# 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 36 - **Surah:** 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets) — سورة الشعراء - **Verse:** 36 / 227 · **Juz:** 19 · **Mushaf page:** 367 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-36 ## Arabic قَالُٓوا اَرْجِهْ وَاَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِي الْمَدَٓائِنِ حَاشِر۪ينَۙ ## Transcription Qaloo arjih waakhahu wabAAathfee almada-ini hashireen ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley They said, ‘Detain him and his brother and send out marshals to the cities, ### Progressive Muslims They said: "Delay him and his brother, and send people in the cities to gather. " ### Shabbir Ahmed They said, "Put him and his brother on hold and send couriers into cities, ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation They said: “Delay thou him and his brother, and raise thou up in the cities gatherers ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation They said: "Delay him and his brother, and send gatherers to the cities." ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament They said, "Respite him and his brother, and send summoners to every town. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira They said: "Put him and his brother off awhile, and send summoners to the cities to gather ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers ### Muhammad Asad They answered: "Let him and his brother wait a while, and send unto all cities heralds ### Marmaduke Pickthall They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary They said: "Detain him and his brother for a while and send forth heralds to the cities ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab They -the people- suggested to Pharaoh that they should adapt themselves and conform to the time and circumstances and avoid dispute so as to gain time, and they said: "the time to degrade and defeat him has not come yet. Meanwhile, send O Pharaoh some of your recruits to the cities to gather to themselves the multitude of men who practice magic". ### Bijan Moeinian They said: "Leave him and his brother alone for a while, and send your heralds to every town. ### Al-Hilali & Khan They said: "Put him off and his brother (for a while), and send callers to the cities; ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect- ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran They replied, "Let him and his brother wait and dispatch mobilizers to all cities ### Taqi Usmani They said, "Leave him and his brother alone for some time, and send heralds to the cities, ### Abdul Haleem They answered, ‘Delay him and his brother for a while, and send messengers to all the cities ### Arthur John Arberry They said, 'Put him and his brother off a while, and send among the cities musterers, ### E. Henry Palmer They said, 'Give him and his brother some hope, and send into the cities to collect ### Hamid S. Aziz "He desires to turn you out of your land. What is it then you counsel (advise, suggest)" ### Mahmoud Ghali They said, "Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send forth into the cities musterers, ### George Sale They answered, delay him, and his brother by good words for a time; and send through the cities men to assemble ### Syed Vickar Ahamed They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense, and send out the callers to the cities to collect— ### Amatul Rahman Omar They said, `Detain him and his brother for a while and send heralds into the cities to collect; ### Ali Quli Qarai They said, ‘Put him and his brother off for a while, and send heralds to the cities ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Dediler ki: "Onu ve kardeşini alıkoy. . . Şehirlere de haberciler yolla. . . " ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Dediler ki: "Bunu ve kardeşini oyala, şehirlere de toplayıcılar gönder," ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali - İleri gelenler dediler ki, "Onu ve kardeşini alıkoy!Şehirlere haberciler sal!Bütün usta büyücüleri çağırsınlar." Büyücüler, belli bir günün tayin edilen vaktinde bir araya getirildi. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Dediler ki: "Onu ve kardeşini alıkoy. Şehirlere de toplayıcı adamlar gönder." ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Bunu ve kardeşini dediler; eğle, şehirlere de derleyiciler yolla ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Dediler ki: "Bunu ve kardeşini alıkoy! Şehirlere de toplayıcılar gönder; ### Gültekin Onan Dediler ki: "Bunu ve kardeşini oyala, şehirlere de toplayıcılar gönder." ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim "Bunu ve kardeşini, dediler, gecikdir (eğle), şehirlere toplayıcılar yolla da", ### İbni Kesir Dediler ki: Onu ve kardeşini alıkoy. Şehirlere toplayıcılar gönder. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı "Onu ve kardeşini bir süre alıkoy" dediler, "bu arada, şehirlere haberciler gönder, ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı -Onu ve kardeşini alıkoy. Şehirlere de toplayıcılar gönder, dediler. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Dediler ki: "Onu ve kardeşini eğle, kentlere toplayıcılar gönder." ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Dediler: "Onu kardeşiyle birlikte alıkoy ve kentlere toplayıcılar gönder, ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an (Danışmanlar) dediler ki: "Onu ve kardeşini alıkoy; bir yandan da bütün kentlere (büyücü) toplamaları için haber sal; ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Onu ve kardeşini alıkoy. Şehirlere sihirbazları toplamaya birilerini gönder." dediler. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Dediler ki: "Onu ve kardeşini oyala; yörelere de toplayıcılar gönder!" ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali "Dediler ki: "Onu ve kardeşini alıkoy ve kentlere toplayıcılar gönder, ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (36, 37) (Onlar) şöyle demişlerdi: "Kardeşiyle birlikte onu (Musa'yı) alıkoy ve bütün bilgin büyücüleri sana getirmeleri için toplayıcıları şehirlere gönder!" ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Onu ve kardeşini alıkoy. Şehirlere sihirbazları toplamaya birilerini gönder." dediler. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an "Onu ve kardeşini alıkoy. Şehirlere sihirbazları toplamaya birilerini gönder." dediler. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Dediler ki: "Onu ve kardeşini oyala, şehirlerde adam toplayacak kişiler görevlendir. ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | قَالُوٓا۟ — qālū | They said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 2 | أَرْجِهْ — arjih | Postpone him | رجو — Ra-Cim-Vav | | 3 | وَأَخَاهُ — wa-akhāhu | and his brother | اخو — Elif-Kh-Vav | | 4 | وَٱبْعَثْ — wa-ib'ʿath | and send | بعث — Be-Ayn-Se | | 5 | فِى — fī | in | — | | 6 | ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ — l-madāini | the cities | مدن — Mim-Dal-Nun | | 7 | حَـٰشِرِينَ — ḥāshirīna | gatherers | حشر — Ha-Şin-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-35.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-37.md Retrieved: 2026-08-05 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.