Quran 7:77 — Al-A'raaf, verse 77
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and then they hamstrung the camel. They defied their Lord’s commandment and said, ‘Salih, bring down the punishment you threaten, if you really are a messenger!’
فَعَقَرُوا النَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا يَا صَالِحُ ائْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
faʿaqarū l-nāqata waʿataw ʿan amri rabbihim waqālū yāṣāliḥu i'tinā bimā taʿidunā in kunta mina l-mur'salīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So they hamstrung the She-camel and turned in disdain from the commandment of their Lord, saying, 'O Salih, bring us that thou promisest us, if thou art an Envoy.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And then they cruelly slaughtered the she-camel and turned with disdain from their Sustainer's commandment, and said: "O Salih! Bring about that [punishment] with which thou hast threatened us, if thou art truly one of God's message bearers!"
- Sahih International
- So they hamstrung the she-camel and were insolent toward the command of their Lord and said, "O Ṣāliḥ, bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the messengers."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَعَقَرُوا۟faʿaqarū | Then they hamstrung | عقر |
| 2 | ٱلنَّاقَةَl-nāqata | the she-camel | نوق |
| 3 | وَعَتَوْا۟waʿataw | and (were) insolent | عتو |
| 4 | عَنْʿan | towards | — |
| 5 | أَمْرِamri | (the) command | أمر |
| 6 | رَبِّهِمْrabbihim | (of) their Lord | ربب |
| 7 | وَقَالُوا۟waqālū | and they said | قول |
| 8 | يَـٰصَـٰلِحُyāṣāliḥu | O Salih | صلح |
| 9 | ٱئْتِنَاi'tinā | Bring us | أتي |
| 10 | بِمَاbimā | what | — |
| 11 | تَعِدُنَآtaʿidunā | you promise us | وعد |
| 12 | إِنin | if | — |
| 13 | كُنتَkunta | you are | كون |
| 14 | مِنَmina | of | — |
| 15 | ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَl-mur'salīna | the Messengers | رسل |