Skip to content
Assabile

Surah Ash-Shu’ara, Verse 89

سورة الشعراء، الآية ٨٩

26:89 Juz 19 Hizb 37 Page 371 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 26:89

إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ۝٨٩

Transliteration

illā man atā l-laha biqalbin salīmin

Translation

But only one who comes to Allāh with a sound heart."

Translation in another language
Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary Read in the surah

Verse 89 of Surah Ash-Shu’ara (26:89), a Meccan surah, is in juz 19, on page 371 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

Listen to verse 89 of Surah Ash-Shu’ara

80 recitations by 74 reciters: pick one and it plays in the player.

All voices (80)

Tafsir of verse 89

Al-Mukhtasar

Except for the one who brings a perfect heart: one free of idolatry, hypocrisy, ostentation and arrogance. That is because he would have benefitted from his wealth which was spent in the path of Allah and his children, who would pray for him.

Tafsir of the whole Surah Ash-Shu’ara

Other translations of verse 89

except the one who comes to Allah with a sound heart14.”

Notes

[14] A heart free from disbelief, polytheism, hypocrisy, arrogance, and show-off.

Except him who brings to Allâh a clean heart [clean from Shirk (polytheism) and Nifâq (hypocrisy)]."

Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.

"But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart;

Except him who comes to Allah with a heart free (from evil).

Except for him who comes up to Allah with a sound heart."

Verse 89 word by word

  1. إِلَّا illā Except
  2. مَنْ man (he) who
  3. أَتَى atā comes أ ت ي
  4. ٱللَّهَ l-laha (to) Allah
  5. بِقَلْبٍ biqalbin with a heart ق ل ب
  6. سَلِيمٍ salīmin sound س ل م

Verses related to verse 89

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Baqarah 2:10

    فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ فَزَادَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَرَضًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْذِبُونَ

    In their hearts is disease, so Allāh has increased their disease; and for them is a painful punishment because they [habitually] used to lie.

Go further

Sunday, October 25, 2026 14 جمادى الأولى 1448 هـ