Surah Al-A'raf (الأعراف) • The Heights

Quran 7:48

7:48

وَنَادَىٰٓ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالًا يَعْرِفُونَهُم بِسِيمَىٰهُمْ قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنكُمْ جَمْعُكُمْ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

wanādā aṣḥābu l-aʿrāfi rijālan yaʿrifūnahum bisīmāhum qālū mā aghnā ʿankum jamʿukum wamā kuntum tastakbirūna

And the companions of the Elevations will call to men [within Hell] whom they recognize by their mark, saying, "Of no avail to you was your gathering and [the fact] that you were arrogant."

— Saheeh International

and the people of the heights will call out to certain men they recognize by their marks, ‘What use were your great numbers and your false pride?

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And the men on Al-A‘râf (the wall) will call unto the men whom they would recognise by their marks, saying: "Of what benefit to you were your great numbers (and hoards of wealth), and your arrogance (against Faith)?"

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَنَادَىٰٓwanādāAnd (will) call out
أَصْحَـٰبُaṣḥābu(the) companions
ٱلْأَعْرَافِl-aʿrāfi(of) the heights
رِجَالًۭاrijālan(to) men
يَعْرِفُونَهُمyaʿrifūnahumwhom they recognize
بِسِيمَىٰهُمْbisīmāhumby their marks
قَالُوا۟qālūsaying
مَآmāNot
أَغْنَىٰaghnā(has) availed
عَنكُمْʿankum[to] you
جَمْعُكُمْjamʿukumyour gathering
وَمَاwamāand what
كُنتُمْkuntumyou were
تَسْتَكْبِرُونَtastakbirūnaarrogant (about)