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26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara – Verses 81–120

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26:81
وَٱلَّذِى يُمِيتُنِى ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ٨١

And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life

— Saheeh International

26:82
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِى خَطِيٓـَٔتِى يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ٨٢

And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense."

— Saheeh International

26:83
رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ٨٣

[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.

— Saheeh International

26:84
وَٱجْعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ٨٤

And grant me a mention [i.e., reputation] of honor among later generations.

— Saheeh International

26:85
وَٱجْعَلْنِى مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ٨٥

And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.

— Saheeh International

26:86
وَٱغْفِرْ لِأَبِىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ٨٦

And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray.

— Saheeh International

26:87
وَلَا تُخْزِنِى يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ٨٧

And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected -

— Saheeh International

26:88
يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ٨٨

The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children

— Saheeh International

26:89
إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ٨٩

But only one who comes to Allāh with a sound heart."

— Saheeh International

26:90
وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ٩٠

And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.

— Saheeh International

26:91
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ٩١

And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,

— Saheeh International

26:92
وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ٩٢

And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship

— Saheeh International

26:93
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ٩٣

Other than Allāh? Can they help you or help themselves?"

— Saheeh International

26:94
فَكُبْكِبُوا۟ فِيهَا هُمْ وَٱلْغَاوُۥنَ٩٤

So they will be overturned into it [i.e., Hellfire], they and the deviators

— Saheeh International

26:95
وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ٩٥

And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.

— Saheeh International

26:96
قَالُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ٩٦

They will say while they dispute therein,

— Saheeh International

26:97
تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ٩٧

"By Allāh, we were indeed in manifest error

— Saheeh International

26:98
إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ٩٨

When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.

— Saheeh International

26:99
وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ٩٩

And no one misguided us except the criminals.

— Saheeh International

26:100
فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَـٰفِعِينَ١٠٠

So now we have no intercessors

— Saheeh International

26:101
وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ١٠١

And not a devoted friend.

— Saheeh International

26:102
فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ١٠٢

Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers..."1

— Saheeh International

26:103
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ١٠٣

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

— Saheeh International

26:104
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ١٠٤

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

— Saheeh International

26:105
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ١٠٥

The people of Noah denied the messengers1

— Saheeh International

26:106
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ١٠٦

When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

— Saheeh International

26:107
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ١٠٧

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

— Saheeh International

26:108
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ١٠٨

So fear Allāh and obey me.

— Saheeh International

26:109
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ١٠٩

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

— Saheeh International

26:110
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ١١٠

So fear Allāh and obey me."

— Saheeh International

26:111
۞ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ١١١

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"

— Saheeh International

26:112
قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ١١٢

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?

— Saheeh International

26:113
إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ١١٣

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.

— Saheeh International

26:114
وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ١١٤

And I am not one to drive away the believers.

— Saheeh International

26:115
إِنْ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ١١٥

I am only a clear warner."

— Saheeh International

26:116
قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ١١٦

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."

— Saheeh International

26:117
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ١١٧

He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.

— Saheeh International

26:118
فَٱفْتَحْ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ١١٨

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers."

— Saheeh International

26:119
فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ١١٩

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

— Saheeh International

26:120
ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ١٢٠

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

— Saheeh International