سورة الشُّعَرَاء
Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:196
The Poets · Verse 196 of 227
وَإِنَّهُ لَفِي زُبُرِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Verily, it (is the Book which) finds mention in the Scriptures of the earlier peoples.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples.
Ahmed Ali
This is (indicated) in the Books of earlier people.
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Ali Unal
It has certainly been (prefigured) in the previous Scriptures.
Daryabadi
And verily it is in the Scriptures of the ancients.
Faridul Haque
And indeed it is mentioned in the earlier Books.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And surely the same is in the Scriptures of the ancients.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And it is surely mentioned in the scriptures of the former peoples.
Muhammad Asad
And, verily, [the essence of) this [revelation) is indeed found in the ancient books of divine wisdom [as well].
Muhammad Musin Khan
And verily, it (the Qur'an, and its revelation to Prophet Muhammad SAW) is (announced) in the Scriptures [i.e. the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] of former people.
Muhammad Pickthall
And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
Muhammad Sarwar
Its news was also mentioned in the ancient Books.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And most surely the same is in the scriptures of the ancients.
Rashad Khalifa
It has been prophesied in the books of previous generations.
Shabbir Ahmed
And it (the Qur’an) has been announced in the previous scriptures.
Commentary 26:196 “It is the Book which you find mentioned in the Scriptures of the earlier peoples” means that the Qur’ân has been mentioned and foretold in the Divine…
وَإِنَّهُ لَفِي زُبُرِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
26:196 “It is the Book which you find mentioned in the Scriptures of the earlier peoples” means that the Qur’ân has been mentioned and foretold in the Divine Wisdom of ancient Scriptures, and its basic teachings are in their purport identical with those preached by the earlier Scriptures.