26. Ash-Shu'ara

هَلْShallأُنَبِّئُكُمْI inform youعَلَىٰuponمَنwhomتَنَزَّلُdescendٱلشَّيَٰطِينُthe devils﴿٢٢١﴾

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend

تَنَزَّلُThey descendعَلَىٰuponكُلِّeveryأَفَّاكٍliarأَثِيمٍsinful﴿٢٢٢﴾

They descend upon every sinful liar

يُلْقُونَThey pass onٱلسَّمْعَ(what is) heardوَأَكْثَرُهُمْand most of themكَٰذِبُونَ(are) liars﴿٢٢٣﴾

They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars

وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُAnd the poets يَتَّبِعُهُمُfollow themٱلْغَاوُۥنَthe deviators﴿٢٢٤﴾

And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them

أَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeأَنَّهُمْthat theyفِىinكُلِّeveryوَادٍvalleyيَهِيمُونَ[they] roam﴿٢٢٥﴾

Do you not see that in every valley they roam

وَأَنَّهُمْAnd that theyيَقُولُونَsayمَاwhatلَاnotيَفْعَلُونَthey do﴿٢٢٦﴾

And that they say what they do not do

إِلَّاExceptٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَعَمِلُوا۟and doٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsوَذَكَرُوا۟and rememberٱللَّهَAllahكَثِيرًاmuchوَٱنتَصَرُوا۟and defend themselvesمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterمَاafterظُلِمُوا۟they were wrongedوَسَيَعْلَمُAnd will come to knowٱلَّذِينَthose whoظَلَمُوٓا۟have wrongedأَىَّ(to) whatمُنقَلَبٍreturnيَنقَلِبُونَthey will return﴿٢٢٧﴾

Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah often and defend [the Muslims] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned