Surah Ash-Shuara - English Translation by N J Dawood
طسٓمٓ
Tā‘ sīn mīm
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 1
تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ
These are the revelations of the veritable Book
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 2
لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٞ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
you will perhaps fret yourself to death on account of their unbelief
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 3
إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةٗ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ
If We will, We can reveal to them a sign from heaven before which they will bow their necks in utter humility
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 4
وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ
They turn their backs on each fresh Admonition they received from the Merciful
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 5
فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
they disbelieved, but the truth of that which they have laughed to scorn will dawn upon them
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 6
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجٖ كَرِيمٍ
Do they not see the earth, how We have planted on it all kinds of beneficial plants
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 7
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in this there is a sign; yet most of them do not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 8
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And surely your Lord is the Mighty One, the Compassionate
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 9
وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
Your Lord called out to Moses, saying: ‘Go to those wicked people
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 10
قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ
the people of Pharaoh. Will they not take heed?‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 11
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ
Lord,‘ he said, ‘I fear they will deny me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 12
وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ
I may become impatient and stammer in my speech. Send for Aaron
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 13
وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ
They accuse me of a crime,¹ and I fear that they may put me to death.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 14
قَالَ كَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ
Never fear,‘ said He. ‘Go both of you with Our signs; We shall be with you and shall hear all
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 15
فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Go to Pharaoh and say to him: "We are messengers from the Lord of the Universe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 16
أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
Let the Israelites depart with us."‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 17
قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدٗا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ
Pharaoh said: ‘Did we not bring you up when you were an infant? And did you not stay in our midst several years of your life
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 18
وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
Yet you have done the deed you did; surely you are ungrateful.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 19
قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
He said: ‘I did that when I had gone astray
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 20
فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
I fled from you because I feared you. But my Lord has given me wisdom and made me an apostle
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 21
وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
And this is the favour with which you taunt me: you have made the Israelites your bondsmen.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 22
قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Who is the Lord of the Universe?‘ said Pharaoh
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 23
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
He said: ‘The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them. If only you believed!‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 24
قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ
Do you hear?‘ said he to those around him
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 25
قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Your Lord,‘ he went on, ‘and the Lord of your forefathers.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 26
قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ
He said: ‘The apostle who has been sent to you is surely possessed!‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 27
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ
The Lord of the East and of the West,‘ said Moses, ‘and all that lies between them. If only you could understand!‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 28
قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ
If you serve any other god but myself,‘ he said, ‘I shall have you thrown into prison.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 29
قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ
Even if I showed you a convincing sign?‘ he said
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 30
قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
He replied: ‘Show it to us, if what you say be true.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 31
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ
He threw down his staff and thereupon it changed to a veritable serpent
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 32
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
Then he drew out his hand, and it was white to all who saw it
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 33
قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ
This man,‘ he said to the nobles around him, ‘is a skilful sorcerer
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 34
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ
who seeks to drive you from your land by his sorcery. What is your counsel?‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 35
قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
They said: ‘Put them off awhile, him and his brother, and send forth criers to the cities to bring
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 36
يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ
every skilled enchanter to your presence.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 37
فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
The sorcerers were gathered on an appointed day
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 38
وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ
and the people were asked: ‘Are you all assembled
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 39
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
We may follow the sorcerers if they win the day.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 40
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
And when the sorcerers came they said to Pharaoh: ‘Shall we be rewarded if we win?‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 41
قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
‘Yes,‘ he answered, ‘and you shall become my favoured friends.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 42
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ
Moses said to them: ‘Throw down all that you wish to throw.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 43
فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ
They threw down their ropes and staffs, saying: ‘By Pharaoh‘s glory, we shall surely win!‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 44
فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ
Then Moses threw down his staff, and it swallowed up their false devices
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 45
فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ
The sorcerers prostrated themselves
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 46
قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
saying: ‘We now believe in the Lord of the Universe
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
He said: ‘Do you dare believe in him before I give you leave? He must surely be your master, who has taught you witchcraft. But you shall see. I will cut off your hands and feet on alternate sides and crucify you all.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 49
قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
That cannot harm us,‘ they replied, ‘for to our Lord we shall return
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 50
إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
We hope our Lord will forgive us our sins, since we are the first who have believed.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 51
۞وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
Then We revealed Our will to Moses, saying: ‘Set forth with My servants in the night, for you will be pursued.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 52
فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
Pharaoh sent forth criers to the cities
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 53
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةٞ قَلِيلُونَ
These,‘ they said, ‘are but a puny band
