Quran 26:36 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 36
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They answered, ‘Delay him and his brother for a while, and send messengers to all the cities
قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ
qālū arjih wa-akhāhu wa-ib'ʿath fī l-madāini ḥāshirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Put him and his brother off a while, and send among the cities musterers,
- Muhammad Asad
- They answered: “Let him and his brother wait a while, and send unto all cities heralds
- Sahih International
- They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوٓا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | أَرْجِهْarjih | Postpone him | رجو |
| 3 | وَأَخَاهُwa-akhāhu | and his brother | أخو |
| 4 | وَٱبْعَثْwa-ib'ʿath | and send | بعث |
| 5 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 6 | ٱلْمَدَآئِنِl-madāini | the cities | مدن |
| 7 | حَـٰشِرِينَḥāshirīna | gatherers | حشر |