Surah 37 · verse 36
As-Saffat 37:36
Sign in to listenوَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُو آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍ
wa-yaqulun a'inna la-tarik aliha-tina li-sha'ir majnun
And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment.
Verse 34إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ
Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals.
Verse 35إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allah," were arrogant
وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُو آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍ
And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"
بَلْ جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Rather, the Prophet has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.
Verse 38إِنَّكُمْ لَذَائِقُو الْعَذَابِ الْأَلِيمِ
Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,
Verse 39وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -