Quran 26:156 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 156
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
so do not harm her, or the punishment of a terrible day will befall you.’
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
walā tamassūhā bisūin fayakhudhakum ʿadhābu yawmin ʿaẓīmin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and do not touch her with malice so that there seize you the chastisement of a dreadful day.'
- Muhammad Asad
- and do her no harm, lest suffering befall you on an awesome day!”
- Sahih International
- And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَاwalā | And (do) not | — |
| 2 | تَمَسُّوهَاtamassūhā | touch her | مسس |
| 3 | بِسُوٓءٍۢbisūin | with harm | سوأ |
| 4 | فَيَأْخُذَكُمْfayakhudhakum | lest seize you | أخذ |
| 5 | عَذَابُʿadhābu | (the) punishment | عذب |
| 6 | يَوْمٍyawmin | (of) a Day | يوم |
| 7 | عَظِيمٍۢʿaẓīmin | Great | عظم |