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Tafsir of Surah Ash-Shu'ara (26) — The Poets · الشعراء
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Ash-Shu'ara 26:1
طسٓمٓ
Ta, Seen, Meem
Tafsir 26:1
Ṭā Sīn Mīm The discussion on similar letters has already passed in Sūrah Al-Baqarah.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:2
تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ
These are the verses of the clear Book
Tafsir 26:2
Those are the verses of the Qur’ān that makes the truth clear from falsehood.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:3
لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٞ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers
Tafsir 26:3
Perhaps you O Messenger because of your eagerness for their guidance are killing yourself out of fear for them that they do not believe in Allah.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:4
إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةٗ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ
If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled
Tafsir 26:4
If I had wished to send down to them a miracle from the sky I would have sent it down and their necks would remain bowed in utter humility before it. But I did not wish that, in order to test them: Do they believe in the Ghaib?
Ash-Shu'ara 26:5
وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ
And no revelation comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it
Tafsir 26:5
Whenever any new reminder that is revealed by the Merciful to these idolaters, which contain His arguments that indicate His Oneness and the truth of His prophet, they turn away from listening to it and accepting it.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:6
فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule
Tafsir 26:6
They have denied what their Messenger brought to them, but the confirmation of the information that they used to mock at will soon come to them and the punishment will fall upon them.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:7
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجٖ كَرِيمٍ
Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind
Tafsir 26:7
Do these people remain persistent in their disbelief and not look at the earth, how many different types of vegetation that is beautiful to look at and that has plenty of benefits did I grow therein!
Ash-Shu'ara 26:8
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
Tafsir 26:8
In the earth’s growing various types of vegetation there truly is a clear sign of the Power of the One Who has made it grow to bring back the dead to life, though most of them do not have faith.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:9
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Tafsir 26:9
Your Lord - O Messenger - is the One Who is the Dominant who can never be overpower, and the Merciful to those of His servants who have faith.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:10
وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people
Tafsir 26:10
Remember - O Messenger - when your Lord called out to Moses instructing him to go to the people who were doing wrong by their rejection of Allah and enslavement of the people of Moses.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:11
قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ
The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah
Tafsir 26:11
These were the people of Pharaoh. He should instruct them gently and softly to be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:12
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ
He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me
Tafsir 26:12
12-13. Moses (peace be upon him) said, I fear that they will deny me and what I convey to them from you, and that my breast will be constricted because of their denial of me, and that my tongue will not be free in calling to Allah, so send Gabriel (peace be upon him) to my brother, Aaron, so that he could assist me.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:13
وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ
And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron
Tafsir 26:13
12-13. Moses (peace be upon him) said, I fear that they will deny me and what I convey to them from you, and that my breast will be constricted because of their denial of me, and that my tongue will not be free in calling to Allah, so send Gabriel (peace be upon him) to my brother, Aaron, so that he could assist me.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:14
وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ
And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me
Tafsir 26:14
They also have a charge against me because I had killed the Copt, and I fear they may kill me.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:15
قَالَ كَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ
[Allah] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening
Tafsir 26:15
Allah said to Moses (peace be upon him): By no means! They will never kill you. Go, you and your brother Aaron, with My signs that indicate your truthfulness. I shall be with you with My assistance and support, listening to what you say and what is said to you. Nothing of that misses us.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:16
فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:16
Go to Pharaoh and tell him: We are two Messengers sent to you by the Lord of all created things.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:17
أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel
Tafsir 26:17
That you send the Israelites with us.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:18
قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدٗا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ
[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life
Tafsir 26:18
Pharaoh said to Moses (peace be upon him): Did we not bring you up as a child among us? Did you not stay with us for many years of your life? So what has now made you claim prophethood?
Ash-Shu'ara 26:19
وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful
Tafsir 26:19
You committed a serious deed when you killed the Copt in defence of a man of your people, and you are one of those who deny my favours to you.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:20
قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray
Tafsir 26:20
Moses (peace be upon him) said to Pharaoh: I did what you mentioned before I received revelation and was sent as a messenger.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:21
فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and prophethood and appointed me [as one] of the messengers
Tafsir 26:21
So I fled from you to Madyan after killing him when I feared that you will kill me. Then my Lord gave me knowledge and made me one of His Messengers that He sends to people.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:22
وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel
Tafsir 26:22
Your bringing me up without enslaving me after you enslaved the Israelites is a favour that you are reminding me of?!
