# 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 157

- **Surah:** 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets) — سورة الشعراء
- **Verse:** 157 / 227 · **Juz:** 19 · **Mushaf page:** 372
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-157

## Arabic

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَاَصْبَحُوا نَادِم۪ينَۙ

## Transcription

FaAAaqarooha faasbahoonadimeen

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

But they hamstrung her and woke up full of remorse,

### Progressive Muslims

But they slaughtered her, and they became regretful.

### Shabbir Ahmed

But they killed her and made way for their own humiliation. (The usual rendering here of FAASBAHOO NADIMEEN that they regretted, repented or became penitent seems to be incorrect, since in that case the Most Gracious might have forgiven them).

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

But they hamstrung her, then they became remorseful,

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

But they slaughtered her, and they became regretful.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

They slaughtered her, and thus incurred sorrow.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

But they hamstrung her; and on the morrow were repentant,

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

### Muhammad Asad

But they cruelly slaughtered her - and then they had cause to regret it:

### Marmaduke Pickthall

But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

But they hamstrung her[1] and then regretted it.

_Footnotes_
- [1] This does not mean that as soon as they heard the challenge, they attacked the she-camel at once and hamstrung her. Actually, when the she-camel became a problem for the whole nation, the hearts of the people were filled with rage, and they began to hold lengthy consultations as to how to get rid of her. At last, a haughty chief undertook the task of putting an end to her, as mentioned in Surah Ash-Shams thus: When arose the most villainous of the people (verse 12), and in Surah Al-Qamar thus: They appealed to their companion; so he took up the responsibility and hamstrung her. (verse 29).

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

Nevertheless they defiantly disabled her by cutting her hamstring muscles. (Their outrage on consecrated objects invited their ruin) which led to pining regrets and vain repentances.

### Bijan Moeinian

Yet they slaughtered her and became regretful….

### Al-Hilali & Khan

But they killed her, and then they became regretful.

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets.

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

But they killed her, becoming regretful.

### Taqi Usmani

But they killed her, then they became remorseful,

### Abdul Haleem

But they hamstrung her. In the morning they had cause to regret it:

### Arthur John Arberry

But they hamstrung her, and in the morning they were remorseful,

### E. Henry Palmer

But they hamstrung her, and on the morrow they repented;

### Hamid S. Aziz

"Touch her not with evil, lest there seize you the retribution of an awful day. "

### Mahmoud Ghali

Yet they hamstrung her, (and) so they became remorseful.

### George Sale

But they slew her; and were made to repent of their impiety:

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

But they killed her (by cutting the hamstrings): Then they became full of sorrow.

### Amatul Rahman Omar

Notwithstanding (all this warning) they hamstrung her and then they became regretful.

### Ali Quli Qarai

But they hamstrung her, whereupon they became regretful.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

(Uyarıyı dinlemeyip) dişi deveyi vahşice boğazladılar; sonunda da çok pişman oldular.

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

"Sonunda onu (yine de) kestiler, ancak pişman oldular."

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

Buna rağmen onlar deveyi kestiler, ama sonunda pişman oldular.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Derken onu kestiler, fakat pişman oldular.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Derken onu vurdular, fakat nadim oldular

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Derken onu vurdular, fakat pişman oldular;

### Gültekin Onan

Sonunda onu (yine de) kestiler, ancak pişman oldular.

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Derken onu kesdiler. Fakat peşiman oldular.

### İbni Kesir

Onlar ise onu kestiler de pişman oldular.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

Bütün bu uyarılara rağmen onlar yine de o deveyi hoyratça boğazladılar; ama bunu yaptıklarına (çok geçmeden) pişman oldular;

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Buna rağmen kestiler sonra da pişman oldular.

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Nihayet onu kestiler, ama pişman oldular.

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Onu yere yatırıp kestiler. Sonra da pişman oldular.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

Buna rağmen onlar, onu işkence yaparak vahşice katlettiler; fakat sonunda pişman oldular;

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

"Derken onu kestiler. Sonra da pişman oldular."

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Yine de onu kestiler. Sonra pişman oldular.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Sonra o deveyi kestiler ama yaptıklarına pişman oldular.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

Onu (deveyi) hunharca katletmiş,[1] (sonradan) pişman olmuşlardı.

_Footnotes_
- [1] Benzer mesajlar: A‘râf 7:77; Hûd 11:65; Kamer 54:29; Şems 91:14.

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Derken onu boğazladılar. Sonra da pişman oldular.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Derken onu boğazladılar. Sonra da pişman oldular.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Yine de o deveyi ayaklarını keserek öldürdüler, sonra pişman oldular.

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَعَقَرُوهَا — faʿaqarūhā | But they hamstrung her | عقر — Ayn-Kaf-Ra |
| 2 | فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ — fa-aṣbaḥū | then they became | صبح — Sad-Be-Ha |
| 3 | نَـٰدِمِينَ — nādimīna | regretful | ندم — Nun-Dal-Mim |

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