Quran 7:79 — Al-A'raaf, verse 79
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So he turned away from them, saying, ‘My people, I delivered my Lord’s messages to you and gave you sincere advice, but you did not like those who gave sincere advice.’
فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّي وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ وَلَـٰكِنْ لَا تُحِبُّونَ النَّاصِحِينَ
fatawallā ʿanhum waqāla yāqawmi laqad ablaghtukum risālata rabbī wanaṣaḥtu lakum walākin lā tuḥibbūna l-nāṣiḥīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So he turned his back on them, and said, 'O my people, I have delivered to you the Message of my Lord, and advised you sincerely; but you do not love sincere advisers.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And [Salih] turned away from them, and said: "O my people! Indeed, I delivered unto you my Sustainer's message and gave you good advice: but you did not love those who gave [you] good advice."
- Sahih International
- And he [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the message of my Lord and advised you, but you do not like advisors."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَتَوَلَّىٰfatawallā | So he turned away | ولي |
| 2 | عَنْهُمْʿanhum | from them | — |
| 3 | وَقَالَwaqāla | and he said | قول |
| 4 | يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmi | O my people | قوم |
| 5 | لَقَدْlaqad | Verily | — |
| 6 | أَبْلَغْتُكُمْablaghtukum | I have conveyed to you | بلغ |
| 7 | رِسَالَةَrisālata | (the) Message | رسل |
| 8 | رَبِّىrabbī | (of) my Lord | ربب |
| 9 | وَنَصَحْتُwanaṣaḥtu | and [I] advised | نصح |
| 10 | لَكُمْlakum | [to] you | — |
| 11 | وَلَـٰكِنwalākin | but | — |
| 12 | لَّاlā | not | — |
| 13 | تُحِبُّونَtuḥibbūna | you like | حبب |
| 14 | ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَl-nāṣiḥīna | the advisers | نصح |