26. Ash-Shu'ara

وَلَاAnd notصَدِيقٍa friendحَمِيمٍclose﴿١٠١﴾

And not a devoted friend

فَلَوْThen ifأَنَّthatلَنَاwe hadكَرَّةًa returnفَنَكُونَthen we could beمِنَofٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers﴿١٠٢﴾

Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers

إِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَةًsurely is a Signوَمَاbut notكَانَareأَكْثَرُهُمmost of themمُّؤْمِنِينَbelievers﴿١٠٣﴾

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers

وَإِنَّAnd indeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَهُوَsurely Heٱلْعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyٱلرَّحِيمُthe Most Merciful﴿١٠٤﴾

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

كَذَّبَتْDeniedقَوْمُ(the) peopleنُوحٍ(of) Nuhٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengers﴿١٠٥﴾

The people of Noah denied the messengers

إِذْWhenقَالَsaidلَهُمْto themأَخُوهُمْtheir brotherنُوحٌNuhأَلَاWill notتَتَّقُونَyou fear (Allah)﴿١٠٦﴾

When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah

إِنِّىIndeed, I amلَكُمْto youرَسُولٌa Messengerأَمِينٌtrustworthy﴿١٠٧﴾

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger

فَٱتَّقُوا۟So fearٱللَّهَAllahوَأَطِيعُونِand obey me﴿١٠٨﴾

So fear Allah and obey me

وَمَآAnd notأَسْـَٔلُكُمْI ask (of) youعَلَيْهِfor itمِنْanyأَجْرٍpaymentإِنْNotأَجْرِىَ(is) my paymentإِلَّاbutعَلَىٰfromرَبِّ(the) Lordٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ(of) the worlds﴿١٠٩﴾

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds

فَٱتَّقُوا۟So fearٱللَّهَAllahوَأَطِيعُونِand obey me﴿١١٠﴾

So fear Allah and obey me

قَالُوٓا۟They saidأَنُؤْمِنُShould we believeلَكَin youوَٱتَّبَعَكَwhile followed youٱلْأَرْذَلُونَthe lowest﴿١١١﴾

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]

قَالَHe saidوَمَاAnd whatعِلْمِى(do) I knowبِمَاof whatكَانُوا۟they usedيَعْمَلُونَ(to) do﴿١١٢﴾

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do

إِنْVerilyحِسَابُهُمْtheir accountإِلَّا(is) butعَلَىٰuponرَبِّىmy Lordلَوْifتَشْعُرُونَyou perceive﴿١١٣﴾

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive

وَمَآAnd notأَنَا۠I amبِطَارِدِthe one to drive awayٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers﴿١١٤﴾

And I am not one to drive away the believers

إِنْNotأَنَا۠I amإِلَّاbutنَذِيرٌa warnerمُّبِينٌclear﴿١١٥﴾

I am only a clear warner

قَالُوا۟They saidلَئِنIfلَّمْnotتَنتَهِyou desistيَٰنُوحُO NuhلَتَكُونَنَّSurely you will beمِنَofٱلْمَرْجُومِينَthose who are stoned﴿١١٦﴾

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned

قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy LordإِنَّIndeedقَوْمِىmy peopleكَذَّبُونِhave denied me﴿١١٧﴾

He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me

فَٱفْتَحْSo judgeبَيْنِىbetween meوَبَيْنَهُمْand between themفَتْحًا(with decisive) judgmentوَنَجِّنِىand save meوَمَنand whoمَّعِىَ(are) with meمِنَofٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers﴿١١٨﴾

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers

فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُSo We saved himوَمَنand whoمَّعَهُۥ(were) with himفِىinٱلْفُلْكِthe shipٱلْمَشْحُونِladen﴿١١٩﴾

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship

ثُمَّThenأَغْرَقْنَاWe drownedبَعْدُthereafterٱلْبَاقِينَthe remaining ones﴿١٢٠﴾

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones