Surah 26
Ash-Shu'araa
The Poets
الشعراء
Editorial study · not independently reviewed.
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Name and conventional translation
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Arabic name
الشعراء
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Transliteration
Ash-Shu'araa
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English name
The Poets
Source fact as Tanzil metadata gives it; Tanzil names no translator for it
Verse count and position
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Verses
227
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Words
1318
Derived link whitespace-separated tokens of the Uthmani text, the rule the morphology layer uses
Position in the mushaf order
26 of 114
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Position in a revelation ordering
47 of 114
Revelation order as encoded by the Tanzil metadata · Tanzil publishes an "order" value for each surah and documents the field only as "revelation order". It does not name which ordering it encodes, cite a scholar, or reference an edition. We have therefore not established whose ordering this is, and we do not name one. The major orderings disagree about dozens of surahs, so naming the likeliest candidate would be a guess presented as a citation.
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Place of revelation, as Tanzil classifies it
Meccan
Source fact Tanzil's classification, carried without a named authority
Juzʾ
Within juzʾ 19
Source fact juzʾ start verses from the banked Tanzil metadata file, digest-checked against its source record
Opening formula (basmala) in this edition
stands before verse 1 and is not numbered
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What the surah says of itself
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Major movements and sections
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Rukūʿ divisions
| Rukūʿ | Verses | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26:1-9 | طسٓمٓ |
| 2 | 26:10-33 | وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ … |
| 3 | 26:34-52 | قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ … |
| 4 | 26:53-69 | فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ … |
| 5 | 26:70-104 | إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ … |
| 6 | 26:105-122 | كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| 7 | 26:123-140 | كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| 8 | 26:141-159 | كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| 9 | 26:160-175 | كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| 10 | 26:176-191 | كَذَّبَ أَصْحَٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| 11 | 26:192-227 | وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ |
Source fact rukūʿ start verses from the banked Tanzil metadata file, digest-checked against its source record; each runs to the verse before the next; opening words are the first 4 words of its first verse
Repeated words and themes
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Verses repeated word for word
| Times | Verse text | At |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ | 26:9, 26:68, 26:104, 26:122, 26:140, 26:159, 26:175, 26:191 |
| 8 | فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ | 26:108, 26:110, 26:126, 26:131, 26:144, 26:150, 26:163, 26:179 |
| 6 | إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ | 26:8, 26:67, 26:103, 26:121, 26:174, 26:190 |
| 5 | إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ | 26:107, 26:125, 26:143, 26:162, 26:178 |
| 5 | وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ | 26:109, 26:127, 26:145, 26:164, 26:180 |
| 2 | قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ | 26:153, 26:185 |
Derived link verses of this surah whose Uthmani text is byte-identical to another verse of it
Phrases repeated word for word
| Times | Words | Phrase | Verses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ | 8, 67, 103, 121, 139, 158, 174, 190 |
| 5 | 3 | إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ | 106, 124, 142, 161, 177 |
| 4 | 4 | إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ | 106, 124, 142, 161 |
| 3 | 4 | إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ | 31, 154, 187 |
Derived link runs of at least 3 consecutive words, inside one verse, occurring at least 3 times in this surah, kept only where no longer run has the same occurrences; a run that is only ever a whole repeated verse is listed above instead
Roots carried by the most words
1318 words477 with one root, counted150 conflicting roots190 no root recorded501 not analysed
| Root | Words, at least | Verses | Forms in this surah |
|---|---|---|---|
| ق.و.ل | 36 | 36 | قَالَ وَقِيلَ فَقُلْ يَقُولُونَ |
| ع.ل.م | 19 | 19 | ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ تَعْلَمُونَ أَعْلَمُ عَلِيمٌ عَلِيمٍ عِلْمِى وَسَيَعْلَمُ |
| ك.و.ن | 15 | 15 | كَانَ لَتَكُونَنَّ فَكَانَ فَنَكُونَ لِتَكُونَ |
| أ.م.ن | 14 | 14 | أَمِينٌ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مُؤْمِنِينَ أَنُؤْمِنُ يُؤْمِنُونَ |
| ر.ب.ب | 14 | 14 | رَبَّكَ بِرَبِّ رَبَّ رَبُّكَ رَبُّكُم رَبُّنَا |
| ر.س.ل | 14 | 14 | ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ رَسُولٌ أُرْسِلَ رَسُولُ فَأَرْسَلَ |
| ر.ح.م | 10 | 10 | ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ |
| ك.ث.ر | 9 | 9 | أَكْثَرُهُم كَثِيرًا |
| ك.ذ.ب | 9 | 9 | كَذَّبَتْ فَكَذَّبُوهُ كَذَّبَ كَٰذِبُونَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ |
| ي.و.م | 9 | 8 | يَوْمٍ يَوْمَ يَوْمِ |
| ل.ك.م | 8 | 8 | لَكُمْ وَلَكُمْ |
| ل.ه.م | 8 | 8 | لَهُمْ وَلَهُمْ |
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| ق.و.م | 7 | 7 | قَوْمُ تَقُومُ قَوْمٌ قَوْمَ قَوْمِى وَمَقَامٍ |
| ع.ذ.ب | 7 | 6 | عَذَابَ عَذَابُ أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ |
| ث.م.م | 6 | 6 | ثُمَّ ثَمَّ |
| ج.م.ع | 6 | 6 | أَجْمَعِينَ أَجْمَعُونَ فَجُمِعَ لَجَمِيعٌ |
| ف.ر.ع.ن | 6 | 6 | فِرْعَوْنَ فِرْعَوْنُ لِفِرْعَوْنَ |
| ك.ل.ل | 6 | 6 | كُلِّ بِكُلِّ كُلُّ |
| ن.ز.ل | 6 | 6 | تَنَزَّلُ تَنَزَّلَتْ نَزَلَ نَزَّلْنَٰهُ نُنَزِّلْ |
| و.ق.ي | 6 | 6 | تَتَّقُونَ يَتَّقُونَ |
| أ.ج.ر | 5 | 5 | أَجْرٍ |
| ج.ر.ي | 5 | 5 | أَجْرِىَ |
| ج.ن.ن | 5 | 5 | جَنَّٰتٍ جَنَّةِ لَمَجْنُونٌ وَجَنَّٰتٍ |
| س.م.ع | 5 | 5 | تَسْتَمِعُونَ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلسَّمْعَ ٱلسَّمْعِ |
| ص.د.ق | 5 | 5 | ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ صَدِيقٍ صِدْقٍ |
| ع.م.ل | 5 | 5 | تَعْمَلُونَ يَعْمَلُونَ لِعَمَلِكُم |
| خ.و.ف | 4 | 4 | أَخَافُ خِفْتُكُمْ فَأَخَافُ |
| ص.ل.ح | 4 | 4 | بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ صَٰلِحٌ يُصْلِحُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ |
| ع.ب.د | 4 | 4 | تَعْبُدُونَ نَعْبُدُ |
| ق.ل.ب | 4 | 4 | بِقَلْبٍ قَلْبِكَ قُلُوبِ وَتَقَلُّبَكَ |
| و.أ.ل | 4 | 4 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ |
| أ.ت.ي | 3 | 3 | أَتَأْتُونَ فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ يَأْتُوكَ |
| أ.خ.ذ | 3 | 3 | فَأَخَذَهُمْ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ وَتَتَّخِذُونَ |
| أ.ن.ن | 3 | 3 | أَئِنَّ أَنَّهُمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ |
| خ.ل.ق | 3 | 3 | خَلَقَ خَلَقَكُمْ خَلَقَنِى |
| س.ح.ر | 3 | 3 | سَحَّارٍ لَسَٰحِرٌ ٱلسِّحْرَ |
| ظ.ل.ل | 3 | 3 | فَظَلَّتْ فَنَظَلُّ ٱلظُّلَّةِ |
| ع.ظ.م | 3 | 3 | عَظِيمٍ |
| ع.ي.ن | 3 | 3 | وَعُيُونٍ |
| ف.ع.ل | 3 | 3 | يَفْعَلُونَ وَفَعَلْتَ |
| م.ع.ي | 3 | 3 | مَعَ مَعَكُم مَعَنَا |
| ن.ج.ي | 3 | 3 | فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ نَجِّنِى وَنَجِّنِى |
| ن.ع.م | 3 | 3 | بِأَنْعَٰمٍ نِعْمَةٌ ٱلنَّعِيمِ |
| أ.ف.ك | 2 | 2 | أَفَّاكٍ يَأْفِكُونَ |
| أ.م.ر | 2 | 2 | أَمْرَ تَأْمُرُونَ |
| ب.ش.ر | 2 | 2 | بَشَرٌ |
| ب.ع.د | 2 | 2 | بَعْدُ بَعْدِ |
| ب.ن.و | 2 | 2 | بَنُونَ وَبَنِينَ |
| ج.ع.ل | 2 | 2 | لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ وَجَعَلَنِى |
| ح.ك.م | 2 | 2 | حُكْمًا |
| د.ع.و | 2 | 2 | تَدْعُ تَدْعُونَ |
| ذ.ك.ر | 2 | 2 | ذِكْرٍ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ |
| ذ.و.ي | 2 | 2 | تِلْكَ وَتِلْكَ |
| ز.و.ج | 2 | 2 | أَزْوَٰجِكُم زَوْجٍ |
| س.ج.د | 2 | 2 | سَٰجِدِينَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ |
| س.ن.و | 2 | 2 | سِنِينَ |
| ش.ط.ن | 2 | 2 | ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ |
| ش.ع.ر | 2 | 2 | تَشْعُرُونَ يَشْعُرُونَ |
| ص.ح.ب | 2 | 2 | أَصْحَٰبُ |
| ط.م.ع | 2 | 2 | أَطْمَعُ نَطْمَعُ |
| ظ.ل.م | 2 | 2 | ظَٰلِمِينَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ |
| ع.د.و | 2 | 2 | عَادُونَ عَدُوٌّ |
| غ.ر.ق | 2 | 2 | أَغْرَقْنَا |
| غ.ف.ر | 2 | 2 | يَغْفِرَ |
| غ.ل.ب | 2 | 2 | ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ |
| ف.س.د | 2 | 2 | مُفْسِدِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ |
| ق.ر.ب | 2 | 2 | ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ |
| ل.ق.ي | 2 | 2 | فَأُلْقِىَ يُلْقُونَ |
| م.ث.ل | 2 | 2 | مِّثْلُنَا |
| م.د.د | 2 | 2 | أَمَدَّكُم |