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 54
وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ
who have provoked us much
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 55
وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ
But we are a numerous army, well-prepared.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 56
فَأَخۡرَجۡنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
Thus did We make them leave their gardens and their fountains
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 57
وَكُنُوزٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ
their treasures and their sumptuous dwellings
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 58
كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
Even thus; and to the Israelites We gave those
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 59
فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ
At sunrise the Egyptians followed them
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 60
فَلَمَّا تَرَـٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ
And when the two multitudes came within sight of each other, Moses‘ companions said: ‘We are surely undone!‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 61
قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ
No,‘ he said, ‘my Lord is with me, and He will guide me.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 62
فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
We bade Moses strike the sea with his staff, and the sea was cleft asunder, each part as high as a massive mountain
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 63
وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
In between We made the others follow
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 64
وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
We delivered Moses and all who were with him
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 65
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
and the others We drowned
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 66
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that there was a sign; yet most of them did not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 67
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely, your Lord is the Mighty One, the Compassionate
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 68
وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
Recount to them the story of Abraham
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 69
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
He said to his father and to his people: ‘What is that which you worship?‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 70
قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
They said: ‘We worship idols and pray to them with all fervour.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 71
قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ
Do they hear you when you pray?‘ he asked
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 72
أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ
‘Can they help you or do you harm?‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 73
قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ
They said: ‘This was what our fathers did before us.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 74
قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
He said: ‘Do you see those you have worshipped
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 75
أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ
you and your forefathers of old
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 76
فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
They are my enemies. Not so the Lord of the Universe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 77
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ
who has created me; who gives me guidance
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 78
وَٱلَّذِي هُوَ يُطۡعِمُنِي وَيَسۡقِينِ
food and drink
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 79
وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ
who, when I am sick, restores me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 80
وَٱلَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحۡيِينِ
who will cause me to die and bring me back to life hereafter
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 81
وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓـَٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ
who, I hope, will forgive me my sins on the Day of Judgement
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 82
رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
Lord, bestow wisdom upon me, and admit me among the righteous
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 83
وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقٖ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
Endow me with a tongue of truthfulness among posterity
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 84
وَٱجۡعَلۡنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
and count me among the heirs of the Blissful Garden
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 85
وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِيٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
Forgive my father, for he has gone astray
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 86
وَلَا تُخۡزِنِي يَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُونَ
Do not hold me up to shame on the Day of Resurrection
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 87
يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٞ وَلَا بَنُونَ
the day when wealth and offspring will be of no avail
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 88
إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٖ
and when none shall be saved but him who comes before his Lord with a pure heart
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 89
وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ
when Paradise shall be brought within sight of the righteous
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 90
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِلۡغَاوِينَ
and Hell be revealed to the erring
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 91
وَقِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
They will be asked: "Where are the idols which you worshipped besides God
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 92
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ
Can they help you or help themselves
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 93
فَكُبۡكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
And into Hell they shall be hurled, they and those who misled them
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 94
وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِيسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ
and Satan‘s legions all
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 95
قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ
By the Lord," they will say, as they contend with them
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 96
تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ
we clearly erred
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 97
إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
when we made you equals with the Lord of the Universe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 98
وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ
It was but the transgressors who led us astray
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 99
فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ
We have no intercessors now
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 100
وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٖ
no loving friend
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 101
فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Could we but live our lives again we would be true believers."‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 102
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that there was a sign, yet most of them did not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 103
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord is the Mighty One, the Compassionate
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 104
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Noah disbelieved the emissaries
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 105
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Will you not fear God?‘ said Noah, their kin, to them
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 106
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am indeed your truthful apostle
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 107
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fear God, then, and follow me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 108
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
For this I demand of you no recompense, for none can reward me except the Lord of the Universe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 109
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fear God, and follow me.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 110
۞قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ
They said: ‘Are we to believe in you when your followers are but the lowest of the low?‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 111
قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
I have no knowledge of what they did,‘ he said
