Quran 7:24 — Al-A'raaf, verse 24
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘All of you get out! You are each other’s enemies. On earth you will have a place to stay and livelihood- for a time.’
قَالَ اهْبِطُوا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۖ وَلَكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
qāla ih'biṭū baʿḍukum libaʿḍin ʿaduwwun walakum fī l-arḍi mus'taqarrun wamatāʿun ilā ḥīnin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said He, 'Get you down, each of you an enemy to each. In the earth a sojourn shall be yours, and enjoyment for a time.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said He: "Down with you, [and be henceforth] enemies unto one another, having on earth your abode and livelihood for a while:
- Sahih International
- [Allāh] said, "Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment [i.e., provision] for a time."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | (Allah) said | قول |
| 2 | ٱهْبِطُوا۟ih'biṭū | Get down | هبط |
| 3 | بَعْضُكُمْbaʿḍukum | some of you | بعض |
| 4 | لِبَعْضٍlibaʿḍin | to some others | بعض |
| 5 | عَدُوٌّۭ ۖʿaduwwun | (as) enemy | عدو |
| 6 | وَلَكُمْwalakum | And for you | — |
| 7 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 8 | ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 9 | مُسْتَقَرٌّۭmus'taqarrun | (is) a dwelling place | قرر |
| 10 | وَمَتَـٰعٌwamatāʿun | and livelihood | متع |
| 11 | إِلَىٰilā | for | — |
| 12 | حِينٍۢḥīnin | a time | حين |