Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 160 (7:160)

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وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمُ ٱثْنَتَىْ عَشْرَةَ أَسْبَاطًا أُمَمًا ۚ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱسْتَسْقَىٰهُ …

Quran 7:160 is ayah 160 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 171 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:160
وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمُٱثْنَتَىْعَشْرَةَأَسْبَاطًاأُمَمًا ۚوَأَوْحَيْنَآإِلَىٰمُوسَىٰٓإِذِٱسْتَسْقَىٰهُقَوْمُهُۥٓأَنِٱضْرِببِّعَصَاكَٱلْحَجَرَ ۖفَٱنۢبَجَسَتْمِنْهُٱثْنَتَاعَشْرَةَعَيْنًا ۖقَدْعَلِمَكُلُّأُنَاسٍمَّشْرَبَهُمْ ۚوَظَلَّلْنَاعَلَيْهِمُٱلْغَمَٰمَوَأَنزَلْنَاعَلَيْهِمُٱلْمَنَّوَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ ۖكُلُوا۟مِنطَيِّبَٰتِمَارَزَقْنَٰكُمْ ۚوَمَاظَلَمُونَاوَلَٰكِنكَانُوٓا۟أَنفُسَهُمْيَظْلِمُونَ١٦٠
waqaṭṭaʿnāhumu ith'natay ʿashrata asbāṭan umaman wa-awḥaynā ilā mūsā idhi is'tasqāhu qawmuhu ani iḍ'rib biʿaṣāka l-ḥajara fa-inbajasat min'hu ith'natā ʿashrata ʿaynan qad ʿalima kullu unāsin mashrabahum waẓallalnā ʿalayhimu l-ghamāma wa-anzalnā ʿalayhimu l-mana wal-salwā kulū min ṭayyibāti mā razaqnākum wamā ẓalamūnā walākin kānū anfusahum yaẓlimūna

And We divided them into twelve descendant tribes [as distinct] nations. And We inspired to Moses when his people implored him for water, "Strike with your staff the stone," and there gushed forth from it twelve springs. Every people [i.e., tribe] knew its watering place. And We shaded them with clouds and sent down upon them manna and quails, [saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not, but they were [only] wronging themselves.(160)

Word by word

  1. وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمُwaqaṭṭaʿnāhumuAnd We divided them
  2. ٱثْنَتَىْith'natay(into) two
  3. عَشْرَةَʿashrata(and) ten [i.e. twelve]
  4. أَسْبَاطًاasbāṭantribes
  5. أُمَمًا ۚumaman(as) communities
  6. وَأَوْحَيْنَآwa-awḥaynāAnd We inspired
  7. إِلَىٰilāto
  8. مُوسَىٰٓmūsāMusa
  9. إِذِidhiwhen
  10. ٱسْتَسْقَىٰهُis'tasqāhuasked him for water
  11. قَوْمُهُۥٓqawmuhuhis people
  12. أَنِani[that]
  13. ٱضْرِبiḍ'ribStrike
  14. بِّعَصَاكَbiʿaṣākawith your staff
  15. ٱلْحَجَرَ ۖl-ḥajarathe stone
  16. فَٱنۢبَجَسَتْfa-inbajasatThen gushed forth
  17. مِنْهُmin'hufrom it
  18. ٱثْنَتَاith'natātwo
  19. عَشْرَةَʿashrata(and) ten [i.e. twelve]
  20. عَيْنًا ۖʿaynansprings
  21. قَدْqadCertainly
  22. عَلِمَʿalimaknew
  23. كُلُّkullueach
  24. أُنَاسٍunāsinpeople
  25. مَّشْرَبَهُمْ ۚmashrabahumtheir drinking place
  26. وَظَلَّلْنَاwaẓallalnāAnd We shaded
  27. عَلَيْهِمُʿalayhimu[on] them
  28. ٱلْغَمَٰمَl-ghamāma(with) the clouds
  29. وَأَنزَلْنَاwa-anzalnāand We sent down
  30. عَلَيْهِمُʿalayhimuupon them
  31. ٱلْمَنَّl-manathe manna
  32. وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ ۖwal-salwāand the quails
  33. كُلُوا۟kulūEat
  34. مِنminfrom
  35. طَيِّبَٰتِṭayyibāti(the) good things
  36. مَاmāwhich
  37. رَزَقْنَٰكُمْ ۚrazaqnākumWe have provided you
  38. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  39. ظَلَمُونَاẓalamūnāthey wronged Us
  40. وَلَٰكِنwalākinbut
  41. كَانُوٓا۟kānūthey were
  42. أَنفُسَهُمْanfusahum(to) themselves
  43. يَظْلِمُونَyaẓlimūnadoing wrong

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