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سورة الشُّعَرَاء

Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:139

The Poets · Verse 139 of 227

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Thus they cried him lies and We destroyed them. There is indeed, a remarkable sign in this (episode), yet most of them would not be believers.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

Ahmed Ali

Then they accused him of lies; so We annihilated them. Verily there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

11 more translations

Ali Unal

So they denied him and, in consequence, We destroyed them. Surely in that (which took place between Hud and his people) there is a sign (a great, important lesson). Most of them were not believers.

Daryabadi

And they belied him; so We destroyed them. Verily herein is a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

Faridul Haque

In response they denied him - We therefore destroyed them; indeed in this is a sign; and most of them were not believers.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So they rejected him, then We destroyed them. Surely there is a sign in this; yet most of them believe not.

Maulvi Sher Ali

So they rejected him, and WE destroyed them. In that, indeed, there is a Sign, but most of these would not believe.

Muhammad Musin Khan

So they belied him, and We destroyed them. Verily! In this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

Muhammad Pickthall

And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

Muhammad Sarwar

In this there is evidence (of the Truth), yet most of them do not have any faith.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So they gave him the lie, then We destroyed them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

Rashad Khalifa

They thus disbelieved and, consequently, we annihilated them. This should be a lesson, but most people are not believers.

Shabbir Ahmed

So, they rejected him and We destroyed them. Therein is a sign, even though most people are not believers (in the law of Just Recompense).