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 112
إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ
‘My Lord alone can bring them to account. Would that you understood
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 113
وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Nor will I drive away the true believers
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 114
إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ
I am sent forth only to give plain warning.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 115
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ
Noah,‘ they said, ‘desist, or you shall be stoned to death.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 116
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ
He said: ‘Lord, my people disbelieve me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 117
فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحٗا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Judge rightly between us. Save me and the believers who are with me.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 118
فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ
So We delivered him and those who were with him in the laden ark
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 119
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ
and drowned the others thereafter
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 120
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that there was a sign; yet most of them did not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 121
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord is the Mighty One, the Compassionate
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 122
كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Ad disbelieved the apostles
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 123
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Their kin Hūd had said to them: ‘Will you not fear God
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 124
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am indeed your truthful apostle
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 125
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fear God, then, and follow me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 126
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
For this I demand of you no recompense; none can reward me except the Lord of the Universe. ‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 127
أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ
Will you erect a monument on every hill
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 128
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ
Vain is your work. You build strong fortresses, hoping that you may last for ever
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 129
وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ
When you exercise your power, you act like cruel tyrants
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 130
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fear God, and follow me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 131
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
Fear Him who has given you all the things you know
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 132
أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ وَبَنِينَ
He has given you flocks and children
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 133
وَجَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ
gardens and fountains
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 134
إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
Beware the torment of a fateful day.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 135
قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ
They said: ‘We care nothing whether or not you preach to us
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 136
إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
This is but a myth of the ancients
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 137
وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
Surely we shall not be punished.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 138
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
They denied him, and thus We utterly destroyed them. Surely in that there was a sign; yet most of them did not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 139
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord is the Mighty One, the Compassionate
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 140
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Thamūd disbelieved the apostles
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 141
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Their kin Ṣālih had said to them: ‘Will you not fear God
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 142
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am indeed your truthful apostle
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 143
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fear God and follow me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 144
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
For this I demand of you no recompense; none can reward me except the Lord of the Universe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 145
أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ
Are you to be left secure in this land
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 146
فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
amid gardens and fountains
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 147
وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ
cornfields and palm-trees laden with fine fruit
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 148
وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ
hewing your dwellings out of the mountains and leading a wanton life
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 149
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Have fear of God and follow me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 150
وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
Do not obey the bidding of transgressors
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 151
ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ
who perpetrate corruption in the land and do no good at all.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 152
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said: ‘Surely you are bewitched
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 153
مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
You are but a mortal like ourselves. Show us a sign, if what you say be true.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 154
قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
‘Here,‘ he said, ‘is this she-camel. She shall have her share of water as you have yours, each drinking on an appointed day
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 155
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
Do not harm her, or the scourge of a fateful day shall take you.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 156
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ
Yet they hamstrung her, and in the morning were repentant
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 157
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
The scourge took them. Surely in that there was a sign. Yet most of them did not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 158
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord is the Mighty One, the Compassionate
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 159
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Lot‘s people disbelieved the apostles
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 160
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Their kin Lot had said to them: ‘Will you not fear God
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 161
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am indeed your truthful apostle
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 162
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fear God and follow me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 163
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
For this I demand of you no recompense; none can reward me except the Lord of the Universe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 164
أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Will you fornicate with the males of humans
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 165
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ
and eschew the wives whom God has created for you? Surely you are a sinful people
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 166
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ
Lot,‘ they said, ‘desist or you shall be banished.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 167
قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ
He said: ‘I abhor your ways
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 168
رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ
Lord, deliver me and my kin from their practices.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 169
فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
We delivered him and his kindred all
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 170
إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
save for one old woman who stayed behind
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 171
ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
and the others We utterly destroyed
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 172
وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
We pelted them with rain, and evil was the rain which fell on those who were forewarned
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 173
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that there was a sign. Yet most of them did not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 174
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is the Mighty One, the Compassionate
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 175
كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The dwellers of the Forest¹ disbelieved the apostles
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 176
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Shu‘aib had said to them: ‘Will you not fear God
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 177
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am indeed your truthful apostle
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 178
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fear God and follow me
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 179
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
For this I demand of you no recompense: none can reward me except the Lord of the Universe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 180
۞أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ
Give just measure and defraud none
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 181
وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ
Weigh with even scales
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 182
وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ
and do not cheat the people of what is rightly theirs; nor shall you corrupt the land with evil
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 183
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And fear Him who created you and the earlier generation.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 184
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said: ‘You are surely bewitched
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 185
وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
You are but a mortal like ourselves. Indeed, we believe that you are lying
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 186
فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
Bring down upon us a fragment of the sky if what you say be true.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 187
قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ
He said: ‘My Lord has better knowledge of what you do.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 188
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ
They disbelieved him, and thus the scourge of the Day of Darkness smote them; it was surely the scourge of a fateful day
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 189
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that there was a sign; yet most of them did not believe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 190
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is the Mighty One, the Compassionate
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 191
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
This is surely revealed by the Lord of the Universe
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 192
نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ
The Faithful Spirit has brought it down
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 193
عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ
into your heart, that you may give warning
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 194
بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيّٖ مُّبِينٖ
in eloquent Arabic speech
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 195
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
It was surely foretold in the Scriptures of the ancients
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 196
أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
Is it not sufficient proof for them that the doctors of the Israelites recognize it
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 197
وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ
If We had revealed it to a foreign man
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 198
فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
and he had recited it to them, they still would not have believed
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 199
كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Thus do We put unbelief in the hearts of the guilty
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 200
لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ
they shall not believe in it until they see the woeful scourge
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 201
فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
which shall suddenly smite them when they are heedless
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 202
فَيَقُولُواْ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ
And then they will say: ‘Shall we ever be reprieved?‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 203
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
Is it their wish to hurry on Our scourge
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 204
أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ
Think! If We let them live in ease for many years
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 205
ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ
and then the promised scourge does fall upon them
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 206
مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ
of what avail will their past enjoyments be to them
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 207
وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ
Never have We destroyed a city We did not warn
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 208
ذِكۡرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
and admonish beforehand. We are never unjust
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 209
وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
It was not the demons who brought this down
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 210
وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُمۡ وَمَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
it is neither in their interest nor in their power
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 211
إِنَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّمۡعِ لَمَعۡزُولُونَ
Indeed, they are too far away to overhear it
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 212
فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ
Therefore call on no other god besides God, lest you suffer torment
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 213
وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ
Admonish your nearest kin
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 214
وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
and show kindness to those of the believers who follow you
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 215
فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءٞ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ
If they disobey you, say: ‘I am not accountable for what you do.‘
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 216
وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Put your trust in the Mighty One, the Compassionate
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 217
ٱلَّذِي يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
who observes you when you stand upright
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 218
وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
and when you walk among the worshippers
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 219
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
He it is who hears all and knows all
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 220
هَلۡ أُنَبِّئُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
Shall I tell you on whom the demons descend
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 221
تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٖ
They descend on every lying sinner
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 222
يُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَٰذِبُونَ
They eagerly listen, but most of them are liars
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 223
وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
Poets are followed by erring men
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 224
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِي كُلِّ وَادٖ يَهِيمُونَ
Behold how aimlessly they rove in every valley
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 225
وَأَنَّهُمۡ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفۡعَلُونَ
preaching what they never practise
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 226
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ وَذَكَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرٗا وَٱنتَصَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْۗ وَسَيَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٖ يَنقَلِبُونَ
Not so the true believers, who do good works and remember God with fervour and defend themselves only when wronged. The wrongdoers will then learn to what end they will be overturned
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 227