Surah 26 · verse 128
Ash-Shu'ara 26:128
Sign in to listenأَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ آيَةً تَعْبَثُونَ
a-tabnuna bikulli ri'in ayatan ta'bathun
Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
Verse 126فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me.
Verse 127وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ آيَةً تَعْبَثُونَ
Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?
Verse 130وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
Verse 131فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me.
