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Surah Ash-Shu’ara, Verse 98

سورة الشعراء، الآية ٩٨

26:98 Juz 19 Hizb 37 Page 371 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 26:98

إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝٩٨

Transliteration

idh nusawwīkum birabbi l-ʿālamīna

Translation

When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.

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Verse 98 of Surah Ash-Shu’ara (26:98), 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.

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Tafsir of verse 98

Al-Mukhtasar

“When we regarded you as equals to the Lord of all creation and worshipped you like we worshipped Him.”

Tafsir of the whole Surah Ash-Shu’ara

Other translations of verse 98

when we deemed you equal to the Lord of the worlds.

When We held you (false gods) as equals (in worship) with the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists);

When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.

"'When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds;

When we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds;

As we made you equal with The Lord of the worlds.

Verse 98 word by word

  1. إِذْ idh When
  2. نُسَوِّيكُم nusawwīkum we equated you س و ي
  3. بِرَبِّ birabbi with (the) Lord ر ب ب
  4. ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds ع ل م

Verses related to verse 98

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Ghafir 40:47

    وَإِذْ يَتَحَآجُّونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ فَيَقُولُ ٱلضُّعَفَٰٓؤُا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ

    And [mention] when they will argue within the Fire, and the weak will say to those who had been arrogant, "Indeed, we were [only] your followers, so will you relieve us of a share of the Fire?"

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