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Al-'Ankabut 36

Ayah 36 of 69 · Meccan

وَإِلَىٰ مَدۡيَنَ أَخَاهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٗا فَقَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱرۡجُواْ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ ٣٦

And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shuʿayb, and he said, "O my people, worship Allāh and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِلَىٰAnd towa-ilā
  2. مَدۡيَنَMadyanmadyana
  3. أَخَاهُمۡtheir brotherakhāhum
  4. شُعَيۡبٗاShuaibshuʿayban
  5. فَقَالَAnd he saidfaqāla
  6. يَٰقَوۡمِO my peopleyāqawmi
  7. ٱعۡبُدُواْWorshipuʿ'budū
  8. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  9. وَٱرۡجُواْand expectwa-ir'jū
  10. ٱلۡيَوۡمَthe Dayl-yawma
  11. ٱلۡأٓخِرَthe Lastl-ākhira
  12. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  13. تَعۡثَوۡاْcommit eviltaʿthaw
  14. فِيinfī
  15. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  16. مُفۡسِدِينَ(as) corruptersmuf'sidīna

Tafsir

I sent to the people of Madyan their brother in lineage, Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him). He said: My people, worship Allah alone, and have hope by your worshipping Him for reward on the Last Day. Do not spread corruption on earth by committing and spreading sins.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran