The Holy Quran 7:93 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَـٰلَـٰتِ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ ءَاسَىٰ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ كَـٰفِرِينَ

Translation

So (after they had all been destroyed) he (Shu'ayb عليه الصلاة والسلام) turned away from them and said (to the dead), "O my people! Verily I conveyed to you the messages of my Rabb and I advised you. Why should I (now) grieve over a nation of Kaafiroon?"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, what is the use now, after they have perished, of grieving over such a people, who had been admonished in every way? Effective counsel was given to them, and they were warned of the consequences and outcomes to come. But they would not listen to a single word from anyone; on the contrary, they only kept quarrelling with their sincere well-wishers.

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