Surah 26 · verse 156
Ash-Shu'ara 26:156
Sign in to listenوَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
wa-la tamassuha bi-su'in fa-ya'khudhkum 'adhab yawm 'azim
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
Verse 154مَا 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."
Verse 155قَالَ 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.
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
Verse 158فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
Verse 159وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
