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Al-Qur'an Surah Al-A'raf Verse 87

Al-A'raf [7]: 87 ~ English Qur'an Word By Word and Multi Tafseer

وَاِنْ كَانَ طَاۤىِٕفَةٌ مِّنْكُمْ اٰمَنُوْا بِالَّذِيْٓ اُرْسِلْتُ بِهٖ وَطَاۤىِٕفَةٌ لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوْا فَاصْبِرُوْا حَتّٰى يَحْكُمَ اللّٰهُ بَيْنَنَاۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحٰكِمِيْنَ ۔ (الأعراف : ٧)

wa-in
وَإِن
And if
kāna
كَانَ
(there) is
ṭāifatun
طَآئِفَةٌ
a group
minkum
مِّنكُمْ
among you
āmanū
ءَامَنُوا۟
(who has) believed
bi-alladhī
بِٱلَّذِىٓ
in that which
ur'sil'tu
أُرْسِلْتُ
I have been sent
bihi
بِهِۦ
with [it]
waṭāifatun
وَطَآئِفَةٌ
and a group
lam
لَّمْ
not
yu'minū
يُؤْمِنُوا۟
they believe
fa-iṣ'birū
فَٱصْبِرُوا۟
then be patient
ḥattā
حَتَّىٰ
until
yaḥkuma
يَحْكُمَ
judges
l-lahu
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
baynanā
بَيْنَنَاۚ
between us
wahuwa
وَهُوَ
And He
khayru
خَيْرُ
(is the) Best
l-ḥākimīna
ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
(of) [the] Judges"

Transliteration:

Wa In kaana taaa'ifatum minkum aamanoo billazeee ursiltu bihee wa taaa'ifatul lam yu'minoo fasbiroo hattaa yahkumual laahu bainanaa; wa Huwa khairul haakimeen (QS. al-ʾAʿrāf:87)

English / Sahih Translation:

And if there should be a group among you who has believed in that with which I have been sent and a group that has not believed, then be patient until Allah judges between us. And He is the best of judges." (QS. Al-A'raf, ayah 87)

Mufti Taqi Usmani

If a group from among you has believed in what I have been sent with, and another group has not believed, then keep patience until Allah decides between us. He is the best of all judges.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

If some of you do believe in what I have been sent with while others do not, then be patient until Allah judges between us. He is the Best of Judges.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

If there are some among you who believe in what I have been sent with, while others do not believe, then be patient until Allah judges between us, and He is the Best of Judges.”

A. J. Arberry

And if there is a party of you who believe in the Message I have been sent with, and a party who believe not, be patient till God shall judge between us; He is the best of judges.'

Abdul Haleem

If some of you believe the message I bring and others do not, then be patient till God judges between us. He is the best of all judges.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And if there be a party of you who believeth in that wherewith I am sent and a party who believeth not, then have patience until Allah judgeth between us, and He is the Best of judges.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"And if there is a party among you who believes in the message with which I have been sent, and a party which does not believe, hold yourselves in patience until Allah doth decide between us; for He is the best to decide.

Abul Ala Maududi

And if there are some among you who believe in the message that I bear while some do not believe, have patience till Allah shall judge between us. He is the best of those who judge.'

Ahmed Ali

If some of you believe what has been sent through me, and some of you do not, have patience until God decide between us, for He is the best of all judges."

Ahmed Raza Khan

“And if a group among you believes in what I have been sent with, and another group does not believe, then wait until Allah judges between us; and Allah’s judgement is the best of all.”

Ali Quli Qarai

If a group of you have believed in what I have been sent with, and a group have not believed, be patient until Allah judges between us, and He is the best of judges.’

Ali Ünal

"If there are a party among you who have come to believe in the message with which I have been sent, while another party do not believe, then persevere and be patient until God judges between us. He is the best in judging."

Amatul Rahman Omar

`And if there be a party of you who believes in what I am sent with, and a party who does not believe then wait with patience until Allâh judges between us, for He is the Best of Judges.´

English Literal

And if (there) was a group of people from you (that) believed with what I was sent with it and a group of people did not believe, so be patient until God judges/rules between us, and He is the judges`/rulers` best .

Faridul Haque

"And if a group among you believes in what I have been sent with, and another group does not believe, then wait until Allah judges between us; and Allah’s judgement is the best of all."

Hamid S. Aziz

"And if there be a party of you who believe in what I am sent with, and a party who believe not, then wait patiently until Allah judges between us, for He is the best of Judges."

Hilali & Khan

"And if there is a party of you who believes in that with which I have been sent and a party who do not believe, so be patient until Allah judges between us, and He is the Best of judges."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And lie not in wait on every road, threatening and turning away from Allah’s way him who believes in Him and seeking to make it crooked. And remember when you were few, then He multiplied you, and see what was the end of the mischief-makers!

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And if there is a party of you who believe in that with which am sent, and another party who do not believe, then wait patiently until Allah judges between us; and He is the best of the Judges.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And if there is a party of you which believeth in that wherewith I have been sent, and there is a party which believeth not, then have patience until Allah judge between us. He is the Best of all who deal in judgment.

Muhammad Sarwar

If there are some of you who believe in the Message that I have been commanded to preach and there are others who do not, exercise patience until God judges among us. He is the best Judge."

Qaribullah & Darwish

If there are some among you who believe in that which I have been sent and others who disbelieve it, be patient until Allah shall judge between us. He is the best of judges'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

"And if there is a party of you who believes in that with which I have been sent and a party who does not believe, so be patient until Allah judges between us, and He is the best of judges."

Wahiduddin Khan

And if there is a group of you which believes in My message and others who disbelieve it, be patient until God shall judge between us. He is the best of judges."

Talal Itani

“Since some of you believed in what I was sent with, and some did not believe, be patient until God judges between us; for He is the Best of Judges.”

Tafsir jalalayn

And if there is a party of you who believe in that with which I have been sent, and a party who do not believe, in it, then be patient, wait, until God judges between us, and you, by delivering the affirmer [of this truth] and destroying the denier [of it]. He is the best of judges', the fairest of them.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

وَإِن كَانَ طَأيِفَةٌ مِّنكُمْ امَنُواْ بِالَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ وَطَأيِفَةٌ لَّمْ يْوْمِنُواْ

"And if there is a party of you who believes in that with which I have been sent and a party who does not believe,"

that is, if you divided concerning me,

فَاصْبِرُواْ

"so be patient,"

that is, then wait and see,

حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللّهُ بَيْنَنَا

"until Allah judges between us," (and you),

وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِين



"and He is the best of judges."

Surely, Allah will award the best end to those who fear and obey Him and He will destroy the disbelievers