Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 128 (7:128)

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قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا …

Quran 7:128 is ayah 128 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 165 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:128
قَالَمُوسَىٰلِقَوْمِهِٱسْتَعِينُوا۟بِٱللَّهِوَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۖإِنَّٱلْأَرْضَلِلَّهِيُورِثُهَامَنيَشَآءُمِنْعِبَادِهِۦ ۖوَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُلِلْمُتَّقِينَ١٢٨
qāla mūsā liqawmihi is'taʿīnū bil-lahi wa-iṣ'birū inna l-arḍa lillahi yūrithuhā man yashāu min ʿibādihi wal-ʿāqibatu lil'muttaqīna

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."(128)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaSaid
  2. مُوسَىٰmūsāMusa
  3. لِقَوْمِهِliqawmihito his people
  4. ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟is'taʿīnūSeek help
  5. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahifrom Allah
  6. وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۖwa-iṣ'birūand be patient
  7. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  8. ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
  9. لِلَّهِlillahi(belongs) to Allah
  10. يُورِثُهَاyūrithuhāHe causes to inherit it
  11. مَنmanwhom
  12. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  13. مِنْminof
  14. عِبَادِهِۦ ۖʿibādihiHis servants
  15. وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُwal-ʿāqibatuAnd the end
  16. لِلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīna(is) for the righteous

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