Ash-Shuara (الشعراء)

Verse 156 of 227

Chapter 26 - The Poets

156

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍۢ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ

Wa laa tamassoohaa bisooo'in fa yaakhuzakum 'azaabu Yawmin 'Azeem

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."

Quran 26:156 - Surah Ash-Shuara

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Surrounding Verses

154

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌۭ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."

155

قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌۭ لَّهَا شِرْبٌۭ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ

He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.

156

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍۢ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."

157

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَٰدِمِينَ

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

158

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.