Ash-Shu'ara 26:23
قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:23
Pharaoh said to Moses (peace be upon him): What is the Lord of all created things Whose Messenger you claim to be?
Ash-Shu'ara 26:24
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced
Tafsir 26:24
Moses said in response to Pharaoh: The Lord of all created things is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the Lord of whatever is between them. If you are certain that He is your Lord then worship Him alone.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:25
قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ
[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear
Tafsir 26:25
Pharaoh said to the leaders of his people around him: Do you not hear the response of Moses and the false claim it contains.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:26
قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers
Tafsir 26:26
Moses said to them: Allah is your Lord and the Lord of your earlier forefathers.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:27
قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ
[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad
Tafsir 26:27
Pharaoh said: This man who claims to be a Messenger to you is insane. He is not aware of how to respond and he says that which does not make sense.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:28
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ
[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason
Tafsir 26:28
Moses said, Allah, the One to Whom I call you, is the Lord of the East and the West and the Lord of what is in between them. If only you had sense that you could reason with.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:29
قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ
[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned
Tafsir 26:29
Pharaoh said to Moses after becoming unable to argue with him: If you worship any god other than Me, I will throw you into prison.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:30
قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ
[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest
Tafsir 26:30
Moses (peace be upon him) said to Pharaoh: Will you throw me into prison even if I bring to you something that makes clear my truthfulness in what I have brought to you from Allah?
Ash-Shu'ara 26:31
قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful
Tafsir 26:31
He said: Bring what you say will indicate your truthfulness if you are true in your claim!
Ash-Shu'ara 26:32
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ
So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest
Tafsir 26:32
So Moses threw his stick down on the ground and it suddenly became a snake for everyone to see.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:33
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers
Tafsir 26:33
He put his hand into the opening of his garment without its being white and then he drew it out radiant white - not the white of leprosy - for the onlookers to see.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:34
قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ
[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician
Tafsir 26:34
Pharaoh said to the leaders of his people around him: This man is a magician, well versed in magic.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:35
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ
He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise
Tafsir 26:35
He means to use his magic to drive you out of your land! What do you suggest we do to him?
Ash-Shu'ara 26:36
قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
Tafsir 26:36
36-37. They said to him: Delay him and his brother and do not rush to punish them. Send out to the cities of Egypt those who will gather the magicians, to bring every magician, well versed in magic.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:37
يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ
Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician
Tafsir 26:37
36-37. They said to him: Delay him and his brother and do not rush to punish them. Send out to the cities of Egypt those who will gather the magicians, to bring every magician, well versed in magic.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:38
فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day
Tafsir 26:38
Pharaoh assembled his magicians to challenge Moses at an appointed place and time.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:39
وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ
And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate
Tafsir 26:39
The people were told: Are you going to gather to see who wins? Will it be Moses or the magicians?
Ash-Shu'ara 26:40
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant
Tafsir 26:40
If the magicians succeed over Moses, perhaps we should follow them in their religion.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:41
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant
Tafsir 26:41
So when the magicians came before Pharaoh to challenge Moses, they said to him, “Will we have a tangible reward or an intangible one, if we have the upper hand over Moses?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:42
قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]
Tafsir 26:42
Pharaoh said to them, “Yes, you shall get a reward. If you are to succeed over Moses, you shall be taken as my close ones by being appointed in lofty posts.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:43
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ
Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw
Tafsir 26:43
Confident in Allah’s help and in order to show clearly that whatever he possessed was not magic, Moses said to them, “Throw whatever ropes and sticks you want to!”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:44
فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ
So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant
Tafsir 26:44
And so they threw down their ropes and sticks, and upon throwing them, said, “By the grandeur of Pharaoh we are going to succeed, and Moses is the one who shall be defeated!”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:45
فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ
Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified
Tafsir 26:45
So Moses threw his staff and it turned into a snake, nullifying whatever magic they were casting over the people.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:46
فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ
So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah]
Tafsir 26:46
When the magicians saw Moses’s staff swallowing up whatever they had cast, they fell into prostration.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:47
قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:47
They said, “I have brought faith in the Lord of all creation.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:48
رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ
The Lord of Moses and Aaron
Tafsir 26:48
“The Lord of Moses and Aaron (peace be upon them).”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:49
قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَ فَلَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
[Pharaoh] said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all
Tafsir 26:49
Pharaoh, disapproving of the magicians’ belief, said to them, “Have you accepted Moses as being true, before I gave you permission to do so? Indeed, Moses is your mentor who has taught you magic; you have all collaborated to exile the people of Egypt from its lands, and you will soon see what punishment I inflict upon you. I shall cut off a hand and leg of each of you from opposite sides, and crucify you all on palm trunks, sparing no one.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:50
قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return
Tafsir 26:50
The magicians said to Pharaoh, “There is no big deal in the crucifixion and maiming you threaten us with in this world, because your punishment will end, while we shall return to our Lord who shall enter us into His everlasting mercy.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:51
إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers
Tafsir 26:51
“Due to us being the first ones to bring faith in Moses, we hope greatly that Allah erases the sins we have committed in the past.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:52
۞وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued
Tafsir 26:52
And I revealed to Moses commanding him to march the Israelites out at night, because Pharaoh and his people would pursue them, forcing them back.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:53
فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers
Tafsir 26:53
So when Pharaoh came to know of the Israelites escaping, he sent some of his army into the cities, rallying the rest of the armies.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:54
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةٞ قَلِيلُونَ
[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band
Tafsir 26:54
Pharaoh said, undermining the Israelites, “Indeed, these people are very few in number.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:55
وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ
And indeed, they are enraging us
Tafsir 26:55
And they will do things which will incite us against them.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:56
وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ
And indeed, we are a cautious society
Tafsir 26:56
Indeed, we are alert and prepared for them.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:57
فَأَخۡرَجۡنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
So We removed them from gardens and springs
Tafsir 26:57
So I took Pharaoh and his people out of the land of Egypt, which had abundant gardens, flowing streams and wealth.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:58
وَكُنُوزٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ
And treasures and honorable station
Tafsir 26:58
It also had treasures of wealth and beautiful dwellings.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:59
كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel
Tafsir 26:59
As I took Pharaoh and his people out of it, I made the Israelites inherit it.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:60
فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ
So they pursued them at sunrise
Tafsir 26:60
Pharaoh and his people caught the trail of the Israelites at sunrise.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:61
فَلَمَّا تَرَـٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ
And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken
Tafsir 26:61
So when the two groups came into view of each other, Moses’s people said, “we are definitely going to be captured!” When Pharaoh and his people drew closer to Moses and his people, such that each person was in view of the other on the opposite side, Moses’s people said, “Indeed, Pharaoh and his people will catch up with us and we are powerless against them.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:62
قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ
[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me
Tafsir 26:62
Moses said to his people: “It is not as you have imagined it to be, for My Lord is with me supporting and helping me. He shall guide and show me the path to salvation.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:63
فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain
Tafsir 26:63
And so I revealed to Moses commanding him to strike the sea with his staff, which he did. The sea parted, turning into twelve paths: the same number as the tribes of the Israelites, and each parted segment was like a great mountain in its grandeur and stability, such that no water flowed from it.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:64
وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
And We advanced thereto the pursuers
Tafsir 26:64
I made Pharaoh and his people draw closer until they entered the sea, thinking that the path was traversable.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:65
وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
And We saved Moses and those with him, all together
Tafsir 26:65
And I saved Moses and whoever was with him from the Israelites; none from among them perished.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:66
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We drowned the others
Tafsir 26:66
I then destroyed Pharaoh and his people by drowning them in the sea.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:67
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
Tafsir 26:67
Indeed, in the parting of the sea for Moses, his salvation from Pharaoh and Pharaoh’s destruction, is a miracle proving the truthfulness of Moses. The majority of those with Pharaoh were not believers, they were rejecters.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:68
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Tafsir 26:68
O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:69
وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
And recite to them the news of Abraham
Tafsir 26:69
O Messenger! Recite unto them the story of Abraham.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:70
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship
Tafsir 26:70
When he said to his father Azar and his people, “What do you worship instead of Allah?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:71
قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted
Tafsir 26:71
His people said to him, “I worship idols, whose worship I remain firm upon and hold fast to.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:72
قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ
He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate
Tafsir 26:72
Abraham said to them, “Do the idols hear your prayers when you supplicate to them?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:73
أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ
Or do they benefit you, or do they harm
Tafsir 26:73
“Or do they benefit you if you feed them, or harm you if you disobey them?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:74
قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ
They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus
Tafsir 26:74
They said, They do not hear us when we supplicate to them, nor do they benefit us when we feed them, nor harm us if we disobey them. However, the reality is that we found our forefathers doing that, so we follow them.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:75
قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping
Tafsir 26:75
Abraham said, “Have you contemplated over and realised what idols you actually worship instead of Allah?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:76
أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ
You and your ancient forefathers
Tafsir 26:76
“And what your forefathers before used to worship?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:77
فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:77
“Because they are all my enemies; they are all false except for the Lord of all creation.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:78
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ
Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me
Tafsir 26:78
“The one who created me and it is He who will guide me to the best of this world and the Hearafter.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:79
وَٱلَّذِي هُوَ يُطۡعِمُنِي وَيَسۡقِينِ
And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink
Tafsir 26:79
“The being who alone feeds me when I am hungry and gives me drink when I am thirsty.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:80
وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ
And when I am ill, it is He who cures me
Tafsir 26:80
“And when I am ill, He alone cures me from illness; there is no healer for me except Him.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:81
وَٱلَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحۡيِينِ
And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life
Tafsir 26:81
“The being who alone will cause me to die when my lifespan expires and will resurrect me after I die.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:82
وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓـَٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ
And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense
Tafsir 26:82
“The being in who alone I hope will forgive my sins on the day of requital.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:83
رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous
Tafsir 26:83
Abraham, supplicating to his Lord, said, “O my Lord! Grant me a deep understanding of religion and join me up with the pious prophets who came before me, by entering me into paradise with them.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:84
وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقٖ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations
Tafsir 26:84
And grant me a true reputation of honour with the generations after me.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:85
وَٱجۡعَلۡنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure
Tafsir 26:85
And make me from among those who inherit the dwellings of paradise wherein your believing servants shall reside in luxury; grant me residence in them.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:86
وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِيٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray
Tafsir 26:86
And forgive my father. Indeed, he was one of those who deviated from the truth due to idolatry. Abraham supplicated on behalf of his father before it became clear to him that he was from among the people of hell. When that became clear to him, he proclaimed his disassociation with him and no longer supplicated for him.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:87
وَلَا تُخۡزِنِي يَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُونَ
And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected
Tafsir 26:87
Do not humiliate me with punishment on the day people are resurrected to be taken to account.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:88
يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٞ وَلَا بَنُونَ
The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children
Tafsir 26:88
On the day when the wealth he accumulated in this world shall not benefit nor his children that used to support him.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:89
إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٖ
But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart
Tafsir 26:89
Except for the one who brings a perfect heart: one free of idolatry, hypocrisy, ostentation and arrogance. That is because he would have benefitted from his wealth which was spent in the path of Allah and his children, who would pray for him.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:90
وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ
And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous
Tafsir 26:90
Paradise will be brought nearer to those who were mindful of their Lord, by fulfilling His commands and refraining from His prohibitions.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:91
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِلۡغَاوِينَ
And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators
Tafsir 26:91
Hellfire will be exposed on the plains of resurrection for the deviants who deviated from the truth.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:92
وَقِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship
Tafsir 26:92
It will be said in rebuke to them, “Where are the idols you used to worship?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:93
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ
Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves
Tafsir 26:93
“You used to worship them instead of Allah? Will they help you by preventing the punishment of Allah from you, or will they be able to help themselves?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:94
فَكُبۡكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
So they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the deviators
Tafsir 26:94
Then, they will be thrown into hell one on top of the other, together with whoever they led astray.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:95
وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِيسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ
And the soldiers of Iblees, all together
Tafsir 26:95
The helpers of Iblīs are all satans, without exception.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:96
قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ
They will say while they dispute therein
Tafsir 26:96
The idolaters who worshipped other than Allah and took them as partners to Him, will say whilst arguing with those they used to worship,
Ash-Shu'ara 26:97
تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ
By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error
Tafsir 26:97
“By Allah we were deviant from the clear truth.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:98
إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:98
“When we regarded you as equals to the Lord of all creation and worshipped you like we worshipped Him.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:99
وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ
And no one misguided us except the criminals
Tafsir 26:99
“None led us astray from the path of truth except those criminals who called us towards worshipping them instead of Allah.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:100
فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ
So now we have no intercessors
Tafsir 26:100
“So we have no intercessors today who shall intercede for us in front of Allah, to save us from His punishment.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:101
وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٖ
And not a devoted friend
Tafsir 26:101
“Neither do we have a true devoted friend who will defend and intercede for u.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:102
فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers
Tafsir 26:102
“If only we could return once more to the worldly life, so that we could be from those who believed in Allah.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:103
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
Tafsir 26:103
Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the story of Abraham (peace be upon him) and the ultimate abode of the rejecters, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters of what Abraham brought from his Lord.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:104
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Tafsir 26:104
O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:105
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Noah denied the messengers
Tafsir 26:105
The people of Noah disbelieved in all the messengers when they rejected Noah (peace be upon him).
Ash-Shu'ara 26:106
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah
Tafsir 26:106
When Noah said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah and leave the worship of other than Him, out of fear for Him?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:107
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger
Tafsir 26:107
“Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:108
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me
Tafsir 26:108
“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:109
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:109
“I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:110
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me
Tafsir 26:110
“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:111
۞قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ
They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]
Tafsir 26:111
His people said to him, “O Noah! Should we believe you and follow what you have brought and act upon it, whilst your followers are the lowliest of people; there are no leaders and noblemen among them?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:112
قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do
Tafsir 26:112
Noah (peace be upon him) said to them, “What do I know of what these believers used to do? I am not an overseer over them that I account for their deeds.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:113
إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ
Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive
Tafsir 26:113
“Their accountability is only to Allah who knows their secret and public affairs, not to me. If you realised, you would not have said what you just did.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:114
وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
And I am not one to drive away the believers
Tafsir 26:114
“I am not going to push away these believers from my gathering in acceptance of your wished, just so that you believe.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:115
إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ
I am only a clear warner
Tafsir 26:115
“I am only a clear warner; I warn you of the punishment of Allah.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:116
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ
They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned
Tafsir 26:116
His people said to him, “If you do not stop calling towards what you’re calling us towards, you will definitely be harrassed and stoned to death.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:117
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ
He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me
Tafsir 26:117
Supplicating to his Lord, Noah said, “O my Lord! Indeed, my nation has rejected me and not believed in what I have brought from you to be true.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:118
فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحٗا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers
Tafsir 26:118
“So judge between me and them such that they are destroyed due to their insistence on falsehood and save me and those believers who are with me, from the punishment you destroy the disbelievers with.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:119
فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ
So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship
Tafsir 26:119
So I answered his supplication and saved him and the believers with him in the ark, which was full of people and animals.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:120
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ
Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones
Tafsir 26:120
Then I drowned the remaining rest, who were the people of Noah.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:121
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
Tafsir 26:121
Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the story of Noah and his people, the saving of Noah and the believers with him and the destruction of the disbelievers from his nation, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:122
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Tafsir 26:122
O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:123
كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Aad denied the messengers
Tafsir 26:123
The people of ‘Ād disbelived in all the messengers by their rejection of Hud (peace be upon him).
Ash-Shu'ara 26:124
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah
Tafsir 26:124
Remember when their brother, the prophet Hud said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah and leave the worship of other than Him, out of fear for Him?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:125
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger
Tafsir 26:125
“Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:126
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me
Tafsir 26:126
“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:127
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:127
“I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:128
أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ
Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves
Tafsir 26:128
“Why are you building upon every elevated, overlooking place a building as a marker, unnecessarily, without any benefit in it for you in the world or the afterlife?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:129
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ
And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally
Tafsir 26:129
“And why do you build forts and palaces as if you were to live forever in this world, never to depart from it?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:130
وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants
Tafsir 26:130
“And when you attack a place, you attack like tyrants, killing and with violence, showing no kindness or mercy.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:131
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me
Tafsir 26:131
“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:132
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
And fear He who provided you with that which you know
Tafsir 26:132
“And fear the wrath of Allah who has granted you everything which you know well.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:133
أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ وَبَنِينَ
Provided you with grazing livestock and children
Tafsir 26:133
“He granted you many bounties, and granted you offspring.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:134
وَجَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ
And gardens and springs
Tafsir 26:134
“And He granted you gardens and flowing streams.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:135
إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day
Tafsir 26:135
O my people! I fear the punishment of the great day over you: the Day of Judgement.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:136
قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ
They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors
Tafsir 26:136
His people said to him, “Your warning us and not warning us is the same to us, for we shall never believe in you and will never turn away from whatever we are doing.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:137
إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
This is not but the custom of the former peoples
Tafsir 26:137
This is nothing but the religion of the people of the past, their habits and their character.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:138
وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
And we are not to be punished
Tafsir 26:138
And we are not going to be punished.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:139
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
Tafsir 26:139
They continued rejecting their prophet Hud (peace be upon him), so I destroyed them due to their rejection by a barren wind. Indeed, there is a lesson in their destruction for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:140
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Tafsir 26:140
O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:141
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Thamud denied the messengers
Tafsir 26:141
The Thamūd disbelieved in all the messenger by their rejection of Saleh (peace be upon him).
Ash-Shu'ara 26:142
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah
Tafsir 26:142
Remember when their brother in lineage Saleh said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah and leave the worship of other than Him, out of fear for Him?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:143
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger
Tafsir 26:143
“Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:144
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me
Tafsir 26:144
“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:145
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:145
“I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:146
أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ
Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death]
Tafsir 26:146
“Do you expect to be left alone in whatever goodness and bounties you are in, in safety and without fear?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:147
فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
Within gardens and springs
Tafsir 26:147
In gardens and flowing springs.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:148
وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ
And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit
Tafsir 26:148
“Among crops and palms, the fruits of which are tender and delicate.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:149
وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ
And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill
Tafsir 26:149
“And you skilfully carve out houses from the mountains, in which you then live.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:150
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me
Tafsir 26:150
“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:151
وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
And do not obey the order of the transgressors
Tafsir 26:151
“And do not submit to the commands of those who are immoderate on themselves by committing sins.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:152
ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ
Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend
Tafsir 26:152
“Those who cause corruption on Earth by spreading sins and do not rectify themselves by holding on to the obedience of Allah.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:153
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic
Tafsir 26:153
His people said to him, “You are surely one of those who have been bewitched repeatedly until the magic has overpowered your intellect and driven you crazy.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:154
مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful
Tafsir 26:154
“You are nothing but a human like us; you do not have any privilege over us which makes you worthy of being a Messenger, so bring a sign that proves you are a Messenger if indeed you are truthful in your claim to be one.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:155
قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day
Tafsir 26:155
After Allah had given Saleh a sign that was in the form of the she-camel which Allah extracted from the rock, he said to them, “This is a she-camel which can be seen and felt, it will have a share of the water as you also have a known share. It will not drink on the day scheduled for you, neither shall you make your livestock drink on the day scheduled for it.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:156
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day
Tafsir 26:156
“Do not harm it by way of hitting it or cutting its legs, otherwise the punishment of Allah will come upon you and destroy you on a distressing day, due to the affliction that comes down on it.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:157
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful
Tafsir 26:157
So they agreed upon cutting its legs, and the most wretched from them all did the act. Then they regretted the deed they had committed because of realising that the punishment was about to befall them inevitably. However, regret after seeing the punishment is of no benefit.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:158
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
Tafsir 26:158
So the punishment that they were promised seized them: it was an earthquake accompanied by a scream. Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the story of Saleh and his people, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:159
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Tafsir 26:159
O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:160
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Lot denied the messengers
Tafsir 26:160
The people of Lut disbelieved in all the messengers by their rejection of Lut (peace be upon him).
Ash-Shu'ara 26:161
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah
Tafsir 26:161
Remember when their brother in lineage Lot said to them, Will you not be mindful of Allah by leaving idolatry, fearing Him?
Ash-Shu'ara 26:162
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger
Tafsir 26:162
“Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:163
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me
Tafsir 26:163
“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:164
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:164
“I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:165
أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Do you approach males among the worlds
Tafsir 26:165
“Do you seek sexual gratification from males?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:166
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ
And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing
Tafsir 26:166
“Whilst neglecting sexual gratification from the front passages of your wives Allah has created for you? You have indeed transgressed the limits of Allah by this detestable absurdity.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:167
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ
They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted
Tafsir 26:167
His people said to him, “O Lot! If you do not stop forbidding us from this act and rebuking us over it, you and those with you shall be exiled from our city.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:168
قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ
He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it]
Tafsir 26:168
Lot said to them, “Indeed, I am one of those who dislike and hate this act of yours.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:169
رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ
My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do
Tafsir 26:169
Supplicating to his Lord, he said, “O my Lord! Save me and my family from whatever punishment is going to afflict these people because of the evil they commit.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:170
فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
So We saved him and his family, all
Tafsir 26:170
So I accepted his supplication and saved him and his whole family.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:171
إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
Except an old woman among those who remained behind
Tafsir 26:171
Except for his wife because she was a disbeliever, so she ended up being one of those who perished and were destroyed.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:172
ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We destroyed the others
Tafsir 26:172
Then, after Lot and his family left the city of Sodom, I severely destroyed his people who remained behind.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:173
وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned
Tafsir 26:173
I rained down on them stones from the sky, just like we send down the rain. Disgraceful was the rain that befell these people, whom Lot used to warn of the punishment of Allah if they continued committing their evil acts.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:174
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
Tafsir 26:174
Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the punishment that descended on the people of Lot because of their sexual indecency, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:175
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Tafsir 26:175
O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:176
كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The companions of the thicket denied the messengers
Tafsir 26:176
The people of the Thicket close to Madyan rejected the Messengers when they rejected their prophet Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him).
