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Mathematical
According to the Hafs Mushaf order, this verse is verse 1118 from the beginning and verse 5119 from the end; it is in surah 7 and is verse 164 of Surah Al-A'raf. The word count of verse 164 of Surah Al-A'raf is 19, its letter count is 81, and its total Abjad value has been calculated as 7428. The total Abjad value of Surah Al-A'raf has been calculated as 1054938. Abjad counts include the letter ء (Hamza) where present. This surah begins with the muqatta'at letters المص. This verse contains ا (12) ل (9) م (12) ص (0) occurrences.
Arabic Text
واذ قالت امة منهم لم تعظون قوما الله مهلكهم او معذبهم عذابا شديدا قالوا معذرة الى ربكم ولعلهم يتقون
Transliteration in Latin Letters
Ve-iż kâlet ummetun minhum lime te’izûne kavmen(i)(ﻻ)(A)llâhu muhlikuhum ev mu’ażżibuhum ‘ażâben şedîdâ(en)(s) kâlû ma’żiraten ilâ rabbikum vele’allehum yettekûn(e)
M. Pickthall (English)
And when a community among them said: Why preach ye to a folk whom Allah is about to destroy and punish with an awful doom, they said: In order to be free from guilt before your Lord, and that haply they may ward off (evil).
Yusuf Ali (English)
When some of them said: "Why do ye preach to a people whom Allah will destroy or visit with a terrible punishment?"-(1138) said the preachers:" To discharge our duty to your Lord, and perchance they may fear Him."*
