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فَعَقَرُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰصَـٰلِحُ ٱئْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَQur’an Al-A'raf (7:77)

FaAAaqaroo alnnaqata waAAataw AAan amri rabbihim waqaloo ya salihu itina bima taAAiduna in kunta mina almursaleena

And then they cruelly slaughtered the she-camel,⁶¹ and turned with disdain from their Sustainer's commandment, and said: "O Salih! Bring, about that [punishment] with which thou hast threatened us, if thou art truly one of God's message-bearers!"

- Mohammad Asad

Then they hamstrung the she-camel, defied the commandment of their Rabb and challenged Saleh saying: "Bring down the scourge you have threatened us with, if you truly are one of the Rasools."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Then they killed the she-camel- defying their Lord's command- and challenged 'Salih', 'Bring us what you threaten us with, if you are 'truly' one of the messengers.'

- Mustafa Khattab

So they hamstrung the she-camel, and they flouted the commandment of their Lord, and they said: O Salih! Bring upon us that thou threatenest if thou art indeed of those sent (from Allah).

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Then they ham-strung the she-camel and insolently defied the order of their Lord saying: "O Saleh! bring about thy threats if thou art an apostle (of Allah)!"

Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 77

And then they cruelly slaughtered the she-camel,⁶¹ and turned with disdain from their Sustainer's commandment, and said: "O Salih! Bring, about that [punishment] with which thou hast threatened us, if thou art truly one of God's message-bearers!"

- Mohammad Asad

Then they hamstrung the she-camel, defied the commandment of their Rabb and challenged Saleh saying: "Bring down the scourge you have threatened us with, if you truly are one of the Rasools."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Then they killed the she-camel- defying their Lord's command- and challenged 'Salih', 'Bring us what you threaten us with, if you are 'truly' one of the messengers.'

- Mustafa Khattab

So they hamstrung the she-camel, and they flouted the commandment of their Lord, and they said: O Salih! Bring upon us that thou threatenest if thou art indeed of those sent (from Allah).

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Then they ham-strung the she-camel and insolently defied the order of their Lord saying: "O Saleh! bring about thy threats if thou art an apostle (of Allah)!"

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 77

And then they cruelly slaughtered the she-camel,61 and turned with disdain from their Sustainer's commandment, and said: "O Salih! Bring, about that [punishment] with which thou hast threatened us, if thou art truly one of God's message-bearers!"

- Mohammad Asad

Then they hamstrung the she-camel, defied the commandment of their Rabb and challenged Saleh saying: "Bring down the scourge you have threatened us with, if you truly are one of the Rasools."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Then they killed the she-camel- defying their Lord's command- and challenged 'Salih', 'Bring us what you threaten us with, if you are 'truly' one of the messengers.'

- Mustafa Khattab

So they hamstrung the she-camel, and they flouted the commandment of their Lord, and they said: O Salih! Bring upon us that thou threatenest if thou art indeed of those sent (from Allah).

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Then they ham-strung the she-camel and insolently defied the order of their Lord saying: "O Saleh! bring about thy threats if thou art an apostle (of Allah)!"

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Related Islamic Resources

And then they cruelly slaughtered the she-camel,⁶¹ and turned with disdain from their Sustainer's commandment, and said: "O Salih! Bring, about that [punishment] with which thou hast threatened us, if thou art truly one of God's message-bearers!"