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Surah 26. Ash-Shuara

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26:156
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ Wal a tamassooh a bisooin fayakhu th akum AAa tha bu yawmin AAa th eem in
and do her no harm, lest suffering befall you on an awesome day!"
  - Mohammad Asad
Do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a dreadful Day may overtake you."
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
And do not ever touch her with harm, or you will be overtaken by the torment of a tremendous day.'
  - Mustafa Khattab
And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
"Touch her not with harm lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you."
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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26:157
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَـٰدِمِينَ FaAAaqarooh a faa s ba h oo n a dimeen a
But they cruelly slaughtered her - and then they had cause to regret it:68
  - Mohammad Asad

Lit., "they became regretful". For my rendering of 'aqaruha as "they cruelly slaughtered her", see note [61] on 7:77 .

Yet they hamstrung her, then became full of regrets;
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
But they killed her, becoming regretful.
  - Mustafa Khattab
But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
But they hamstrung her: then did they become full of regrets. 3208
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Their regrets were too late. They had themselves asked for a Sign. The Sign had been given to them in the she-camel, which their prophet Salih had put forward as a test-case. Would they, through that symbol, respect the law of equity by which all people had rights in water and in the gifts of nature? They refused to respect that law, and committed sacrilege by deliberately killing the she-camel. They themselves came to an evil end.

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26:158
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ Faakha th ahumu alAAa tha bu inna fee tha lika la a yatan wam a k a na aktharuhum mumineen a
for the suffering [predicted by Salih] befell them [then and there]. In this [story], behold, there is a message [unto men], even though most of them will not believe [in it].69
  - Mohammad Asad

In my opinion, the specific message alluded to here relates, in the first instance, to the individual person's emotional reluctance to visualize the limited, transitory character of his own life on earth (hinted at in verses {146-149} above) and, hence, the judgment that awaits everyone in the life to come; and, secondly, to the element of compassion for all other living beings as a basis of true morality.

so the punishment overtook them. Surely in this story there is a great lesson, but most of these people do not learn a lesson and become believers.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.
  - Mustafa Khattab
So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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26:159
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu a l rra h eem u
But, verily, thy Sustainer - He alone -is almighty, a dispenser of grace!
  - Mohammad Asad
The fact is that your Rabb is the Mighty as well as the Merciful.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
  - Mustafa Khattab
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
And verily thy Lord is He the Exalted in Might Most Merciful.
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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26:160
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ Ka thth abat qawmu loo t in almursaleen a
[AND] the people of Lot70 gave the lie to [one of God's] message-bearers
  - Mohammad Asad

The story of Lot and the sinful people among whom he lived is narrated in greater detail in {11:69-83}.

The people of Lut (Lot), also, disbelieved their Rasools.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
The people of Lot rejected the messengers
  - Mustafa Khattab
The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
The people of Lut rejected the apostles. 3209
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The story of Lut (Lot) will be found in vii. 80-84: see n. 1049. Here the point is that the people of the Cities of the Plain were shamelessly addicted to vice against nature, and Lut's warning only exasperated them, until they were destroyed by a shower of brimstone.

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26:161
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ I th q a la lahum akhoohum loo t un al a tattaqoon a
when their brother Lot said unto them: "Will you not be conscious of God?
  - Mohammad Asad
Remember when their brother Lut asked them: "Have you no fear of Allah?
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
when their brother Lot said to them, 'Will you not fear 'Allah'?
  - Mustafa Khattab
When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
Behold their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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26:162
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ Innee lakum rasoolun ameen un
Behold, I am an apostle [sent by Him] to you, [and therefore] worthy of your trust:
  - Mohammad Asad
Rest assured that I am a trustworthy Rasool of Allah towards you.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.
  - Mustafa Khattab
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
"I am to you an apostle worthy of all trust.
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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26:163
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ Fa i ttaqoo All a ha waa t eeAAoon i
be, then, conscious of God, and pay heed unto me!
  - Mohammad Asad
So fear Allah and obey me.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
So fear Allah, and obey me.
  - Mustafa Khattab
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
"So fear Allah and obey me.
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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26:164
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ Wam a asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya ill a AAal a rabbi alAA a lameen a
"And no reward whatever do I ask of you for it: my reward rests with none but the Sustainer of all the worlds.
  - Mohammad Asad
I do not ask you any reward for my services, for my reward will be given by the Rabb of the Worlds.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
I do not ask you for any reward for this 'message'. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.
  - Mustafa Khattab
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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26:165
أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ Atatoona a l thth ukr a na mina alAA a lameen a
"Must you, of all people, [lustfully] approach men,
  - Mohammad Asad
Will you fornicate with males from among the creatures of the worlds
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Why do you 'men' lust after fellow men,1
  - Mustafa Khattab

 lit., men of the world.

What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
"Of all the creatures in the world will ye approach males.
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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26:166
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ Wata th aroona m a khalaqa lakum rabbukum min azw a jikum bal antum qawmun AA a doon a
keeping yourselves aloof from all the [lawful] spouses whom your Sustainer has created for you? Nay, but you are people who transgress all bounds of what is right!"
  - Mohammad Asad
and leave those whom your Rabb has created for you to be your mates? Nay! You are a people who have transgressed all limits."
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
leaving the wives that your Lord has created for you? In fact, you are a transgressing people.'
  - Mustafa Khattab
And leave the wives your Lord created for you? Nay, but ye are froward folk.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
"And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!"
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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26:167
قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ Q a loo lain lam tantahi y a loo t u latakoonanna mina almukhrajeen a
Said they: "Indeed, if thou desist not, O Lot, thou wilt most certainly be expelled [from this township]!"
  - Mohammad Asad
They replied: "If you do not stop, O Lut, you shall become one of the expelled."
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
They threatened, 'If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be expelled.'
  - Mustafa Khattab
They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
They said: "If thou desist not O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!" 3210
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Their threat to cast him out has a grim significance in what actually happened. They were destroyed where they were, and he was glad to escape the dreadful Punishment according to the warning he had received.

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26:168
قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ Q a la innee liAAamalikum mina alq a leen a
[Lot] exclaimed: "Behold, I am one of those who utterly abhor your doings!"
  - Mohammad Asad
Lut said: "I am certainly one of those who abhor your actions.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Lot responded, 'I am truly one of those who despise your 'shameful' practice.
  - Mustafa Khattab
He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
He said: "I do detest your doings." 3211
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

He was only among them from a stem sense of duty. The whole atmosphere there was detestable to him, and he was glad to escape when duty no longer demanded his presence there. He prayed for deliverance from such surroundings.

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26:169
رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ Rabbi najjinee waahlee mimm a yaAAmaloon a
[And then he prayed:] "O my Sustainer! Save me and my household from all that they are doing!"
  - Mohammad Asad
O Rabb! Deliver me and my family from their wicked deeds."
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
My Lord! Save me and my family from 'the consequences of' what they do.'
  - Mustafa Khattab
My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
"O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!"
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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26:170
فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ Fanajjayn a hu waahlahu ajmaAAeen a
Thereupon We saved him and all his household -
  - Mohammad Asad
So We delivered him and all his family
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
So We saved him and all of his family,
  - Mustafa Khattab
So We saved him and his household, every one,
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
So We delivered him and his family all
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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