# 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 17 - **Surah:** 7. Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights) — سورة الأعراف - **Verse:** 17 / 206 · **Juz:** 8 · **Mushaf page:** 151 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-17 ## Arabic ثُمَّ لَاٰتِيَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ اَيْد۪يهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ اَيْمَانِهِمْ وَعَنْ شَمَٓائِلِهِمْۜ وَلَا تَجِدُ اَكْثَرَهُمْ شَاكِر۪ينَ ## Transcription Thumma laatiyannahum min bayniaydeehim wamin khalfihim waAAan aymanihim waAAan shama-ilihimwala tajidu aktharahum shakireen ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Then I will come at them, from in front of them and behind them, from their right and from their left. You will not find most of them thankful.’ ### Progressive Muslims "Then I will come to them from between their hands, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left; You will find most of them are unappreciative. " ### Shabbir Ahmed "Then I will assault them openly and secretly, through their strengths and through their weaknesses. And You will not find most of them grateful (for Your Guidance)." ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation “Then will I come to them from before them, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left; and Thou wilt not find most of them grateful.” ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation "Then I will come to them from between their hands, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left; and You will find most of them unthankful." ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament "I will come to them from before them, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left, and You will find that most of them are unappreciative." ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira And I shall come upon them from the front and behind, right and left; and You will not find among them many who would give thanks. " ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]. " ### Muhammad Asad and shall most certainly fall upon them openly as well as in a manner beyond their ken, and from their right and from their left: and most of them Thou wilt find ungrateful. " ### Marmaduke Pickthall Then I shall come upon them from before them and from behind them and from their right hands and from their left hands, and Thou wilt not find most of them beholden (unto Thee). ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Then I will come upon them from the front and from the rear, and from their right and from their left. And You will not find most of them thankful.'[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] This was the challenge thrown down by Satan to God. What it meant is that Satan would make use of the respite granted to him until the Last Day, and he would do so in order to prove that nian did not deserve a position superior to his and this had after all been bestowed upon him by God. So doing, he would expose how ungrateful, thankless and disloyal a creature man is. The respite asked for by Satan and granted to him by God includes not only the time but also the opportunity to mislead Man and to prove his point by appealing to man's weaknesses. The Qur'an makes a pointed statement about this in (Banu Isra'il 17: 61-5). These verses make it clear that God had granted Satan the opportunity to try to mislead Adam and his offspring At the same time it has also been made quite clear that Satan was not granted the power to lead men into error against their will. 'As for my servants', says the Qur'an, 'you shall have no power over them' (Banu Isra'il 17: 65). Thus all that Satan can do is to cause misunderstanding, to make people cherish false illusions, to make evil and error seem atractive, and to invite people to evil ways by holding out to them the promise of immense pleasure and material benefits. He would have no power, however, to forcibly pull them to the Satanic way and to prevent them from following the Right Way. Accordingly, the Qur'an makes it quite plain elsewhere that on the Day of Judgement, Satan would address the men who had followed him in the following words: 'I had no power over you except to call you; but you listened to me: then reproach me not, but reproach your own selves' (Ibrahim 14: 22). As for Satan's allegation that God Himself caused him to fall into error see (verse 16) it is an attempt on the part of Satan to transfer the blame which fails squarely on him to God. Satan's grivance seems to be that God was responsible for his deviation insofar as He hurt Satan's pride by asking him to prostrate before Adam, and that it was this which led him to disobey God. It is thus clear that Satan wanted to continue enjoying his vain arrogance and that he was incensed that his weakness - arrogance - was seen through and brought to full light. The underlying stupidity of the statement is too patently obvious to call for any refutation, and hence God took no notice of it. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab " And I will assail them emotionally and mentally from every side; I will leap at them from front and from behind, from their right and from their left to assail their virtue/and You shall find most of them not feeling or displaying gratitude". ### Bijan Moeinian I will appear to them [in different shape & forms so that they do not recognize me] from all sides: right, left, front and behind. You will then find that most human beings do not appreciate Your favors [and easily leave the straight path in search of vanities.] ### Al-Hilali & Khan "Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones (i.e. they will not be dutiful to You)." ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali "Then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: Nor wilt thou find, in most of them, gratitude (for thy mercies)." ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran I will approach them from their front, their back, their right, their left, and then You will find most of them ungrateful." ### Taqi Usmani Then I will come upon them from their front side and from their behind, and from their right and from their left. You will not find most of them grateful. ### Abdul Haleem I will come at them- from their front and their back, from their right and their left- and You will find that most of them are ungrateful.’ ### Arthur John Arberry then I shall come on them from before them and from behind them, from their right hands and their left hands; Thou wilt not find most of them thankful. ' ### E. Henry Palmer then I will surely come to them, from before them and from behind them; and most of them Thou shalt not find thankful. ' ### Hamid S. Aziz Then I will surely come to them, from before them and from behind them; and most of them you shall not find thankful. " ### Mahmoud Ghali Thereafter indeed I will definitely come up to them from before them (Literally: between their hands) and from behind them, and from their right (hands), and from their left (hands); and You will not find most of them thankful. " ### George Sale then will I come upon them from before, and from behind, and from their right hands, and from their left; and thou shalt not find the greater part of them thankful. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed "Then I will attack them, from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: And You will not find most of them to be thankful (for Your Mercies). " ### Amatul Rahman Omar `There will I come upon them from their front and from their backs and from their right and from their left so that You will not find most of them grateful (to You). ' ### Ali Quli Qarai Then I will come at them from their front and from their rear, and from their right and their left, and You will not find most of them to be grateful. ’ ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü "Sonra andolsun ki, onlara önlerinden (hırslarını tahrik ederek - benliklerini yücelterek hakikati inkara sürükleyerek), arkalarından (gizli şirke yönelterek - saptırıcı fikirlerle), sağlarından (senden alıkoyacak hayırları ilham ederek) ve sollarından (kötülükleri güzel - süslü göstererek) geleceğim. . . Onların çoğunluğunu, verdiklerini değerlendiren olarak bulamayacaksın!" ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı "Sonra muhakkak önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından sokulacağım. Onların çoğunu şükredici bulmayacaksın." ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali "Sonra onlara elbette önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından, sollarından sokulacağım ve sen, onların çoklarını şükredenlerden bulamayacaksın" dedi. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali "Sonra (pusu kurup) onlara önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından sokulacağım ve sen onların çoğunu şükreden (kimse)ler bulamayacaksın." ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali sonra onlara önlerinden ve arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından sokulacağım, sen de çoğunu şükredici bulmıyacaksın ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Sonra onlara önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından sokulacağım. Sen de çoğunu şükredici bulmayacaksın." dedi. ### Gültekin Onan "Sonra muhakkak önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından sokulacağım. Onların çoğunu şükredici bulmayacaksın." ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim "Sonra, andolsun, onların önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından, sollarından kendilerine geleceğim (musallat olacağım). Sen de onların çoğunu şükredici (kimse) ler bulmayacaksın". ### İbni Kesir Sonra andolsun ki; onların önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından geleceğim. Ve Sen, onların çoğunu şükreder bulmayacaksın. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı ve hem açıktan açığa, hem de akılların ermediği yol ve yöntemlerle, sağlarından sollarından sokulacağım onlara: Ve sen onlardan çoğunu nankör kimseler olarak bulacaksın." ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Sonra onlara, önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından yaklaşacağım. Sen de onların çoğunu şükreder bulamayacaksın, dedi. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali "Sonra (onların) önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından, sollarından onlara sokulacağım ve çoklarını şükredenlerden bulmayacaksın!" ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali "Sonra onlara; önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından, sollarından musallat olacağım. Bir çoklarını şükreder bulamayacaksın." ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an sonra da hem doğrudan ve açıktan, hem de dolaylı ve sinsice, hem suret-i haktan görünerek hem de zaafları ve güdüleri kullanarak sokulacağım onlara: Ve Sen onların çoğunu nankörlük eden kimseler olarak bulacaksın." ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Sonra, ant olsun ki onlara önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından sokulacağım ve Sen onların çoğunu şükrediciler olarak bulamayacaksın. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek "Sonra, önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından kesinlikle onlara sokulacağım. Onların çoğunu, şükredenler arasında bulmayacaksın!" ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Sonra önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından sokulacağım. Göreceksin, onların çoğu sana karşı görevlerini yerine getirmeyecektir." ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Sonra elbette onlara önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından, sollarından gelip (sokul)acağım; sen onların çoğunu şükredenler olarak bulamayacaksın!" demişti. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Sonra, ant olsun ki onlara önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından sokulacağım ve Sen onların çoğunu şükrediciler olarak bulamayacaksın." ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an "Sonra, ant olsun ki onlara önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından ve sollarından sokulacağım ve Sen onların çoğunu şükrediciler olarak bulamayacaksın." ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Sonra önlerinden, arkalarından, sağlarından, sollarından sokulacağım. Onların çoğunu, şükretmeyen /sana karşı görevlerini yerine getirmeyen kişiler olarak göreceksin." ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | ثُمَّ — thumma | Then | — | | 2 | لَـَٔاتِيَنَّهُم — laātiyannahum | surely, I will come to them | اتي — Elif-Te-Ye | | 3 | مِّنۢ — min | from | — | | 4 | بَيْنِ — bayni | before | بين — Be-Ye-Nun | | 5 | أَيْدِيهِمْ — aydīhim | them | يدي — Ye-Dal-Ye | | 6 | وَمِنْ — wamin | and from | — | | 7 | خَلْفِهِمْ — khalfihim | behind them | خلف — Kh-Lam-Fe | | 8 | وَعَنْ — waʿan | and from | — | | 9 | أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ — aymānihim | their right | يمن — Ye-Mim-Nun | | 10 | وَعَن — waʿan | and from | — | | 11 | شَمَآئِلِهِمْ ۖ — shamāilihim | their left | شمل — Şin-Mim-Lam | | 12 | وَلَا — walā | and not | — | | 13 | تَجِدُ — tajidu | You (will) find | وجد — Vav-Cim-Dal | | 14 | أَكْثَرَهُمْ — aktharahum | most of them | كثر — Kef-Se-Ra | | 15 | شَـٰكِرِينَ — shākirīna | grateful | شكر — Şin-Kef-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-16.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-18.md Retrieved: 2026-08-14 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.