Quran 36:69 — Yaseen, verse 69
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We have not taught the Prophet poetry, nor could he everhave been a poet.
وَمَا عَلَّمْنَاهُ الشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ وَقُرْآنٌ مُبِينٌ
wamā ʿallamnāhu l-shiʿ'ra wamā yanbaghī lahu in huwa illā dhik'run waqur'ānun mubīnun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We have not taught him poetry; it is not seemly for him. It is only a Remembrance and a Clear Koran,
- Muhammad Asad
- AND [thus it is:] We have not imparted to this [Prophet the gift of] poetry, nor would [poetry] have suited this [message]: it is but a reminder and a [divine] discourse, clear in itself and clearly showing the truth,
- Sahih International
- And We did not give him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur’ān
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | عَلَّمْنَـٰهُʿallamnāhu | We taught him | علم |
| 3 | ٱلشِّعْرَl-shiʿ'ra | [the] poetry | شعر |
| 4 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 5 | يَنۢبَغِىyanbaghī | it is befitting | بغي |
| 6 | لَهُۥٓ ۚlahu | for him | — |
| 7 | إِنْin | Not | — |
| 8 | هُوَhuwa | it | — |
| 9 | إِلَّاillā | (is) except | — |
| 10 | ذِكْرٌۭdhik'run | a Reminder | ذكر |
| 11 | وَقُرْءَانٌۭwaqur'ānun | and a Quran | قرأ |
| 12 | مُّبِينٌۭmubīnun | clear | بين |