Arabic text and English translation

Saheeh International

1. قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

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

   الشعراء 112

2. إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ

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

   الشعراء 113

3. وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

   And I am not one to drive away the believers.

   الشعراء 114

4. إِنْ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

   I am only a clear warner."

   الشعراء 115

5. قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ

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

   الشعراء 116

6. قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ

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

   الشعراء 117

7. فَٱفْتَحْ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

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

   الشعراء 118

8. فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

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

   الشعراء 119

9. ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

   Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

   الشعراء 120

10. إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

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

    الشعراء 121

11. وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

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

    الشعراء 122

12. كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ʿAad denied the messengers

    الشعراء 123

13. إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

    الشعراء 124

14. إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

    Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

    الشعراء 125

15. فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

    So fear Allāh and obey me.

    الشعراء 126

16. وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

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

    الشعراء 127

17. أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ

    Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,

    الشعراء 128

18. وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ

    And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses] that you might abide eternally?

    الشعراء 129

19. وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ

    And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.

    الشعراء 130

20. فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

    So fear Allāh and obey me.

    الشعراء 131

21. وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ

    And fear He who provided you with that which you know,

    الشعراء 132

22. أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَـٰمٍ وَبَنِينَ

    Provided you with grazing livestock and children

    الشعراء 133

23. وَجَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

    And gardens and springs.

    الشعراء 134

24. إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

    الشعراء 135

25. قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ

    They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

    الشعراء 136