# Quran 7:16 — Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), Verse 16

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغۡوَيۡتَنِي لَأَقۡعُدَنَّ لَهُمۡ صِرَٰطَكَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
قَالَ فَبِمَاۤ اَغْوَیْتَنِیْ لَاَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِیْمَ ۟

## Transliteration
Qaala fabimaaa aghway tanee la aq'udanna lahum Siraatakal Mustaqeem

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way:

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-A'raf 7:16 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Satan - Iblis](https://deen.global/quran/topics/the-unseen/satan-iblis.md)

**Context:** Surah Al-A'raf is a meccan surah with 206 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-a-raf.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/7/15.md
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