Surah Ash-Shuara - English Translation by Mustafa Khattab God Edition
طسٓمٓ
Ṭâ-Sĩn-Mĩm
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 1
تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ
These are the verses of the clear Book
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 2
لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٞ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
Perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their disbelief
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 3
إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةٗ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ
If We willed, We could send down upon them a ˹compelling˺ sign from the heavens, leaving their necks bent in ˹utter˺ submission to it
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 4
وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ
Whatever new reminder comes to them from the Most Compassionate, they always turn away from it
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 5
فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
They have certainly denied ˹the truth˺, so they will soon face the consequences of their ridicule
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 6
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجٖ كَرِيمٍ
Have they failed to look at the earth, ˹to see˺ how many types of fine plants We have caused to grow in it
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 7
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 8
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 9
وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
˹Remember˺ when your Lord called out to Moses, “Go to the wrongdoing people—
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 10
قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ
the people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear ˹God˺?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 11
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ
He replied, “My Lord! I fear that they will reject me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 12
وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ
And ˹so˺ my heart will be broken and my tongue will be tied. So send Aaron along ˹as a messenger˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 13
وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ
Also, they have a charge against me, so I fear they may kill me.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 14
قَالَ كَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ
God responded, “Certainly not! So go, both of you, with Our signs. We will be with you, listening
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 15
فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are messengers from the Lord of all worlds
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 16
أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
˹commanded to say:˺ ‘Let the Children of Israel go with us.’’”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 17
قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدٗا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ
Pharaoh protested, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed several years of your life in our care
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 18
وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
Then you did what you did, being ˹utterly˺ ungrateful!”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 19
قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
Moses replied, “I did it then, lacking guidance
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 20
فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me one of the messengers
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 21
وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
How can that be a ‘favour,’ of which you remind me, when ˹it was only because˺ you ˹have˺ enslaved the Children of Israel?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 22
قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Pharaoh asked, “And what is ‘the Lord of all worlds’?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 23
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
Moses replied, “˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 24
قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ
Pharaoh said to those around him, “Did you hear ˹what he said˺?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 25
قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Moses added, “˹He is˺ your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 26
قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ
Pharaoh said ˹mockingly˺, “Your messenger, who has been sent to you, must be insane.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 27
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ
Moses responded: “˹He is˺ the Lord of the east and west, and everything in between, if only you had any sense.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 28
قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ
Pharaoh threatened, “If you take any other god besides me, I will certainly have you imprisoned.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 29
قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ
Moses responded, “Even if I bring you a clear proof?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 30
قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
Pharaoh demanded, “Bring it then, if what you say is true.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 31
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ
So he threw down his staff and—behold!—it became a real snake
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 32
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
Then he drew his hand ˹out of his collar˺ and it was ˹shining˺ white for all to see
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 33
قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ
Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, “He is indeed a skilled magician
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 34
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ
who seeks to drive you from your land by his magic. So what do you propose?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 35
قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
They replied, “Let him and his brother wait and dispatch mobilizers to all cities
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 36
يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ
to bring you every skilled magician.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 37
فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
So the magicians were assembled at the set time on the appointed day
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 38
وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ
And the people were asked, “Will you join the gathering
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 39
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
so that we may follow the magicians if they prevail?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 40
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
When the magicians came, they asked Pharaoh, “Shall we have a ˹suitable˺ reward if we prevail?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 41
قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
He replied, “Yes, and you will then certainly be among those closest to me.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 42
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ
Moses said to them, “Cast whatever you wish to cast.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 43
فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ
So they cast down their ropes and staffs, saying, “By Pharaoh’s might, it is we who will surely prevail.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 44
فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ
Then Moses threw down his staff, and—behold!—it devoured the objects of their illusion
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 45
فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ
So the magicians fell down, prostrating
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 46
قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
They declared, “We ˹now˺ believe in the Lord of all worlds—
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 47
رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ
the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 48
قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَ فَلَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you magic, but soon you will see. I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, then crucify you all.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 49
قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
They responded, “˹That would be˺ no harm! Surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 50
إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
We really hope that our Lord will forgive our sins, as we are the first to believe.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 51
۞وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
And We inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 52
فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
Then Pharaoh sent mobilizers to all cities
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 53
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةٞ قَلِيلُونَ
˹and said,˺ “These ˹outcasts˺ are just a handful of people
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 54
وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ
who have really enraged us
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 55
وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ
but we are all on the alert.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 56
فَأَخۡرَجۡنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
So We lured the tyrants out of ˹their˺ gardens, springs
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 57
وَكُنُوزٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ
treasures, and splendid residences
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 58
كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to the Children of Israel
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 59
فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ
And so they pursued them at sunrise
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 60
فَلَمَّا تَرَـٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ
When the two groups came face to face, the companions of Moses cried out, “We are overtaken for sure.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 61
قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ
Moses reassured ˹them˺, “Absolutely not! My Lord is certainly with me—He will guide me.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 62
فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
So We inspired Moses: “Strike the sea with your staff,” and the sea was split, each part was like a huge mountain
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 63
وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
We drew the pursuers to that place
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 64
وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
and delivered Moses and those with him all together
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 65
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We drowned the others
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 66
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 67
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 68
وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
Relate to them ˹O Prophet˺ the story of Abraham
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 69
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
when he questioned his father and his people, “What is that you worship ˹besides God˺?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 70
قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
They replied, “We worship idols, to which we are fully devoted.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 71
قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ
Abraham asked, “Can they hear you when you call upon them
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 72
أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ
Or can they benefit or harm you?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 73
قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ
They replied, “No! But we found our forefathers doing the same.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 74
قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
Abraham responded, “Have you ˹really˺ considered what you have been worshipping—
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 75
أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ
you and your ancestors
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 76
فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
They are ˹all˺ enemies to me, except the Lord of all worlds
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 77
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ
˹He is˺ the One Who created me, and He ˹alone˺ guides me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 78
وَٱلَّذِي هُوَ يُطۡعِمُنِي وَيَسۡقِينِ
˹He is˺ the One Who provides me with food and drink
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 79
وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ
And He ˹alone˺ heals me when I am sick
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 80
وَٱلَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحۡيِينِ
And He ˹is the One Who˺ will cause me to die, and then bring me back to life
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 81
وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓـَٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ
And He is ˹the One˺ Who, I hope, will forgive my flaws on Judgment Day.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 82
رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
“My Lord! Grant me wisdom, and join me with the righteous
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 83
وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقٖ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
Bless me with honourable mention among later generations
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 84
وَٱجۡعَلۡنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Make me one of those awarded the Garden of Bliss
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 85
وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِيٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
Forgive my father, for he is certainly one of the misguided
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 86
وَلَا تُخۡزِنِي يَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُونَ
And do not disgrace me on the Day all will be resurrected—
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 87
يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٞ وَلَا بَنُونَ
the Day when neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 88
إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٖ
Only those who come before God with a pure heart ˹will be saved˺.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 89
وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ
˹On that Day˺ Paradise will be brought near to the God-fearing
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 90
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِلۡغَاوِينَ
and the Hellfire will be displayed to the deviant
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 91
وَقِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
And it will be said to them, “Where are those you used to worship
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 92
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ
besides God? Can they help you or even help themselves?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 93
فَكُبۡكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
Then the idols will be hurled headlong into Hell, along with the deviant
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 94
وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِيسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ
and the soldiers of Iblîs, all together
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 95
قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ
There the deviant will cry while disputing with their idols
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 96
تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ
“By God! We were clearly mistaken
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 97
إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
when we made you equal to the Lord of all worlds
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 98
وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ
And none led us astray other than the wicked
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 99
فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ
Now we have none to intercede for us
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 100
وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٖ
nor a close friend
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 101
فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
If only we could have a second chance, then we would be believers.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 102
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 103
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 104
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Noah rejected the messengers
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 105
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not fear ˹God˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 106
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 107
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear God, and obey me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 108
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 109
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear God, and obey me.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 110
۞قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ
They argued, “How can we believe in you, when you are followed ˹only˺ by the lowest of the low?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 111
قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
He responded, “And what knowledge do I have of what they do
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 112
إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ
Their judgment is with my Lord, if you had any sense
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 113
وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
I am not going to expel the believers
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 114
إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ
I am only sent with a clear warning.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 115
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ
They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be stoned ˹to death˺.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 116
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ
Noah prayed, “My Lord! My people have truly rejected me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 117
فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحٗا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
So judge between me and them decisively, and save me and the believers with me.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 118
فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ
So We saved him and those with him in the fully loaded Ark
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 119
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ
Then afterwards We drowned the rest
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 120
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 121
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 122
كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of ’Âd rejected the messengers
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 123
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Hûd said to them, “Will you not fear ˹God˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 124
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 125
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear God, and obey me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 126
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 127
أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ
˹Why˺ do you build a landmark on every high place in vanity
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 128
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ
and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 129
وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ
and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 130
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear God, and obey me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 131
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
Fear the One Who has provided you with ˹the good˺ things you know
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 132
أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ وَبَنِينَ
He provided you with cattle, and children
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 133
وَجَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ
and gardens, and springs
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 134
إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
I truly fear for you the torment of a tremendous day.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 135
قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ
They responded, “It is all the same to us whether you warn ˹us˺ or not
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 136
إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
This is simply the tradition of our predecessors
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 137
وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
And we will never be punished.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 138
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ We destroyed them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 139
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 140
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Thamûd rejected the messengers
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 141
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Ṣâliḥ said to them, “Will you not fear ˹God˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 142
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 143
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear God, and obey me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 144
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 145
أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ
Do you think you will be ˹forever˺ left secure in what you have here
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 146
فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
amid gardens and springs
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 147
وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ
and ˹various˺ crops, and palm trees ˹loaded˺ with tender fruit
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 148
وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ
to carve homes in the mountains with great skill
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 149
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear God, and obey me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 150
وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
And do not follow the command of the transgressors
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 151
ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ
who spread corruption throughout the land, never setting things right.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 152
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They replied, “You are simply bewitched
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 153
مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
You are only a human being like us, so bring forth a sign if what you say is true.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 154
قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
Ṣâliḥ said, “Here is a camel. She will have her turn to drink as you have yours, each on an appointed day
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 155
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
And do not ever touch her with harm, or you will be overtaken by the torment of a tremendous day.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 156
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ
But they killed her, becoming regretful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 157
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 158
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 159
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Lot rejected the messengers
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 160
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Lot said to them, “Will you not fear ˹God˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 161
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 162
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear God, and obey me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 163
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 164
أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Why do you ˹men˺ lust after fellow men
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 165
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ
leaving the wives that your Lord has created for you? In fact, you are a transgressing people.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 166
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ
They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be expelled.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 167
قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ
Lot responded, “I am truly one of those who despise your ˹shameful˺ practice
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 168
رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ
My Lord! Save me and my family from ˹the consequences of˺ what they do.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 169
فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
So We saved him and all of his family
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 170
إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
except an old woman, who was one of the doomed
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 171
ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We utterly destroyed the rest
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 172
وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
pouring upon them a rain ˹of brimstone˺. How evil was the rain of those who had been warned
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 173
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 174
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 175
كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The residents of the Forest rejected the messengers
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 176
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when Shu’aib said to them, “Will you not fear ˹God˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 177
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 178
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear God, and obey me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 179
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 180
۞أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ
Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 181
وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ
Weigh with an even balance
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 182
وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ
and do not defraud people of their property. Nor go about spreading corruption in the land
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 183
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And fear the One Who created you and ˹all˺ earlier peoples.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 184
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They replied, “You are simply bewitched
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 185
وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
Also, you are only a human being like us, and we think you are indeed a liar
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 186
فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
So cause ˹deadly˺ pieces of the sky to fall upon us, if what you say is true.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 187
قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ
Shu’aib responded, “My Lord knows best whatever you do.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 188
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ
So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ were overtaken by the torment of the day of the ˹deadly˺ cloud. That was really a torment of a tremendous day
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 189
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 190
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 191
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
This is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all worlds
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 192
نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ
which the trustworthy spirit ˹Gabriel˺ brought down
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 193
عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ
into your heart ˹O Prophet˺—so that you may be one of the warners—
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 194
بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيّٖ مُّبِينٖ
in a clear Arabic tongue
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 195
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And it has indeed been ˹foretold˺ in the Scriptures of those before
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 196
أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
Was it not sufficient proof for the deniers that it has been recognized by the knowledgeable among the Children of Israel
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 197
وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ
Had We revealed it to a non-Arab
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 198
فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
who would then recite it to the deniers ˹in fluent Arabic˺, still they would not have believed in it
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 199
كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
This is how We allow denial ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 200
لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 201
فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
which will take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 202
فَيَقُولُواْ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ
Then they will cry, “Can we be allowed more time?”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 203
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
Do they ˹really˺ seek to hasten Our torment
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 204
أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ
Imagine ˹O Prophet˺ if We allowed them enjoyment for years
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 205
ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ
then there came to them what they had been threatened with
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 206
مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ
would that enjoyment be of any benefit to them ˹at all˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 207
وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ
We have never destroyed a society without warners
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 208
ذِكۡرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 209
وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
It was not the devils who brought this ˹Quran˺ down
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 210
وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُمۡ وَمَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
it is not for them ˹to do so˺, nor can they
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 211
إِنَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّمۡعِ لَمَعۡزُولُونَ
for they are strictly barred from ˹even˺ overhearing ˹it˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 212
فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ
So do not ever call upon any other god besides God, or you will be one of the punished
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 213
وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ
And warn ˹all, starting with˺ your closest relatives
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 214
وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
and be gracious to the believers who follow you
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 215
فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءٞ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ
But if they disobey you, say, “I am certainly free of what you do.”
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 216
وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Put your trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 217
ٱلَّذِي يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
Who sees you when you rise ˹for prayer at night˺
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 218
وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
as well as your movements ˹in prayer˺ along with ˹fellow˺ worshippers
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 219
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 220
هَلۡ أُنَبِّئُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
Shall I inform you of whom the devils ˹actually˺ descend upon
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 221
تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٖ
They descend upon every sinful liar
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 222
يُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَٰذِبُونَ
who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 223
وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
As for poets, they are followed ˹merely˺ by deviants
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 224
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِي كُلِّ وَادٖ يَهِيمُونَ
Do you not see how they rant in every field
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 225
وَأَنَّهُمۡ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفۡعَلُونَ
only saying what they never do
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 226
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ وَذَكَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرٗا وَٱنتَصَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْۗ وَسَيَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٖ يَنقَلِبُونَ
Except those who believe, do good, remember God often, and ˹poetically˺ avenge ˹the believers˺ after being wrongfully slandered. The wrongdoers will come to know what ˹evil˺ end they will meet
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 227