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 123-140كَذَّبَتْDeniedعَادُ(the people) of Aadلْمُرْسَلِیْنَۚۖthe Messengers اِذْWhenقَالَsaidلَهُمْto themاَخُوْهُمْtheir brotherهُوْدٌHudاَلَاWill notتَتَّقُوْنَۚyou fear (Allah) اِنِّیْIndeed I amلَكُمْto youرَسُوْلٌa Messengerاَمِیْنٌۙtrustworthy فَاتَّقُواSo fearاللّٰهَAllahوَ اَطِیْعُوْنِۚand obey me وَ مَاۤAnd notاَسْـَٔلُكُمْI ask youعَلَیْهِfor itمِنْanyاَجْرٍ ۚpaymentاِنْNotاَجْرِیَ(is) my paymentاِلَّاexceptعَلٰیfromرَبِّ(the) Lordالْعٰلَمِیْنَؕ(of) the worlds اَتَبْنُوْنَDo you constructبِكُلِّon everyرِیْعٍelevationاٰیَةًa signتَعْبَثُوْنَ amusing yourselves وَ تَتَّخِذُوْنَAnd take for yourselvesمَصَانِعَstrongholdsلَعَلَّكُمْthat you mayتَخْلُدُوْنَۚlive forever وَ اِذَاAnd whenبَطَشْتُمْyou seizeبَطَشْتُمْyou seizeجَبَّارِیْنَۚ(as) tyrants فَاتَّقُواSo fearاللّٰهَAllahوَ اَطِیْعُوْنِۚand obey me وَ اتَّقُواAnd fearالَّذِیْۤOne Whoاَمَدَّكُمْhas aided youبِمَاwith whatتَعْلَمُوْنَۚyou know اَمَدَّكُمْHe has aided youبِاَنْعَامٍwith cattleوَّ بَنِیْنَۚۙand children وَ جَنّٰتٍAnd gardensوَّ عُیُوْنٍۚand springs اِنِّیْۤIndeed Iاَخَافُ[I] fearعَلَیْكُمْfor youعَذَابَ(the) punishmentیَوْمٍ(of) a DayعَظِیْمٍؕGreat قَالُوْاThey saidسَوَآءٌ(It is) sameعَلَیْنَاۤto usاَوَ عَظْتَwhether you adviseاَمْorلَمْnotتَكُنْyou areمِّنَofالْوٰعِظِیْنَۙthe advisors 26. Ash-Shu'ara Page 373اِنْNotهٰذَاۤ(is) thisاِلَّاbutخُلُقُ(the) customالْاَوَّلِیْنَۙ(of) the former (people) وَ مَاAnd notنَحْنُweبِمُعَذَّبِیْنَۚ(are) the ones to be punished فَكَذَّبُوْهُSo they denied himفَاَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ ؕthen We destroyed themاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیَةً ؕ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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Translation of Verse 123-140

123. The people of 'Âd rejected the messengers

124. when their brother Hûd said to them, "Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

125. I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

126. So fear Allah, and obey me.

127. I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

128. ˹Why˺ do you build a landmark on every high place in vanity,

129. and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever,

130. and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺?

131. So fear Allah, and obey me.

132. Fear the One Who has provided you with ˹the good˺ things you know:

133. He provided you with cattle, and children,

134. and gardens, and springs.

135. I truly fear for you the torment of a tremendous day."

136. They responded, "It is all the same to us whether you warn ˹us˺ or not.

137. This is simply the tradition of our predecessors.

138. And we will never be punished."

139. So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ We destroyed them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

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

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