26. Shuara · verses 147–158

سورة الشعراء
147

فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ

Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

"Gardens and Springs,

148

وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ

WazurooAAin wanakhlin talAAuha hadeemun

"And corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)?

149

وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ

Watanhitoona mina aljibali buyootan fariheena

"And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill.

150

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

"But fear Allah and obey me;

151

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

Wala tuteeAAoo amra almusrifeena

"And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,-

152

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ

Allatheena yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona

"Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."

153

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ

Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena

They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!

154

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

Ma anta illa basharun mithluna fati biayatin in kunta mina alssadiqeena

"Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"

155

قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ

Qala hathihi naqatun laha shirbun walakum shirbu yawmin maAAloomin

He said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed.

156

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ

Wala tamassooha bisooin fayakhuthakum AAathabu yawmin AAatheemin

"Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you."

157

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ

FaAAaqarooha faasbahoo nadimeena

But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets.

158

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

Faakhathahumu alAAathabu inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.