Ash-Shuara (الشعراء)
Chapter 26 · The Poets · Juz 19
قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ
Qaala innee li'amalikum minal qaaleen
He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].
Quran 26:168 — Surah Ash-Shuara
This is verse 168 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.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Qaala innee li'amalikum minal qaaleen
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ
And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."
قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ
They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted."
قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ
He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].
رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ
My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."
فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ
So We saved him and his family, all,