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Ash-Shuara (الشعراء)

Quran 26:16 — Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 16

Chapter 26 · The Poets · Juz 19

16

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Faatiyaa Fir'awna faqoolaaa innaa Rasoolu Rabbil 'aalameen

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,

Quran 26:16 — Surah Ash-Shuara

About This Verse

This is verse 16 of 227 in Surah Ash-Shuara (الشعراء), meaning “The Poets”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 19 (Part 19) of the Quran.

Surah Ash-Shuara is the 26th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 227 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 26:16

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Faatiyaa Fir'awna faqoolaaa innaa Rasoolu Rabbil 'aalameen

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Surrounding Verses

14

وَلَهُمْ عَلَىَّ ذَنۢبٌۭ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ

And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me."

15

قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَٱذْهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ

[Allah] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening.

16

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,

17

أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"

18

قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًۭا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ

[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?