الْاَعْرَافِ

Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 74

The Heights · Meccan · 206 ayahs

7:74

وَاذْ‌كُرُٓوا اِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَٓاءَ مِنْ بَعْدِ عَادٍ وَبَوَّاَكُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِنْ سُهُولِهَا قُصُورًا وَتَنْحِتُونَ الْجِبَالَ بُیُوتًاۚ فَاذْكُرُٓوا اٰلَٓاءَ اللّٰهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِدٖینَ

Waothkuroo ith jaAAalakum khulafaa min baAAdi AAadin wabawwaakum fee alardi tattakhithoona min suhooliha qusooran watanhitoona aljibala buyootan faothkuroo alaa Allahi wala taAAthaw fee alardi mufsideena

Translations

And remember when He made you successors after the 'Aad and settled you in the land, [and] you take for yourselves palaces from its plains and carve from the mountains, homes. Then remember the favors of Allah and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption

Saheeh International

And remember how He made you viceroys after A'ad and gave you station in the earth. Ye choose castles in the plains and hew the mountains into dwellings. So remember (all) the bounties of Allah and do not evil, making mischief in the earth

Marmaduke Pickthall