The Quran

سورة الشُّعَرَاء

Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:16

The Poets · Verse 16 of 227

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَا إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`Go to Pharaoh both of you and say, "We are bearers of a Message from the Lord of the worlds.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds;

Ahmed Ali

Go to the Pharaoh and tell him: ´We bring a message from the Lord of all the worlds

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"So go, both of you, to the Pharaoh and say: ‘We have come with a message from the Lord of the worlds (He Who has created and sustains everything):

Daryabadi

So go ye twain unto Fir´awn and say: verily we are the apostles of the Lord of the Worlds,

Faridul Haque

“Therefore approach Firaun then proclaim, ‘We both are Noble Messengers of the Lord Of The Creation.’

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then come to Pharaoh, and say: We are bearers of a message of the Lord of the worlds:

Maulvi Sher Ali

`So go to Pharaoh and say, `We are the Messengers of the Lord of the Worlds

Muhammad Asad

And go, both of you, unto Pharaoh and say, 'Behold, we bear a message from the Sustainer of all the worlds:

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when you both come to Fir'aun (Pharaoh), say: 'We are the Messengers of the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists),

Muhammad Pickthall

And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,

Muhammad Sarwar

They came to the Pharaoh and said, "We are the Messengerss of the Lord of the Universe.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds:

Rashad Khalifa

Go to Pharaoh and say, `We are messengers from the Lord of the universe.'

Shabbir Ahmed

Go together to Pharaoh and say, “We are Messengers from the Lord of the Worlds.”

Commentary 26:16 Noteworthy is the singular form of the word Rasûl رَسُولُ, while the subject inna إِنَّا and the verb qûlaقُولَا used are in the dual form, as though it…

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَا إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

26:16 Noteworthy is the singular form of the word Rasûl رَسُولُ, while the subject inna إِنَّا and the verb qûlaقُولَا used are in the dual form, as though it were “We two are a deputation with a single message.” Several reasons are given for this. According to Qâmûs words of the form fu‘ûl فعُول are both singular and plural. Therefore, it is permissible to use the singular predicate for a subject in the dual or plural number. The word Rasûl according to some lexicologists is considered to be a noun of action used adjectively (see also the word “adûwwun,” which is also singular in 26:77).