Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 123·Makkī

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فِرْعَوْنُ بِهِۦ أَنْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا فِى مِنْهَآ فَسَوْفَ ﴿١٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Said Pharaoh, "You believed in him before I gave you permission. Indeed, this is a conspiracy which you conspired in the city to expel therefrom its people. But you are going to know.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

بدترین نوع استعمار

شاید فرعون با جملةٌ «ءامنتم به قبل آن ءاذن لکم» می‌خواست هم موسی(ع) را تحقیر کند و هم اظهار کند که من نیز حقیقت‌جو و حقیقت‌طلب‌ام و اگر در کار موسی(ع) واقعیتی وجود داشت» خودم به مردم اجازه می‌دادم که ایمان بیاورند؛ ولی این شتاب شما نشان می‌دهد که نه تنها حقیقتی در کار نیستء بلکه نوعی توطئه و تبانی بر ضد مردم مصر در جریان است. همچنین نشان می‌دهد که جنون قدرت‌طلبی چنان همةٌ وجود فرعون را فرا گرفته بود که ادعا می‌کرد مردم مصر حق ندارند بدون اجازة او عملی انجام دهند یا سخنی بگویند؛ بلکه فراتر از این» بدون فرمان و اذن اوء حق فکر کردن و ایمان آوردن نیز ندارند. این بدترین نوع استعمار است که ملنی چنان برده و اسیر گردد که حتی حق اندیشیدن و ایمان قلبی به کسی یا مکتبی را نیز نداشته باشد. این همان برنامه‌ای است که در «استعمار نو» نیز دنبال می‌شود؛ یعنی نواستعمارگران تنها به استعمار اقتصادی و سیاسی و اجتماعی قناعت نمی‌کنند؛ بلکه می‌کوشند ریشه‌های کار خود را با استعمار فکری تقویت کنند.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 9 roots in 10 of 19 words

Recitation · 23 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

19 words · 79 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 123 of 206

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 26:49 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    [Pharaoh] said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands…

  • Quran 17:102 · Al-Israaclose

    قَالَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَآ أَنزَلَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ بَصَآئِرَ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّكَ يَٰفِرْعَوْنُ مَثْبُورًا

    [Moses] said, "You have already known that none has sent down these [signs] except the Lord of the heavens and the earth as evidence, and indeed I think, O Pharaoh, that you are…

  • Quran 43:51 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَنَادَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى قَوْمِهِۦ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَلَيْسَ لِى مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِىٓ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

    And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?

  • Quran 40:26 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُونِىٓ أَقْتُلْ مُوسَىٰ وَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُۥٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمْ أَوْ أَن يُظْهِرَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْفَسَادَ

    And Pharaoh said, "Let me kill Moses and let him call upon his Lord. Indeed, I fear that he will change your religion or that he will cause corruption in the land."

  • Quran 26:16 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,

  • Quran 85:17 · Al-Buroojclose

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

    Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Hijr 15:672 shared roots

    وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

    م-د-نأ-ه-ل

  • Al-Munaafiqoon 63:85 shared roots

    يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعْنَآ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ ٱلْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا ٱلْأَذَلَّ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    م-د-نخ-ر-جأ-م-نع-ل-مق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:992 shared roots

    أَفَأَمِنُوا۟ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ

    م-ك-رأ-م-ن

  • Al-A'raaf 7:992 shared roots

    أَفَأَمِنُوا۟ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ

    م-ك-رأ-م-ن

  • Al-Anfaal 8:302 shared roots

    وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ ٱللَّهُ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ

    م-ك-رخ-ر-ج

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:352 shared roots

    فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    خ-ر-جأ-م-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:123?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:123 include Quran 26:49 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 17:102 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 43:51 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 40:26 (Surah Al-Ghaafir). For example, 26:49 reads: “[Pharaoh] said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 7:123 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:123 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “Said Pharaoh, "You believed in him before I gave you permission. Indeed, this is a conspiracy which you conspired in the city to expel therefrom its people. But you are going to know.”

Which surah is verse 7:123 in?

Quran 7:123 is āyah 123 of Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), chapter 7 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 206 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 7:123?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 7:123 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 7:123?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:123 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.