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Al-Araf (الأعراف)

Quran 7:9 — Surah Al-Araf, Verse 9

Chapter 7 · The Heights · Juz 8

9

وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ

Wa man khaffat mawaazeenuhoo fa ulaaa'ikal lazeena khasirooo anfusahum bimaa kaanoo bi Aayaatinaa yazlimoon

And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.

Quran 7:9 — Surah Al-Araf

About This Verse

This is verse 9 of 206 in Surah Al-Araf (الأعراف), meaning “The Heights”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 8 (Part 8) of the Quran.

Surah Al-Araf is the 7th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 206 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 7:9

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Wa man khaffat mawaazeenuhoo fa ulaaa'ikal lazeena khasirooo anfusahum bimaa kaanoo bi Aayaatinaa yazlimoon

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Surrounding Verses

7

فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيْهِم بِعِلْمٍۢ ۖ وَمَا كُنَّا غَآئِبِينَ

Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.

8

وَٱلْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّ ۚ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.

9

وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ

And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.

10

وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ ۗ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.

11

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

And We have certainly created you, [O Mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.