Surah 26. Ash-Shu'ara

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-33 [2], 34-51 [3], 52-68 [4], 69-104 [5], 105-122 [6], 123-140 [7], 141-159 [8], 160-175 [9], 176-191 [10], 192-227 [11]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-926. Ash-Shu'ara Page 36726. Ash-Shu'araبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِطٰسٓمّٓ Ta Seem Meem تِلْكَTheseاٰیٰتُ(are the) Versesالْكِتٰبِ(of) the Bookالْمُبِیْنِ clear لَعَلَّكَPerhaps youبَاخِعٌ(would) killنَّفْسَكَyourselfاَلَّاthat notیَكُوْنُوْاthey becomeمُؤْمِنِیْنَ believers اِنْIfنَّشَاْWe willنُنَزِّلْWe can send downعَلَیْهِمْto themمِّنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyاٰیَةًa Signفَظَلَّتْso would bendاَعْنَاقُهُمْtheir necksلَهَاto itخٰضِعِیْنَ (in) humility وَ مَاAnd (does) notیَاْتِیْهِمْcome to themمِّنْanyذِكْرٍreminderمِّنَfromالرَّحْمٰنِthe Most Graciousمُحْدَثٍnewاِلَّاbutكَانُوْاtheyعَنْهُfrom itمُعْرِضِیْنَ turn away فَقَدْSo verilyكَذَّبُوْاthey have deniedفَسَیَاْتِیْهِمْthen will come to themاَنْۢبٰٓؤُاthe newsمَا(of) whatكَانُوْاthey usedبِهٖat itیَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ (to) mock اَوَ لَمْDo notیَرَوْاthey seeاِلَیatالْاَرْضِthe earthكَمْhow manyاَنْۢبَتْنَاWe producedفِیْهَاin itمِنْofكُلِّeveryزَوْجٍkindكَرِیْمٍ noble اِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیَةً ؕsurely (is) a signوَ مَاbut notكَانَareاَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themمُّؤْمِنِیْنَ believers وَ اِنَّAnd indeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَهُوَsurely Heالْعَزِیْزُ(is) the All-Mightyالرَّحِیْمُ۠the Most Merciful

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Surah Introduction

This Meccan sûrah takes its name from the reference to poets in verses 224-226. Since the previous sûrah ends with a warning to the deniers of the truth, this sûrah recounts several cautionary tales of destroyed deniers such as Pharaoh and the peoples of Noah, Shu'aib, Lot, and Ṣâliḥ. The divine origin of the Quran is emphasized at both ends of the sûrah. The qualities of the believers mentioned in the last verse (227) are elaborated upon at the beginning of the next sûrah.

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Translation of Verse 1-91. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. Ṭâ-Sĩn-Mĩm .

2. These are the verses of the clear Book.

3. Perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their disbelief.

4. If We willed, We could send down upon them a ˹compelling˺ sign from the heavens, leaving their necks bent in ˹utter˺ submission to it.

5. Whatever new reminder comes to them from the Most Compassionate, they always turn away from it.

6. They have certainly denied ˹the truth˺, so they will soon face the consequences of their ridicule.

7. Have they failed to look at the earth, ˹to see˺ how many types of fine plants We have caused to grow in it?

8. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

9. And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

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