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 176-191كَذَّبَDeniedاَصْحٰبُ(the) companionsلْـَٔیْكَةِ(of the) Woodالْمُرْسَلِیْنَۚۖthe Messengers اِذْWhenقَالَsaidلَهُمْto themشُعَیْبٌShuaibاَلَاWill notتَتَّقُوْنَۚyou fear (Allah) اِنِّیْIndeed I amلَكُمْto youرَسُوْلٌa Messengerاَمِیْنٌۙtrustworthy فَاتَّقُواSo fearاللّٰهَAllahوَ اَطِیْعُوْنِۚand obey me وَ مَاۤAnd notاَسْـَٔلُكُمْI ask (of) youعَلَیْهِfor itمِنْanyاَجْرٍ ۚpaymentاِنْNotاَجْرِیَ(is) my paymentاِلَّاexceptعَلٰیfromرَبِّ(the) Lordالْعٰلَمِیْنَؕ(of) the worlds اَوْفُواGive fullالْكَیْلَmeasureوَ لَاand (do) notتَكُوْنُوْاbeمِنَofالْمُخْسِرِیْنَۚthose who cause loss وَزِنُوْاAnd weighبِالْقِسْطَاسِwith a balanceالْمُسْتَقِیْمِۚ[the] even وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَبْخَسُواdepriveالنَّاسَpeopleاَشْیَآءَهُمْ(of) their thingsوَ لَاand (do) notتَعْثَوْاcommit evilفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthمُفْسِدِیْنَۚspreading corruption 26. Ash-Shu'ara Page 375وَ اتَّقُواAnd fearالَّذِیْthe One Whoخَلَقَكُمْcreated youوَ الْجِبِلَّةَand the generationsالْاَوَّلِیْنَؕthe former قَالُوْۤاThey saidاِنَّمَاۤOnlyاَنْتَyouمِنَ(are) ofالْمُسَحَّرِیْنَۙthose bewitched وَ مَاۤAnd notاَنْتَyouاِلَّا(are) exceptبَشَرٌa manمِّثْلُنَاlike usوَ اِنْand indeedنَّظُنُّكَwe think youلَمِنَsurely (are) ofالْكٰذِبِیْنَۚthe liars فَاَسْقِطْThen cause to fallعَلَیْنَاupon usكِسَفًاfragmentsمِّنَofالسَّمَآءِthe skyاِنْifكُنْتَyou areمِنَofالصّٰدِقِیْنَؕthe truthful قَالَHe saidرَبِّیْۤMy Lordاَعْلَمُknows bestبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَ you do فَكَذَّبُوْهُBut they denied himفَاَخَذَهُمْso seized themعَذَابُ(the) punishmentیَوْمِ(of the) dayالظُّلَّةِ ؕ(of) the shadowاِنَّهٗIndeed itكَانَwasعَذَابَ(the) punishmentیَوْمٍ(of) a Dayعَظِیْمٍ Great 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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Translation of Verse 176-191

176. The residents of the Forest rejected the messengers

177. when Shu'aib said to them, ⁷⁵⁹ "Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

178. I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

179. So fear Allah, and obey me.

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

181. Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺.

182. Weigh with an even balance,

183. and do not defraud people of their property. Nor go about spreading corruption in the land.

184. And fear the One Who created you and ˹all˺ earlier peoples."

185. They replied, "You are simply bewitched!

186. Also, you are only a human being like us, and we think you are indeed a liar.

187.

188. Shu'aib responded, "My Lord knows best whatever you do."

189. So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ were overtaken by the torment of the day of the ˹deadly˺ cloud. ⁷⁶⁰ That was really a torment of a tremendous day.

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

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

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Commentary

759. Unlike other prophets in this sûrah who are identified as the brothers of fellow tribesmen, Shu'aib is not identified as the brother of the people of the Aykah (which is the name of the forest where they used to worship a particular tree) because they are identified by faith, rather than a tribal connection.

760. They were targeted by scorching heat, so they did not know where to go. Finally, a soothing cloud appeared in the sky, so they rushed to it for shade, then the cloud rained torment upon them, as they had requested.