Quran 7:90

Surah Al-A'raaf, Verse 90

Juz 9 · Page 162 · Ruku 132 · Meccan

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُمْ شُعَيْبًا إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ

Word by word

وَقَالَ waqāla And said ٱلْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ kafarū disbelieved مِن min among قَوْمِهِۦ qawmihi his people لَئِنِ la-ini If ٱتَّبَعْتُمْ ittabaʿtum you follow شُعَيْبًا shuʿayban Shuaib إِنَّكُمْ innakum indeed, you إِذًۭا idhan then لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ lakhāsirūna (will be) certainly losers

Transliteration

Waqala almalao allatheenakafaroo min qawmihi la-ini ittabaAAtum shuAAayban innakum ithanlakhasiroon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

But the chieftains of his people, who were disbelieving, said: If ye follow Shu'eyb, then truly ye shall be the losers.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The leaders, the unbelievers among his people, said: "If ye follow Shu'aib, be sure then ye are ruined!"

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

خبر تعالى عن شدة كفر قوم شعيب وتمردهم وعتوهم ، وما هم فيه من الضلال ، وما جبلت عليه قلوبهم من المخالفة للحق ، ولهذا أقسموا وقالوا ( لئن اتبعتم شعيبا إنكم إذا لخاسرون ) فلهذا عقب ذلك بقوله :