26. Shuara · verses 95–107

وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِيسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ

Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona

"And the whole hosts of Iblis together.

قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ

Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona

"They will say there in their mutual bickerings:

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ

TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin

"´By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest,

إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena

"´When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds;

وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ

Wama adallana illa almujrimoona

"´And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ

Fama lana min shafiAAeena

"´Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us),

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٖ

Wala sadeeqin hameemin

"´Nor a single friend to feel (for us).

فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almumineena

"´Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!´"

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Kaththabat qawmu noohin almursaleena

The people of Noah rejected the messengers.

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Ith qala lahum akhoohum noohun ala tattaqoona

Behold, their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust: