Surah 26 · verse 199
Ash-Shu'ara 26:199
Sign in to listenفَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ مُؤْمِنِينَ
fa-qara'ahu 'alayhim ma kanu bihi mu'minin
And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَإِنَّهُ لَفِي زُبُرِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.
Verse 197أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ آيَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُ عُلَمَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?
Verse 198وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ الْأَعْجَمِينَ
And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners
فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ مُؤْمِنِينَ
And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it.
كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَاهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals.
Verse 201لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
Verse 202فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.