The Holy Quran 7:129 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

قَالُوٓا۟ أُوذِينَا مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَأْتِيَنَا وَمِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جِئْتَنَا ۚ قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُهْلِكَ عَدُوَّكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ

Translation

They (the Bani Israa'eel) said, "We were tormented (oppressed, hardships, trials) before you came to us and after that as well." He replied, "Soon your Rabb shall destroy your enemy and make you (their) successors on earth. Then (by giving you freedom and power) He shall see how you behave (whether you behave as true Mu'mineen or not)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, we have always remained in hardship. Before your coming, degrading forced labour was exacted from us and our sons were killed. Since your coming, all kinds of harshness are being inflicted on us, and there are deliberations about killing our sons. Let us see when our hardships will come to an end.

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