Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 66 (7:66)

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قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ …

Quran 7:66 is ayah 66 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 158 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:66
قَالَٱلْمَلَأُٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟مِنقَوْمِهِۦٓإِنَّالَنَرَىٰكَفِىسَفَاهَةٍوَإِنَّالَنَظُنُّكَمِنَٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ٦٦
qāla l-mala-u alladhīna kafarū min qawmihi innā lanarāka fī safāhatin wa-innā lanaẓunnuka mina l-kādhibīna

Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "Indeed, we see you in foolishness, and indeed, we think you are of the liars."(66)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaSaid
  2. ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefs
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
  4. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
  5. مِنminfrom
  6. قَوْمِهِۦٓqawmihihis people
  7. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
  8. لَنَرَىٰكَlanarākasurely, see you
  9. فِىfīin
  10. سَفَاهَةٍsafāhatinfoolishness
  11. وَإِنَّاwa-innāand indeed, we
  12. لَنَظُنُّكَlanaẓunnuka[we] think you
  13. مِنَmina(are) of
  14. ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَl-kādhibīnathe liars

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