Surah Al-A'raf 7:17 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 17 / 206 · Page 152

ۖ ثُمَّ لَآتِيَنَّهُم مِّن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَانِهِمْ وَعَن شَمَائِلِهِمْ وَلَا تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَاكِرِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَآتِيَنَّهُم
laatiyannahum
surely, I will come to them
مِّن
min
from
بَيْنِ
bayni
before
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydihim
them
وَمِنْ
wamin
and from
خَلْفِهِمْ
khalfihim
behind them
وَعَنْ
wa'an
and from
أَيْمَانِهِمْ
aymanihim
their right
وَعَن
wa'an
and from
شَمَائِلِهِمْ
shamailihim
their left
وَلَا
wala
and not
تَجِدُ
tajidu
You (will) find
أَكْثَرَهُمْ
aktharahum
most of them
شَاكِرِينَ
shakirina
grateful

Transliteration

Summa la aatiyannahum mim baine aideehim wa min khalfihim wa 'an aimaanihim wa 'an shamaaa'ilihim wa laa tajidu aksarahum shaakireen

Translation

Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

'I will surely come to them from every direction, causing them to neglect the Afterlife, and desire the life of this world, giving them doubts, and making their low desires seem beautiful to them. And You will not find O my Lord most of them thankful to You, because of the denial and ingratitude I will lead them to.

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

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