Surah Al-A'raf 7:128 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 128 / 206 · Page 165

ۖ ۖ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ اسْتَعِينُوا بِاللَّهِ وَاصْبِرُوا إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
ۖ
قَالَ
qala
Said
مُوسَى
musa
Musa
لِقَوْمِهِ
liqawmihi
to his people
اسْتَعِينُوا
is'ta'inu
Seek help
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
from Allah
وَاصْبِرُوا
wa-is'biru
and be patient
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
الْأَرْضَ
al-arda
the earth
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(belongs) to Allah
يُورِثُهَا
yurithuha
He causes to inherit it
مَن
man
whom
يَشَاءُ
yashau
He wills
مِنْ
min
of
عِبَادِهِ
ibadihi
His servants
وَالْعَاقِبَةُ
wal-'aqibatu
And the end
لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
lil'muttaqina
(is) for the righteous

Transliteration

Qaala Moosaa liqawmihis ta'eenoo billaahi wasbiroo innal arda lillaahi yoorisuhaa mai yashaaa'u min 'ibaadihee wal 'aaqibatu lilmuttaqeen

Translation

Said Moses to his people, "Seek help through Allah and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Moses advised his people: 'O people, ask for the help of Allah alone to remove hardship from you and to bring good, and be patient with the trial we have being given. For indeed the earth belongs to Allah alone, and it does not belong to Pharaoh or anyone else to do as they please in it. Rather, Allah, according to His will, gives turns to different people to have authority in the land, but the good end on earth is for those who have faith, follow the commands of their Lord and stay away from what He has prohibited – they will achieve the good end despite the tests and trials they are given.'

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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