Surah Al-A'raf 7:135 — translation and meaning
الأعراف · Verse 135 / 206 · Page 166
فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْزَ إِلَى أَجَلٍ هُم بَالِغُوهُ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ
Word by Word
فَلَمَّا
falamma
But when
كَشَفْنَا
kashafna
We removed
عَنْهُمُ
anhumu
from them
الرِّجْزَ
al-rij'za
the punishment
إِلَى
ila
till
أَجَلٍ
ajalin
a (fixed) term
هُم
hum
(which) they
بَالِغُوهُ
balighuhu
were to reach [it]
إِذَا
idha
then
هُمْ
hum
they
يَنكُثُونَ
yankuthuna
broke (the word)
Transliteration
Falammaa kashafnaa 'anhumur rijza ilaaa ajalin hum baalighoohu izaa hum yankusoon
Translation
But when We removed the punishment from them until a term which they were to reach, then at once they broke their word.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
But when Allah removed the torment from them for a set time – before they were destroyed through drowning – they went back on their word and did not believe him or send the Israelites with him, remaining firm on their disbelief, and not allowing the Israelites to go with Moses (peace be upon him).
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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