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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

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قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ﴿١٢٨

Translation (Sahih International)

Said Moses to his people, "Seek help through Allah and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaSaid
مُوسَىٰmūsāMusa
لِقَوْمِهِliqawmihito his people
ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟is'taʿīnūSeek help
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahifrom Allah
وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۖwa-iṣ'birūand be patient
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
لِلَّهِlillahi(belongs) to Allah
يُورِثُهَاyūrithuhāHe causes to inherit it
مَنmanwhom
يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
مِنْminof
عِبَادِهِۦ ۖʿibādihiHis servants
وَٱلْعَـٰقِبَةُwal-ʿāqibatuAnd the end
لِلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīna(is) for the righteous

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Fir`awn vows to kill the Children of Israel, Who complain to Musa; Allah promises Them VictoryAllah mentions the conspiracy of Fir`awn and his people, their ill intentions and their hatred for Musa and his people.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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