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Surah Ash-Shu’ara, Verse 16

سورة الشعراء، الآية ١٦

26:16 Juz 19 Hizb 37 Page 367 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 26:16

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝١٦

Transliteration

fatiyā fir'ʿawna faqūlā innā rasūlu rabbi l-ʿālamīna

Translation

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers1045 of the Lord of the worlds,

Notes

[1045] The singular form in Arabic indicates that both were sent with a single message.

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Verse 16 of Surah Ash-Shu’ara (26:16), a Meccan surah, is in juz 19, on page 367 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 16

Al-Mukhtasar

Go to Pharaoh and tell him: We are two Messengers sent to you by the Lord of all created things.

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Other translations of verse 16

Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are the messengers6 from the Lord of the worlds,

Notes

[6] The singular form in Arabic denotes that they both were sent with a single message.

"And go both of you to Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), and say: ‘We are the Messengers of the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists),

And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,

"So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds;

Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds:

So come up to Firaawn, then say (to him), "We (both) are the Messenger of The Lord of the worlds;

Verse 16 word by word

  1. فَأْتِيَا fatiyā So go both of you أ ت ي
  2. فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (to) Firaun
  3. فَقُولَآ faqūlā and say ق و ل
  4. إِنَّا innā 'Indeed, we
  5. رَسُولُ rasūlu (are the) Messenger ر س ل
  6. رَبِّ rabbi (of the) Lord ر ب ب
  7. ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds ع ل م

Verses related to verse 16

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Taha 20:47

    فَأْتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْ قَدْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    So go to him and say, 'Indeed, we are messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace will be upon he who follows the guidance.

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