Quran 7:24 Translations ⓘ

Al-A'raf (The Heights) 7:24

قَالَ اهْبِطُوا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَى حِينٍ

Transliteration

Qala ihbitoo baAAdukum libaAAdin AAaduwwun walakum fee alardi mustaqarrun wamataAAun ila heenin

Ahmad Ali

"Go," said God, "one the antagonist of the other, and live on the earth for a time ordained, and fend for yourselves.

Ali Qarai

He said, ‘Get down, being enemies of one another! On the earth shall be your abode and sustenance for a time.’

Amhad Khan

He said, “Go down, one of you is a foe unto the other; and for a fixed time you shall stay on earth and feed in it.”

Arberry

Said He, 'Get you down, each of you an enemy to each. In the earth a sojourn shall be yours, and enjoyment for a time.'

Corpus Quran

(Allah) said, "Get down some of you to some others (as) enemy. And for you in the earth (is) a dwelling place and livelihood for a time."

Daryabadi

Allah said: get ye down, one of you an enemy unto anot her; and for you on the earth there shall be a habitation and provision for a season.

Hilali & Khan

(Allah) said: "Get down, one of you an enemy to the other [i.e. Adam, Hawwa (Eve), and Shaitan (Satan), etc.]. On earth will be a dwelling-place for you and an enjoyment, - for a time."

Maududi

Allah said: 'Go down; you are enemies one of the other. For you there is dwelling and provision on the earth for a while.'

Muhammad Sarwar

The Lord told them to leave the garden as each other's enemies and go to earth to dwell and benefit from the means therein for an appointed time.

Muhammad Shakir

He said: Get forth, some of you, the enemies of others, and there is for you in the earth an abode and a provision for a time.

Pickthall

He said: Go down (from hence), one of you a foe unto the other. There will be for you on earth a habitation and provision for a while.

Qaribullah

He said: 'Descend, each of you an enemy to each other. The earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment for a time.

Sahih Intl

[Allah] said, "Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment for a time."

Talal Itani

He said, “Fall, some of you enemies to one another. On earth you will have residence and livelihood for a while.”

Wahihuddin Khan

He said, "Go down from here as enemies to each other. For a while, there is an abode for you and a provision on earth.

Yusuf Ali

(Allah) said: "Get ye down. With enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood,- for a time."