Al-Quran 26:197 - Surah Ash-Shu'ara Ayah #197 - English Translation

26:196

وَإِنَّهُ لَفِي زُبُرِ الْأَوَّلِينَ

And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.

26:197

أَوَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ آيَةً أَنْ يَعْلَمَهُ عُلَمَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ

And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?

26:198

وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ الْأَعْجَمِينَ

And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners

26:199

فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ مُؤْمِنِينَ

And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it.

26:200

كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَاهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ

Thus have We inserted it [i.e., disbelief] into the hearts of the criminals.

Surah Ash-Shu'ara Ayahs #200 Translated in English