Surah 26 · verse 154
Ash-Shu'ara 26:154
Sign in to listenمَا أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
ma anta illa bashar mithluna fa'ti bi-ayatin in kunta min as-sadiqin
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَلَا تُطِيعُوا أَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ
And do not obey the order of the transgressors,
Verse 152الَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
Verse 153قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
مَا أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
قَالَ هَـٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
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.
Verse 156وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
Verse 157فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.