| ن.ذ.ر | 2 | 2 | نَذِيرٌ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ |
| ن.و.س | 2 | 2 | لِلنَّاسِ ٱلنَّاسَ |
| ه.ل.ك | 2 | 2 | أَهْلَكْنَا فَأَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ |
| و.ر.ث | 2 | 2 | وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا وَرَثَةِ |
| و.ن.ي | 2 | 2 | أَنِ |
| و.ه.م | 2 | 2 | وَهُمْ |
| م.ط.ر | 2 | 1 | مَطَرُ وَأَمْطَرْنَا |
| و.ع.ظ | 2 | 1 | أَوَعَظْتَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ |
Derived link a word counts toward a root only where every analysis Camel Morph kept for it names that one root and no analysis records none; words with no analysis, no root or conflicting roots are not counted anywhere. Roots on at least 2 words.
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Words the analyser did not read
501 of this surah's 1318 words have no analysis, and a further 340 have no single root, so the root counts are minimums. Camel Morph MSA is a Modern Standard Arabic analyser meeting Qur'anic Arabic.
People and events named
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Common claims the text does not itself establish
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Provisional stand-in: studies tagged a common misconception that cite this surah
Derived link every current study that carries the common-misconception tag and cites a verse of this surah. That tag is a discovery aid, not a mark that the text does not establish the claim — that mark does not exist yet — so this list is provisional and not a complete account of the claims the text does not establish. The question is quoted; the answer is on the study.
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Current studies citing a verse of this surah
14 current studies
Muhammad in the Qur'an3
Justice & governance2
The Qur'an about itself2
Character & relationships1
Knowledge, reason & reflection1
Mental wellbeing & hardship1
Money, work & economic ethics1
Prophets & messengers1
Qur'anic peoples & communities1
Revelation & transmission1
Derived link every study whose current signature cites at least one verse of this surah, grouped by its /studies theme (largest first, ties by name, no theme last) and ordered by first verse cited. A citation is not a statement that the study is about this surah.
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| Source | Licence | Attribution notice |
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| Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) Uthmani, Version 1.1 · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 | Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/ |
| Tanzil Qur'an metadata quran-data.xml v1.0 · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution — version not specified by the source | Surah metadata from Tanzil Qur'an metadata (quran-data.xml, version 1.0), Tanzil Project, tanzil.net. (C) 2008-2009 Tanzil.info. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution; the source does not state a version. Values are reproduced unchanged; this site selects and arranges them, and derives verse ranges from the division start points. https://tanzil.net/res/text/metadata/quran-data.xml |
| Camel Morph MSA v1.0, LREC-COLING 2024 release · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | Morphological analyses from Camel Morph MSA (LREC-COLING 2024 release) by Christian Khairallah, Salam Khalifa, Reham Marzouk, Mayar Mohamadein Nassar and Nizar Habash, CAMeL Lab, New York University Abu Dhabi (Khairallah et al., 2024), https://github.com/CAMeL-Lab/camel_morph. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Modified: this site runs the analyser over its Qur'anic text, keeps only analyses whose vocalisation matches the text, removes duplicates and counts the result. https://github.com/CAMeL-Lab/camel_morph |
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Verse restatements signed for this surah
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Signed introduction to this surah
Two hundred and twenty-seven verses, seven messengers in sequence — Moses, Abraham, Noah, Hud, Salih, Lot, Shu'ayb — each account closing on the same two-verse refrain, so the pattern is itself the argument. It takes its name from its final verses, which distinguish the poets who wander in every valley from what the Prophet brings. It opens with disconnected letters.
AALAMIN Editor · signed 2026-08-29 · Editorial
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