Arabic text and English translation

Saheeh International

1. مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُمَتَّعُونَ

   They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.

   الشعراء 207

2. وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ

   And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners

   الشعراء 208

3. ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

   As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.

   الشعراء 209

4. وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ

   And the devils have not brought it [i.e., the revelation] down.

   الشعراء 210

5. وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

   It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.

   الشعراء 211

6. إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ

   Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.

   الشعراء 212

7. فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ

   So do not invoke with Allāh another deity and [thus] be among the punished.

   الشعراء 213

8. وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ

   And warn, [O Muḥammad], your closest kindred.

   الشعراء 214

9. وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

   And lower your wing [i.e., show kindness] to those who follow you of the believers.

   الشعراء 215

10. فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

    And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing."

    الشعراء 216

11. وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

    الشعراء 217

12. ٱلَّذِى يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

    Who sees you when you arise

    الشعراء 218

13. وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِى ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ

    And your movement among those who prostrate.

    الشعراء 219

14. إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

    الشعراء 220

15. هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ

    Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?

    الشعراء 221

16. تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ

    They descend upon every sinful liar.

    الشعراء 222

17. يُلْقُونَ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَـٰذِبُونَ

    They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars.

    الشعراء 223

18. وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُۥنَ

    And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them;

    الشعراء 224

19. أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِى كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ

    Do you not see that in every valley they roam

    الشعراء 225

20. وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ

    And that they say what they do not do? -

    الشعراء 226

21. إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱنتَصَرُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا۟ ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَىَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ

    Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allāh often and defend [the Muslims] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned.

    الشعراء 227