Quran 26:137 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 137
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
for we only do what our forefathers used to do:
إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا خُلُقُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
in hādhā illā khuluqu l-awalīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- this is nothing but the habit of the ancients,
- Muhammad Asad
- This [religion of ours] is none other than that to which our forebears clung,
- Sahih International
- This is not but the custom of the former peoples,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنْin | Not | — |
| 2 | هَـٰذَآhādhā | (is) this | — |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | but | — |
| 4 | خُلُقُkhuluqu | (the) custom | خلق |
| 5 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna | (of) the former (people) | أول |