26. Shuara · verses 196–199

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Wainnahu lafee zuburi alawwaleena

Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples.

أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

Awalam yakun lahum ayatan an yaAAlamahu AAulamao banee israeela

Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?

وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ

Walaw nazzalnahu AAala baAAdi alaAAjameena

Had We revealed it to any of the non-Arabs,

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

Faqaraahu AAalayhim ma kanoo bihi mumineena

And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it.