Ash-Shuara (الشعراء)
Chapter 26 · The Poets · Juz 19
تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍ
Tallaahi in kunnaa lafee dalaalim mubeen
"By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error
Quran 26:97 — Surah Ash-Shuara
This is verse 97 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:
Tallaahi in kunnaa lafee dalaalim mubeen
وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ
And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.
قَالُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ
They will say while they dispute therein,
تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍ
"By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error
إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.
وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
And no one misguided us except the criminals.