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 192-227وَ اِنَّهٗAnd indeed itلَتَنْزِیْلُsurely is a Revelationرَبِّ(of the) Lordالْعٰلَمِیْنَؕ(of) the worlds نَزَلَHas brought it downبِهِHas brought it downالرُّوْحُthe Spiritالْاَمِیْنُۙ[the] Trustworthy عَلٰیUponقَلْبِكَyour heartلِتَكُوْنَthat you may beمِنَofالْمُنْذِرِیْنَ the warners بِلِسَانٍIn languageعَرَبِیٍّArabicمُّبِیْنٍؕclear وَ اِنَّهٗAnd indeed itلَفِیْsurely (is) inزُبُرِ(the) Scripturesالْاَوَّلِیْنَ (of) the former (people) اَوَ لَمْIs it notیَكُنْIs it notلَّهُمْto themاٰیَةًa signاَنْthatیَّعْلَمَهٗknow itعُلَمٰٓؤُا(the) scholarsبَنِیْۤ(of the) Childrenاِسْرَآءِیْلَؕ(of) Israel وَ لَوْAnd ifنَزَّلْنٰهُWe (had) revealed itعَلٰیtoبَعْضِanyالْاَعْجَمِیْنَۙ(of) the non-Arabs فَقَرَاَهٗAnd he (had) recited itعَلَیْهِمْto themمَّاnotكَانُوْاthey wouldبِهٖin itمُؤْمِنِیْنَؕ(be) believers كَذٰلِكَThusسَلَكْنٰهُWe have inserted itفِیْintoقُلُوْبِ(the) heartsالْمُجْرِمِیْنَؕ(of) the criminals لَاNotیُؤْمِنُوْنَthey will believeبِهٖin itحَتّٰیuntilیَرَوُاthey seeالْعَذَابَthe punishmentالْاَلِیْمَۙ[the] painful فَیَاْتِیَهُمْAnd it will come to themبَغْتَةًsuddenlyوَّ هُمْwhile theyلَا(do) notیَشْعُرُوْنَۙperceive فَیَقُوْلُوْاThen they will sayهَلْAreنَحْنُweمُنْظَرُوْنَؕ(to be) reprieved اَفَبِعَذَابِنَاSo is it for Our punishmentیَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَ they wish to hasten اَفَرَءَیْتَThen have you seenاِنْifمَّتَّعْنٰهُمْWe let them enjoyسِنِیْنَۙ(for) years ثُمَّThenجَآءَهُمْcomes to themمَّاwhatكَانُوْاthey wereیُوْعَدُوْنَۙpromised 26. Ash-Shu'ara Page 376مَاۤNotاَغْنٰی(will) availعَنْهُمْthemمَّاwhatكَانُوْاenjoyment they were givenیُمَتَّعُوْنَؕenjoyment they were given وَ مَاۤAnd notاَهْلَكْنَاWe destroyedمِنْanyقَرْیَةٍtownاِلَّاbutلَهَاit hadمُنْذِرُوْنَwarners ذِكْرٰی ۛ۫(To) remindوَ مَاand notكُنَّاWe areظٰلِمِیْنَ unjust وَ مَاAnd notتَنَزَّلَتْhave brought it downبِهِhave brought it downالشَّیٰطِیْنُ the devils وَ مَاAnd notیَنْۢبَغِیْ(it) suitsلَهُمْ[for] themوَ مَاand notیَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَؕthey are able اِنَّهُمْIndeed theyعَنِfromالسَّمْعِthe hearingلَمَعْزُوْلُوْنَؕ(are) surely banished فَلَاSo (do) notتَدْعُinvokeمَعَwithاللّٰهِAllahاِلٰهًاgodاٰخَرَanotherفَتَكُوْنَlest you beمِنَofالْمُعَذَّبِیْنَۚthose punished وَ اَنْذِرْAnd warnعَشِیْرَتَكَyour kindredالْاَقْرَبِیْنَۙ[the] closest وَ اخْفِضْAnd lowerجَنَاحَكَyour wingلِمَنِto (those) whoاتَّبَعَكَfollow youمِنَofالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَۚthe believers فَاِنْThen ifعَصَوْكَthey disobey youفَقُلْthen sayاِنِّیْIndeed I amبَرِیْٓءٌinnocentمِّمَّاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَۚyou do وَ تَوَكَّلْAnd put (your) trustعَلَیinالْعَزِیْزِthe All-Mightyالرَّحِیْمِۙthe Most Merciful الَّذِیْThe One Whoیَرٰىكَsees youحِیْنَwhenتَقُوْمُۙyou stand up وَ تَقَلُّبَكَAnd your movementsفِیamongالسّٰجِدِیْنَ those who prostrate اِنَّهٗIndeed HeهُوَHeالسَّمِیْعُ(is) the All-Hearerالْعَلِیْمُ the All-Knower هَلْShallاُنَبِّئُكُمْI inform youعَلٰیuponمَنْwhomتَنَزَّلُdescendالشَّیٰطِیْنُؕthe devils تَنَزَّلُThey descendعَلٰیuponكُلِّeveryاَفَّاكٍliarاَثِیْمٍۙsinful یُّلْقُوْنَThey pass onالسَّمْعَ(what is) heardوَ اَكْثَرُهُمْand most of themكٰذِبُوْنَؕ(are) liars وَ الشُّعَرَآءُAnd the poetsیَتَّبِعُهُمُfollow themالْغَاوٗنَؕthe deviators اَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeاَنَّهُمْthat theyفِیْinكُلِّeveryوَادٍvalleyیَّهِیْمُوْنَۙ[they] roam وَ اَنَّهُمْAnd that theyیَقُوْلُوْنَsayمَاwhatلَاnotیَفْعَلُوْنَۙthey do اِلَّاExceptالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveوَ عَمِلُواand doالصّٰلِحٰتِrighteous deedsوَ ذَكَرُواand rememberاللّٰهَAllahكَثِیْرًاmuchوَّ انْتَصَرُوْاand defend themselvesمِنْۢafterبَعْدِafterمَاafterظُلِمُوْا ؕthey were wrongedوَ سَیَعْلَمُAnd will come to knowالَّذِیْنَthose whoظَلَمُوْۤاhave wrongedاَیَّ(to) whatمُنْقَلَبٍreturnیَّنْقَلِبُوْنَ۠they will return

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Translation of Verse 192-227

192. This is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all worlds,

193. which the trustworthy spirit ˹Gabriel˺ brought down

194. into your heart ˹O Prophet˺-so that you may be one of the warners-

195. in a clear Arabic tongue.

196. And it has indeed been ˹foretold˺ in the Scriptures of those before.

197. Was it not sufficient proof for the deniers that it has been recognized by the knowledgeable among the Children of Israel? ⁷⁶¹

198. Had We revealed it to a non-Arab,

199. who would then recite it to the deniers ˹in fluent Arabic˺, still they would not have believed in it!

200. This is how We allow denial ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.

201. They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment,

202. which will take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺.

203. Then they will cry, "Can we be allowed more time?"

204. Do they ˹really˺ seek to hasten Our torment?

205. Imagine ˹O Prophet˺ if We allowed them enjoyment for years,

206. then there came to them what they had been threatened with:

207. would that enjoyment be of any benefit to them ˹at all˺?

208. We have never destroyed a society without warners

209. to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺.

210. It was not the devils who brought this ˹Quran˺ down:

211. it is not for them ˹to do so˺, nor can they,

212. for they are strictly barred from ˹even˺ overhearing ˹it˺. ⁷⁶²

213. So do not ever call upon any other god besides Allah, or you will be one of the punished.

214. And warn ˹all, starting with˺ your closest relatives,

215. and be gracious to the believers who follow you.

216. But if they disobey you, say, "I am certainly free of what you do."

217. Put your trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful,

218. Who sees you when you rise ˹for prayer at night˺,

219. as well as your movements ˹in prayer˺ along with ˹fellow˺ worshippers.

220. He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

221. Shall I inform you of whom the devils ˹actually˺ descend upon?

222. They descend upon every sinful liar,

223. who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies. ⁷⁶³

224. As for poets, they are followed ˹merely˺ by deviants.

225. Do you not see how they rant in every field, ⁷⁶⁴

226. only saying what they never do?

227. Except those who believe, do good, remember Allah often, and ˹poetically˺ avenge ˹the believers˺ after being wrongfully slandered. The wrongdoers will come to know what ˹evil˺ end they will meet.

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Commentary

761. i.e., 'Abdullâh ibn Salâm, a Jewish authority, who accepted Islam during the time of the Prophet ( ﷺ ) .

762. The devils can no longer eavesdrop on heaven. See 72:8-10.

763. This refers to fortune-tellers who listen to Satanic whispers, adding more lies as they pass on the information to people.

764. lit., roam aimlessly in every valley.