Ash-Shu'ara 26:177
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allah
Tafsir 26:177
When their prophet Shu‘ayb said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah by leaving idolatry, fearing Him?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:178
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger
Tafsir 26:178
“Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:179
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me
Tafsir 26:179
“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:180
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:180
“I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:181
۞أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ
Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss
Tafsir 26:181
“When you sell to the people, measure for them properly. Do not be people who reduce measure when selling to people.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:182
وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ
And weigh with an even balance
Tafsir 26:182
“And when you weigh for others, weigh with properly functioning scales.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:183
وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ
And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption
Tafsir 26:183
“And do not violate the rights of people and cause excessive corruption on Earth by committing sins.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:184
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And fear He who created you and the former creation
Tafsir 26:184
“And be mindful of the one who created you and created the previous nations, by fearing that He sends down His punishment upon you.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:185
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic
Tafsir 26:185
Shu‘ayb’s people said to him, “You are definitely one of those who have been victim of sorcery repeatedly, until it has overpowered your intelligence and driven you crazy.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:186
وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars
Tafsir 26:186
“You are only a human like us and have no privilege over us, so how could you be a Messenger? I think of you only to be a liar in your claim to be a Messenger.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:187
فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful
Tafsir 26:187
“So if you are truthful in your claim, cause a piece of sky to fall upon us.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:188
قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ
He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do
Tafsir 26:188
Shu‘ayb said to them, “My Lord is better aware of the idolatry and sins you commit; none of your actions are hidden from Him.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:189
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ
And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day
Tafsir 26:189
They continued rejecting him and so a grave punishment afflicted them by way of a cloud appearing after a severely hot day. It rained a fire upon them that burned them. The day they were destroyed was an extremely horrific day.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:190
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
Tafsir 26:190
Indeed, in the aforementioned i.e. the destruction of the people of Shu‘ayb, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:191
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Tafsir 26:191
O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:192
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 26:192
Indeed, this Qur’ān that was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him), was revealed by the Lord of all creation.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:193
نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ
The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down
Tafsir 26:193
It was revealed through the trustworthy Gabriel (peace be upon him).
Ash-Shu'ara 26:194
عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ
Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners
Tafsir 26:194
O Messenger! He revealed it upon your heart so that you become one of the Messengers who warn the people and make them fearful of the punishment of Allah.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:195
بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيّٖ مُّبِينٖ
In a clear Arabic language
Tafsir 26:195
He revealed it in clear Arabic language.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:196
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples
Tafsir 26:196
And indeed this Qur’ān has been referenced in the previous Books; the previous divine books have given glad tidings of it.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:197
أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel
Tafsir 26:197
Was it not a sign of your truthfulness for these people who reject you, that the scholars of the Israelites like Abdullah bin Salām, knew the reality of what has been revealed to you?
Ash-Shu'ara 26:198
وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ
And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners
Tafsir 26:198
Had we revealed this Qur’ān upon one of the non-Arabs who do not speak Arabic.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:199
فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it
Tafsir 26:199
And then they were to read it to them, they would not become believers, because they would say, “I do not understand it!” So they should praise Allah that it was revealed in their language.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:200
كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals
Tafsir 26:200
Likewise, we placed rejection and disbelief in the hearts of the criminals because of their wrongdoing.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:201
لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment
Tafsir 26:201
They do not change from the state of disbelief they are in, and will not believe until they see the painful punishment.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:202
فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not
Tafsir 26:202
This punishment will come to them suddenly and unexpectedly.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:203
فَيَقُولُواْ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ
And they will say, "May we be reprieved
Tafsir 26:203
So when the punishment will come upon them suddenly, they will say out of immense grief, “Will we be given respite to repent to Allah?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:204
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
So for Our punishment are they impatient
Tafsir 26:204
Do these disbelievers seek our punishment hastily, saying, “We will never believe in you until you cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces, just as you claim it will.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:205
أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ
Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years
Tafsir 26:205
205-206. O Messenger! So tell me, How will it if I was to let these disbelievers enjoy the bounties for a lengthy period of time and then the punishment they were promised came to them after that period of enjoyment.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:206
ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ
And then there came to them that which they were promised
Tafsir 26:206
205-206. O Messenger! So tell me, How will it if I was to let these disbelievers enjoy the bounties for a lengthy period of time and then the punishment they were promised came to them after that period of enjoyment.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:207
مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ
They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided
Tafsir 26:207
What worldly bounties which they were enjoying, would benefit them? Verily, those bounties would have finished, and they will not be of any use.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:208
وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ
And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners
Tafsir 26:208
I did not destroy any nation except they were warned by sending messengers to them and revealing books.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:209
ذِكۡرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
As a reminder; and never have We been unjust
Tafsir 26:209
Which served as admonitions and warnings for them. I was not oppressive by punishing them after establishing an excuse, by sending them Messengers and books.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:210
وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
And the devils have not brought the revelation down
Tafsir 26:210
The satans did not come down with this Qur’ān upon the heart of Muhammad (peace be upon him);
Ash-Shu'ara 26:211
وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُمۡ وَمَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able
Tafsir 26:211
it is permissible that they come down with it onto his heart. They are not even capable of doing that.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:212
إِنَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّمۡعِ لَمَعۡزُولُونَ
Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed
Tafsir 26:212
They are incapable of doing so because they have been cut off from its place in the heavens, so how could they reach it and then bring it down?
