7. Al-A`raf - The Quran
- 1. Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.
- 2. A Book revealed unto thee,- So let thy heart be oppressed no more by any difficulty on that account,- that with it thou mightest warn (the erring) and teach the Believers).
- 3. Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord, and follow not, as friends or protectors, other than Him. Little it is ye remember of admonition.
- 4. How many towns have We destroyed (for their sins)? Our punishment took them on a sudden by night or while they slept for their afternoon rest.
- 5. When (thus) Our punishment took them, no cry did they utter but this: "Indeed we did wrong."
- 6. Then shall we question those to whom Our message was sent and those by whom We sent it.
- 7. And verily, We shall recount their whole story with knowledge, for We were never absent (at any time or place).
- 8. The balance that day will be true (to nicety): those whose scale (of good) will be heavy, will prosper:
