Ash-Shu'ara 26:165

26:151
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تُطِيعُوٓاْ
tuti'u
obey
أَمۡرَ
amra
(the) command
ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
al-mus'rifina
(of) the transgressors
١٥١

do not obey those who are given to excess

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26:152
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
يُفۡسِدُونَ
yuf'siduna
spread corruption
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
يُصۡلِحُونَ
yus'lihuna
reform
١٥٢

and who spread corruption in the land instead of doing what is right.’

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26:153
قَالُوٓاْ
qalu
They said
إِنَّمَآ
innama
Only
أَنتَ
anta
you
مِنَ
mina
(are) of
ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
al-musaharina
those bewitched
١٥٣

They said, ‘You are bewitched

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26:154
مَآ
ma
Not
أَنتَ
anta
you
إِلَّا
illa
(are) except
بَشَرٞ
basharun
a man
مِّثۡلُنَا
mith'luna
like us
فَأۡتِ
fati
so bring
بِـَٔايَةٍ
biayatin
a sign
إِن
in
if
كُنتَ
kunta
you
مِنَ
mina
(are) of
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
al-sadiqina
the truthful
١٥٤

You are nothing but a man like us. Show us a sign, if you are telling the truth.’

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26:155
قَالَ
qala
He said
هَٰذِهِۦ
hadhihi
This
نَاقَةٞ
naqatun
(is) a she-camel
لَّهَا
laha
For her
شِرۡبٞ
shir'bun
(is a share of) drink
وَلَكُمۡ
walakum
and for you
شِرۡبُ
shir'bu
(is a share of) drink
يَوۡمٖ
yawmin
(on) a day
مَّعۡلُومٖ
ma'lumin
known
١٥٥

He said, ‘Here is a camel. She should have her turn to drink and so should you, each on a specified day

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26:156
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَمَسُّوهَا
tamassuha
touch her
بِسُوٓءٖ
bisuin
with harm
فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ
fayakhudhakum
lest seize you
عَذَابُ
adhabu
(the) punishment
يَوۡمٍ
yawmin
(of) a Day
عَظِيمٖ
azimin
Great
١٥٦

so do not harm her, or the punishment of a terrible day will befall you.’

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26:157
فَعَقَرُوهَا
fa'aqaruha
But they hamstrung her
فَأَصۡبَحُواْ
fa-asbahu
then they became
نَٰدِمِينَ
nadimina
regretful
١٥٧

But they hamstrung her. In the morning they had cause to regret it

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26:158
فَأَخَذَهُمُ
fa-akhadhahumu
So seized them
ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ
al-'adhabu
the punishment
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِي
fi
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
لَأٓيَةٗۖ
laayatan
surely is a sign
وَمَا
wama
but not
كَانَ
kana
are
أَكۡثَرُهُم
aktharuhum
most of them
مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
mu'minina
believers
١٥٨

the punishment fell upon them. There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe

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26:159
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
لَهُوَ
lahuwa
surely He
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
al-'azizu
(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
al-rahimu
the Most Merciful
١٥٩

your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful

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26:160
كَذَّبَتۡ
kadhabat
Denied
قَوۡمُ
qawmu
(the) people
لُوطٍ
lutin
(of) Lut
ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
al-mur'salina
the Messengers
١٦٠

The people of Lot, too, called the messengers liars

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26:161
إِذۡ
idh
When
قَالَ
qala
said
لَهُمۡ
lahum
to them
أَخُوهُمۡ
akhuhum
their brother
لُوطٌ
lutun
Lut
أَلَا
ala
Will not
تَتَّقُونَ
tattaquna
you fear (Allah)
١٦١

Their brother Lot said to them, ‘Will you not be mindful of God

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26:162
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I am
لَكُمۡ
lakum
to you
رَسُولٌ
rasulun
a Messenger
أَمِينٞ
aminun
trustworthy
١٦٢

I am a faithful messenger to you

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26:163
فَٱتَّقُواْ
fa-ittaqu
So fear
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَأَطِيعُونِ
wa-ati'uni
and obey me
١٦٣

be mindful of God and obey me

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26:164
وَمَآ
wama
And not
أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ
asalukum
I ask you
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
for it
مِنۡ
min
any
أَجۡرٍۖ
ajrin
payment
إِنۡ
in
Not
أَجۡرِيَ
ajriya
(is) my payment
إِلَّا
illa
except
عَلَىٰ
ala
from
رَبِّ
rabbi
(the) Lord
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
al-'alamina
(of) the worlds
١٦٤

I ask no reward from you, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Worlds

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26:165
أَتَأۡتُونَ
atatuna
Do you approach
ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ
al-dhuk'rana
the males
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
al-'alamina
the worlds
١٦٥

Must you, unlike [other] people, lust after males

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26:166
وَتَذَرُونَ
watadharuna
And you leave
مَا
ma
what
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
لَكُمۡ
lakum
for you
رَبُّكُم
rabbukum
your Lord
مِّنۡ
min
of
أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ
azwajikum
your mates
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
أَنتُمۡ
antum
you
قَوۡمٌ
qawmun
(are) a people
عَادُونَ
aduna
transgressing
١٦٦

and abandon the wives that God has created for you? You are exceeding all bounds,’

Translation 1260

26:167
قَالُواْ
qalu
They said
لَئِن
la-in
If
لَّمۡ
lam
not
تَنتَهِ
tantahi
you desist
يَٰلُوطُ
yalutu
O Lut
لَتَكُونَنَّ
latakunanna
Surely you will be
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ
al-mukh'rajina
the ones driven out
١٦٧

but they replied, ‘Lot! If you do not stop this, you will be driven away.’

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26:168
قَالَ
qala
He said
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I am
لِعَمَلِكُم
li'amalikum
(of) your deed
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡقَالِينَ
al-qalina
those who detest
١٦٨

So he said, ‘I loathe what you do

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26:169
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
نَجِّنِي
najjini
Save me
وَأَهۡلِي
wa-ahli
and my family
مِمَّا
mimma
from what
يَعۡمَلُونَ
ya'maluna
they do
١٦٩

Lord, save me and my family from what they are doing.’

Translation 1260

26:170
فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ
fanajjaynahu
So We saved him
وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ
wa-ahlahu
and his family
أَجۡمَعِينَ
ajma'ina
all
١٧٠

We saved him and all his family

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26:171
إِلَّا
illa
Except
عَجُوزٗا
ajuzan
an old woman
فِي
fi
(was) among
ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
al-ghabirina
those who remained behind
١٧١

except for an old woman who stayed behind

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26:172
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
دَمَّرۡنَا
dammarna
We destroyed
ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
al-akharina
the others
١٧٢

then We destroyed the others

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26:173
وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا
wa-amtarna
And We rained
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
upon them
مَّطَرٗاۖ
mataran
a rain
فَسَآءَ
fasaa
and evil was
مَطَرُ
mataru
(was) the rain
ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
al-mundharina
(on) those who were warned
١٧٣

and poured a rain of destruction down upon them. How dreadful that rain was for those who had been forewarned

Translation 1260

26:174
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِي
fi
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
لَأٓيَةٗۖ
laayatan
surely is a sign
وَمَا
wama
but not
كَانَ
kana
are
أَكۡثَرُهُم
aktharuhum
most of them
مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
mu'minina
believers
١٧٤

There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe

Translation 1260

26:175
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
لَهُوَ
lahuwa
surely He
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
al-'azizu
(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
al-rahimu
the Most Merciful
١٧٥

your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful

Translation 1260