ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

qāla mūsā liqawmihi is'taʿīnū bil-lahi wa-iṣ'birū inna l-arḍa lillahi yūrithuhā man yashāu min ʿibādihi wal-ʿāqibatu lil'muttaqīna

A. J. Arberry: Said Moses to his people, 'Pray for succour to God, and be patient; surely the earth is God's and He bequeaths it to whom He will among His servants. The issue ultimate is to the godfearing.'
Muhammad Asad: [And] Moses said unto his people: "Turn unto God for aid, and have patience in adversity. Verily, all the earth belongs to God: He gives it as a heritage - to such as He wills of His servants; and the future belongs to the God-conscious!"
Sahih International: Said Moses to his people, "Seek help through Allāh and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allāh. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous."

Word-by-word analysis of Al-A'raaf verse 128
#	Word	Meaning	Root
1	قَالَqāla	Said	قول
2	مُوسَىٰmūsā	Musa	—
3	لِقَوْمِهِliqawmihi	to his people	قوم
4	ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟is'taʿīnū	Seek help	عون
5	بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi	from Allah	أله
6	وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۖwa-iṣ'birū	and be patient	صبر
7	إِنَّinna	Indeed	—
8	ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍa	the earth	أرض
9	لِلَّهِlillahi	(belongs) to Allah	أله
10	يُورِثُهَاyūrithuhā	He causes to inherit it	ورث
11	مَنman	whom	—
12	يَشَآءُyashāu	He wills	شيأ
13	مِنْmin	of	—
14	عِبَادِهِۦ ۖʿibādihi	His servants	عبد
15	وَٱلْعَـٰقِبَةُwal-ʿāqibatu	And the end	عقب
16	لِلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīna	(is) for the righteous	وقي

Quran 7:128 — Al-A'raaf, verse 128

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