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Sūra 26: Shu‘arāa, or The Poets

Section 5 (70-104)


70. Ith qala li-abeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona

70. And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story.


71. Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena

71. Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?"


72. Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona

72. They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."


73. Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona

73. He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them), or do you good or harm?"


74. Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona

74. They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."


75. Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona

75. He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping,--


76. Antum waabaokumu al-aqdamoona

76. "Ye and your fathers before you?--


77. Fa-innahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena

77. "For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds;


78. Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni

78. "Who created me, and it is He Who guides me;


79. Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni

79. "Who gives me food and drink,


80. Wa-itha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni

80. "And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me;


81. Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni

81. "Who will cause me to die, and then to life (again);


82. Waallathee atmaAAu an yaghfira lee khatee-atee yawma alddeeni

82. "And who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the day of Judgment.


83. Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena

83. "O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous;


84. WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee al-akhireena

84. "Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations);


85. WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi

85. "Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss;


86. Waighfir li-abee innahu kana mina alddalleena

86. "Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray;


87. Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona

87. "And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up;-


88. Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona

88. "The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,


89. Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin

89. "But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart;


90. Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena

90. "To the righteous, the Garden will be brought near,


91. Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena

91. "And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view;


92. Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona

92. "And it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) ye worshipped-


93. Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroona

93. "'Besides Allah. Can they help you or help themselves?'


94. Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona

94. "Then they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire),--they and those straying in Evil,


95. Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona

95. "And the whole hosts of Iblis together.


96. Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona

96. "They will say there in their mutual bickerings:


97. TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin

97. "'By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest,


98. Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena

98. "'When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds;


99. Wama adallana illa almujrimoona

99. "'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.


100. Fama lana min shafiAAeena

100. "'Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us),


101. Wala sadeeqin hameemin

101. "'Nor a single friend to feel (for us).


102. Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almu/mineena

102. "'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"


103. Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mu/mineena

103. Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe.


104. Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

104. And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.


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