Arabic text and English translation

Saheeh International

1. إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

   This is not but the custom of the former peoples,

   الشعراء 137

2. وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

   And we are not to be punished."

   الشعراء 138

3. فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

   And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

   الشعراء 139

4. وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

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

   الشعراء 140

5. كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

   Thamūd denied the messengers

   الشعراء 141

6. إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَـٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

   الشعراء 142

7. إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

   Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

   الشعراء 143

8. فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

   So fear Allāh and obey me.

   الشعراء 144

9. 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 145

10. أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِى مَا هَـٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ

    Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],

    الشعراء 146

11. فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

    Within gardens and springs

    الشعراء 147

12. وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ

    And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?

    الشعراء 148

13. وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَـٰرِهِينَ

    And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.

    الشعراء 149

14. فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

    So fear Allāh and obey me.

    الشعراء 150

15. وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    And do not obey the order of the transgressors,

    الشعراء 151

16. ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

    Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."

    الشعراء 152

17. قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

    They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.

    الشعراء 153

18. مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

    You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."

    الشعراء 154

19. قَالَ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

    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.

    الشعراء 155

20. وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."

    الشعراء 156

21. فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَـٰدِمِينَ

    But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

    الشعراء 157

22. فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

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

    الشعراء 158

23. وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

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

    الشعراء 159