The Poets (Al-Shu‘ara’) الشعراء 123–135

Surah 26 · 13 verses

123
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
The people of ‘Ad, too, rejected the messengers.
124
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Their brother Hud said to them, ‘Will you not fear God?
125
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
I am a trustworthy messenger for you:
126
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
fear God, then, and obey me.
127
وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
I ask no recompense of you; my reward is only with the Lord of the Universe.
128
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ آيَةً تَعْبَثُونَ
Do you build monuments on every high place in vanity,
129
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
and erect castles hoping that you will live forever.
130
وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ
When you lay hands upon anyone, you do so as tyrants.
131
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear God, and obey me;
132
وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ
fear Him who has aided you with all that you know—
133
أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَامٍ وَبَنِينَ
He has bestowed on you cattle, and sons,
134
وَجَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
and gardens, and springs—
135
إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
indeed, I fear for you the torment of an awful day.’

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