Ash-Shu'ara 26:213
فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ
So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished
Tafsir 26:213
So do not worship any deity with Allah and ascribe it to Him. Otherwise, you will be one of those who shall be punished.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:214
وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ
And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred
Tafsir 26:214
O Messenger! Warn your closest relatives from your people, in order of strength in relationship, lest the punishment of Allah does not afflict them if they remain upon idolatry.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:215
وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers
Tafsir 26:215
And be kind in action and speech, out of mercy and gentleness, to those believers who follow you.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:216
فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءٞ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ
And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing
Tafsir 26:216
If they disobey you and do not accept proclaiming the oneness of Allah and His obedience you command them with, then say to them, “I proclaim innocence from the idolatry and sins you commit.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:217
وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Tafsir 26:217
And place your reliance in all your affairs upon the Almighty who takes retribution from His enemies and is merciful to whoever repents to Him from them.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:218
ٱلَّذِي يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
Who sees you when you arise
Tafsir 26:218
The being, may He be glorified, who sees you when you stand towards prayer.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:219
وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
And your movement among those who prostrate
Tafsir 26:219
And He sees you changing from posture to posture among those who pray. Nothing is hidden from Him, neither any action you undertake, nor anyone else undertakes.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:220
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing
Tafsir 26:220
Indeed, He is the hearer of the Qur’ān you recite and remembrance you do in your prayer, knower of your intention.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:221
هَلۡ أُنَبِّئُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend
Tafsir 26:221
“Shall I inform you who the satans actually come down to, as you have claimed that they come down with the Qur’ān?”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:222
تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٖ
They descend upon every sinful liar
Tafsir 26:222
“They come down to every fortune-teller, who is a perpetual liar, sinner and disobeyer.”
Ash-Shu'ara 26:223
يُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَٰذِبُونَ
They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars
Tafsir 26:223
“The satans eavesdrop on the exalted assembly of angels and then convey that information to their fortune-teller friends. The majority of fortune tellers are liars; if they are truthful in one statement, they tell a hundred lies with it.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:224
وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them
Tafsir 26:224
And as for the poets that you claim Muhammad (peace be upon him) is from, those deviant from the path of guidance and steadfastness follow them and relate whatever poetry they say.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:225
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِي كُلِّ وَادٖ يَهِيمُونَ
Do you not see that in every valley they roam
Tafsir 26:225
O Messenger! Do you not see that one of the manifestations of their errors is that they wander around in all the valleys, sometimes immersed in praise, sometimes in criticism, and many times in other issues!
Ash-Shu'ara 26:226
وَأَنَّهُمۡ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفۡعَلُونَ
And that they say what they do not do
Tafsir 26:226
And indeed they lie, saying, “I did such and such”, while they did not actually do it.
Ash-Shu'ara 26:227
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ وَذَكَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرٗا وَٱنتَصَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْۗ وَسَيَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٖ يَنقَلِبُونَ
Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah often and defend [the Muslims] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned
Tafsir 26:227
Except for those poets who have faith, perform good deeds, remember Allah abundantly and take retribution from the enemies of Allah after they have oppressed, like Hassān bin Thābit may Allah be pleased with him. Those who committed wrong by ascribing partners to Allah and showing hostility to His servants, will soon know what their place of return will be: they will return to a great place and a meticulous accounting.
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