The Poets (Al-Shu‘ara’) الشعراء 153–159

Surah 26 · 7 verses

153
قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ
They replied, ‘Surely you are bewitched.
154
مَا أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
You are only a human being like ourselves. Show us a sign, if you are telling the truth.’
155
قَالَ هَذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
He said, ‘Here is a she-camel. She shall have her turn of drinking, as you have yours, each on an appointed day,
156
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
so do her no harm, or the punishment of an awful day will befall you.’
157
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ
Yet they hamstrung her, and then they became regretful:
158
فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
so the punishment came down upon them. Surely in that there is a sign, but most of them would not believe.
159
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful.

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