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سورة الشُّعَرَاء

Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:14

The Poets · Verse 14 of 227

وَلَهُمْ عَلَيَّ ذَنْبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُونِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`Moreover, they have a charge (of the murder of an Egyptian) against me, so I fear they will kill me (before I am able to deliver Your Message to them).´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me.

Ahmed Ali

And they have a charge (of murder) against me. So I fear that they will kill me."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"They also have a charge of crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me (and not let me convey Your Message)."

Daryabadi

And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they shall slay me.

Faridul Haque

“And they have an accusation against me, so I fear that they may kill me.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.

Maulvi Sher Ali

`And they have a charge against me, so I fear that they will kill me.'

Muhammad Asad

Moreover, they keep a grave charge [pending] against me, and I fear that they will slay me."

Muhammad Musin Khan

And they have a charge of crime against me, and I fear they will kill me.

Muhammad Pickthall

And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.

Muhammad Sarwar

They have charged me (with a crime) for which I am afraid they will kill me."

Muhammed ali Shakir

And they have a crime against me, therefore I fear that they may slay me.

Rashad Khalifa

Also, they consider me a fugitive; I fear lest they kill me.

Shabbir Ahmed

And they have a charge against me, so I fear they will kill me."

Commentary 26:14 The reference is to the death of an Egyptian as mentioned in 28:15. Pharaoh had charged Moses with having killed him. It was no intentional or deliberate…

وَلَهُمْ عَلَيَّ ذَنبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ

26:14 The reference is to the death of an Egyptian as mentioned in 28:15. Pharaoh had charged Moses with having killed him. It was no intentional or deliberate murder; however, this incident had caused Moses to flee from Egypt. He later defends himself on this issue in verse 21.