Ash-Shuara (الشعراء)

Verse 136 of 227

Chapter 26 - The Poets

136

قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ

Qaaloo sawaaa'un 'alainaaa awa 'azta am lam takum minal waa'izeen

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

Quran 26:136 - Surah Ash-Shuara

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Surrounding Verses

134

وَجَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍ

And gardens and springs.

135

إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

136

قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

137

إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

This is not but the custom of the former peoples,

138

وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

And we are not to be punished."