Surah Al-Shuara, Ayah 140 (26:140)

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الرَّحِيۡمُ ۝١٤٠

English translation (Pickthall)

And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

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فَافۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِىۡ وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحًا وَّنَجِّنِىۡ وَمَنۡ مَّعِىَ مِنَ الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ ۝١١٨

26:118Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.

فَاَنۡجَيۡنٰهُ وَمَنۡ مَّعَهٗ فِى الۡـفُلۡكِ الۡمَشۡحُوۡنِۚ ۝١١٩

26:119And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

ثُمَّ اَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ الۡبٰقِيۡنَؕ ۝١٢٠

26:120Then afterward We drowned the others.

اِنَّ فِىۡ ذٰ لِكَ لَاٰيَةً ؕ وَّمَا كَانَ اَكۡثَرُهُمۡ مُّؤۡمِنِيۡنَ ۝١٢١

26:121Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الرَّحِيۡمُ ۝١٢٢

26:122And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادُࣙ الۡمُرۡسَلِيۡنَۖۚ ۝١٢٣

26:123(The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).

اِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ اَخُوۡهُمۡ هُوۡدٌ اَلَا تَتَّقُوۡنَۚ ۝١٢٤

26:124When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?

اِنِّىۡ لَـكُمۡ رَسُوۡلٌ اَمِيۡنٌۙ ۝١٢٥

26:125Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِيۡعُوۡنِۚ ۝١٢٦

26:126So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

وَمَاۤ اَسۡــَٔـلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ اَجۡرٍۚ اِنۡ اَجۡرِىَ اِلَّا عَلٰى رَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَؕ ۝١٢٧

26:127And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

اَتَبۡنُوۡنَ بِكُلِّ رِيۡعٍ اٰيَةً تَعۡبَثُوۡنَۙ ۝١٢٨

26:128Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight?

وَ تَتَّخِذُوۡنَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُوۡنَۚ ۝١٢٩

26:129And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever?

وَاِذَا بَطَشۡتُمۡ بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِيۡنَۚ ۝١٣٠

26:130And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants?

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِيۡعُوۡنِۚ ۝١٣١

26:131Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.

وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِىۡۤ اَمَدَّكُمۡ بِمَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَۚ ۝١٣٢

26:132Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,

اَمَدَّكُمۡ بِاَنۡعَامٍ وَّبَنِيۡنَ ۚۙ ۝١٣٣

26:133Hath aided you with cattle and sons.

وَجَنّٰتٍ وَّعُيُوۡنٍۚ ۝١٣٤

26:134And gardens and watersprings.

اِنِّىۡۤ اَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيۡمٍؕ ۝١٣٥

26:135Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.

قَالُوۡا سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَاۤ اَوَعَظۡتَ اَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُنۡ مِّنَ الۡوٰعِظِيۡنَۙ ۝١٣٦

26:136They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach;

اِنۡ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا خُلُقُ الۡاَوَّلِيۡنَۙ ۝١٣٧

26:137This is but a fable of the men of old,

وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِيۡنَۚ ۝١٣٨

26:138And we shall not be doomed.

فَكَذَّبُوۡهُ فَاَهۡلَـكۡنٰهُمۡؕ اِنَّ فِىۡ ذٰ لِكَ لَاٰيَةً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اَكۡثَرُهُمۡ مُّؤۡمِنِيۡنَ ۝١٣٩

26:139And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الرَّحِيۡمُ ۝١٤٠

26:140And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُوۡدُ الۡمُرۡسَلِيۡنَ ۖۚ ۝١٤١

26:141(The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)

اِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ اَخُوۡهُمۡ صٰلِحٌ اَلَا تَتَّقُوۡنَۚ ۝١٤٢

26:142When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?