# 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 111 - **Surah:** 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets) — سورة الشعراء - **Verse:** 111 / 227 · **Juz:** 19 · **Mushaf page:** 370 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-111 ## Arabic قَالُٓوا اَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الْاَرْذَلُونَۜ ## Transcription Qaloo anu/minu laka wattabaAAakaal-arthaloon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley they said, ‘Why should we believe you when the vilest people follow you?’ ### Progressive Muslims They said: "Shall we believe to you when the lowest type of people have followed you" ### Shabbir Ahmed They answered, "Shall we put our faith in you even though the low class people are following you?" ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation They said: “Are we to believe thee when the abject follow thee?” ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Theysaid: "Shall we believe to you when the lowest type of people have followed you?" ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament They said, "How can we believe with you, when the worst among us have followed you?" ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira They said: "Should we place our trust in you when only the condemned follow you?" ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?" ### Muhammad Asad They answered: "Shall we place our faith in thee, even though [only] the most abject [of people] follow thee?" ### Marmaduke Pickthall They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee? ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary They answered: "Shall we accept you even though it is the meanest of people who follow you?"[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] This answer to Prophet Noah’s (peace be upon him) message of truth was given by the chiefs, elders and nobles of his people as mentioned in (Surah Houd, Ayat 27). In answer to this, those chiefs of his people, who had rejected his message: said, We see that you are no more than a mere man like ourselves, and we also see that only the meanest from among us have become your followers without due consideration, and we find nothing in you that might give you superiority over us. This shows that those who believed in Prophet Noah (peace be upon him) were mostly the poor people, and ordinary workmen, or some youth who enjoyed no position in society. As for the influential and rich people, they had become his bitter opponents, and were trying by every trick and allurement to keep the common man behind them. One of the arguments they advanced against Prophet Noah (peace be upon him) was this: Had there been some weight and substance in Noah’s message, the rich people, scholars, religious divines, nobles and wise people of the community should have accepted it, but none of them has believed in him; the only people to follow him are the foolish people belonging to the lowest stratum of society, who have no common-sense. Now how can the noble and high ranking people like us join the company of the common people? ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab They said to Nuh: "Shall we submit to you or believe in you and conform to your desire when it is only the contemptible who espoused your cause"! ### Bijan Moeinian They said: "How can we believe you, when only our low lives have joined you?" ### Al-Hilali & Khan They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the meanest (of the people) follow you?" ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali They said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee?" ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran They argued, "How can we believe in you, when you are followed ˹only˺ by the lowest of the low?"[1] ### Taqi Usmani They said, "Shall we believe in you while you are followed by the lowest people?" ### Abdul Haleem They answered, ‘Why should we believe you when the worst sort of people follow you?’ ### Arthur John Arberry They said, 'Shall we believe thee, whom the vilest follow?' ### E. Henry Palmer They said, 'Shall we believe in thee, when the reprobates follow thee?' ### Hamid S. Aziz "So fear Allah and obey me. " ### Mahmoud Ghali They said, "should we believe you, and the most decrepit closely follow you?" ### George Sale They answered, shall we believe on thee, when only the most abject persons have followed thee? ### Syed Vickar Ahamed They said: "Shall we believe in you when it is the lowliest who follow you?" ### Amatul Rahman Omar They (- the disbelievers) said, `Shall we believe in you whereas (we see that) only the people of a very low status follow you?' ### Ali Quli Qarai They said, ‘Shall we believe in you, when it is the riffraff who follow you?’ ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Dediler ki: "En alt tabaka sana tabi oluyor iken, sana iman eder miyiz hiç?" ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Dediler ki: "Sana, sıradan aşağılık insanlar uymuşken inanır mıyız?" ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Kavmi, Nuh'a şöyle dedi: "Sana, düşük seviyeli kimseler tabi olup dururken, biz sana iman eder miyiz hiç!" ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Dediler ki: "Sana hep aşağılık kimseler uymuş iken, biz hiç sana inanır mıyız?" ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali A, dediler: hiç biz sana inanır mıyız? Senin ardına hep o erzail düşmüş? ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) A! Senin ardına hep o reziller düşmüşken, biz sana hiç inanır mıyız? dediler. ### Gültekin Onan Dediler ki: "Sana sıradan aşağılık insanlar uymuşken inanır mıyız?" ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Dediler ki: "Arkana hep bayağı kimseler düşmüşken biz sana iman eder miyiz"? ### İbni Kesir Sana mı inanacağız? Halbuki sana uyanlar en rezil kimselerdir, dediler. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı "(Toplumun) en aşağı tabakasından insanların senin ardına düştüğünü göre göre tutup sana mı inanacağız?" dediler. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı -Sana ayak takımı tabi olmuşken, biz sana inanır mıyız? dediler. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Dediler ki: "Sana bayağı kimseler uymuşken biz sana inanır mıyız?" ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Dediler: "Biz sana inanır mıyız? Seni, o bayağı zavallılar izliyor." ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Dediler ki: "Ne yani, toplumun en düşüklerinin sana tabi olduğunu bile bile sana inanalım mı?" ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Toplumun en yoksun kesimi sana uymaktayken, biz kendimizi onlarla bir tutup sana inanır mıyız? dediler. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek "Sana mı inanacağız; zaten seni izleyenler, en aşağı tabakadan olanlar?" dediler. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali "Şu aşağılık kimseler peşindeyken sana inanmamızı mı bekliyorsun?" dediler. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (Kavmi) "Sana düşük (seviyeli) insanlar uymuşken, biz sana iman eder miyiz hiç!" demişti.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] Bu ayet Hûd 11:27. ayetle birlikte okunmalıdır. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Toplumun en yoksun kesimi sana uymaktayken, biz kendimizi onlarla bir tutup sana inanır mıyız?" dediler. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an "Toplumun en yoksun kesimi sana uymaktayken, biz kendimizi onlarla bir tutup sana inanır mıyız?" dediler. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali (Halkı:) "Şu en alt tabakamız senin peşine takılmışken sana inanır mıyız?" dediler[1]. _Footnotes_ - [1] [Hud 11/27.](https://quran.so/11/27) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | قَالُوٓا۟ — qālū | They said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 2 | أَنُؤْمِنُ — anu'minu | Should we believe | امن — Elif-Mim-Nun | | 3 | لَكَ — laka | in you | — | | 4 | وَٱتَّبَعَكَ — wa-ittabaʿaka | while followed you | تبع — Te-Be-Ayn | | 5 | ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ — l-ardhalūna | the lowest | رذل — Ra-Zal-Lam | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-110.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-112.md Retrieved: 2026-08-05 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.