Al-A'raf 7:51 الذين اتخذوا دينهم لهوا ولعبا وغرتهم الحياة الدنيا فاليوم ننساهم كما نسوا لقاء يومهم هاذا وما كانوا باياتنا يجحدون ٥١

7:51

ٱلَّذِينَ

ٱتَّخَذُواْ

دِينَهُمۡ

لَهۡوٗا

وَلَعِبٗا

وَغَرَّتۡهُمُ

ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ

ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ

فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ

نَنسَىٰهُمۡ

كَمَا

نَسُواْ

لِقَآءَ

يَوۡمِهِمۡ

هَٰذَا

وَمَا

كَانُواْ

بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا

يَجۡحَدُونَ

٥١

who had taken their faith as play and a game, and the worldly life had deceived them.” So, We shall forget them today, as they had forgotten to face this day of theirs, and as they used to deny Our signs.

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Chapter 7, Page 156, Juz 8

48. The people of A‘rāf will call out to the people (of Fire) whom they will recognize through their signs: “Your masses were not of any help to you, nor was the arrogance you used to show. 49. Is it these (people of Paradise) about whom you swore that Allah would not allow His mercy to reach them?” (It will be said to such people,) “Enter Paradise; there will be no fear for you, nor shall you grieve.” 50. The people of the Fire will call out to the people of Paradise, “Pour on us some water, or some of what Allah has provided you.” They will say, “Allah has prohibited these for disbelievers, 51. who had taken their faith as play and a game, and the worldly life had deceived them.” So, We shall forget them today, as they had forgotten to face this day of theirs, and as they used to deny Our signs. 52. Surely We have brought them a book that We have elaborated with knowledge, as guidance and mercy for a people who believe. 53. They are waiting for nothing but its final result (i.e. the punishment promised in the Qur’ān). The day when its final result will come, those who had ignored it earlier will say, “Surely, the messengers of our Lord had come with truth. So, are there any intercessors for us who could intercede in our favor? Or, could we be sent back, so that we might do contrary to what we used to do?” Indeed, they have put their selves to loss, and vanished from them all that they used to fabricate.

- T. Usmani