The Quran

سورة الشُّعَرَاء

Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:50

The Poets · Verse 50 of 227

قَالُوا لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنْقَلِبُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

They said, `It does not matter at all. We have, after all, to return to our Lord.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to our Lord!

Ahmed Ali

They said: "There will be no harm. We shall return to our Lord.

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Ali Unal

They responded: "There is no hurt (in what you threaten us with). For surely to our (true and everlasting) Lord we are bound to return."

Daryabadi

They said: no harm! verily unto our Lord we are to return.

Faridul Haque

They said, “No harm (in it), we will return to our Lord.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we return.

Maulvi Sher Ali

They said, `It can do us no harm; to our Lord shall WE return;

Muhammad Asad

They answered: "No harm [canst thou do to us]: verily, unto our Sustainer do we turn!

Muhammad Musin Khan

They said: "No harm! Surely, to our Lord (Allah) we are to return;

Muhammad Pickthall

They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.

Muhammad Sarwar

They said, "It does not matter. We shall be returning to our Lord.

Muhammed ali Shakir

They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we go back;

Rashad Khalifa

They said, "This will not change our decision; to our Lord we will return.

Shabbir Ahmed

They said, "No matter! (This will not change our decision.) To our Lord we will return.

Commentary 26:50 The reply of the sorcerers to the threat of Pharaoh to cut off their hands and crucify them, “It does not matter,” (لَا ضَيْرَ) shows how convinced they…

قَالُوا لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ

26:50 The reply of the sorcerers to the threat of Pharaoh to cut off their hands and crucify them, “It does not matter,” (لَا ضَيْرَ) shows how convinced they were by the arguments of Truth and the proof brought by Moses in support of his mission.