Quran 26:128

Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 128

Verse 128 of 227 in Surah Ash-Shu'ara (الشعراء), chapter 26 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International: Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,
TamilJan Trust Foundation: "நீங்கள் ஒவ்வோர் உயரமான இடத்திலும் வீணாக சின்னங்களை நிர்மாணிக்கின்றீர்களா?
SinhalaRuwwad Center: සෑම උස් තැනකම නුඹලා විනෝදය පිණිස සංඥා (කුළුණු) තනන්නෙහු ද?
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: کیا تم ایک ایک ٹیلے پر بطور کھیل تماشا یادگار (عمارت) بنا رہے ہو.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: あなたがたは高地という高地に悪戯に碑を建てるのですか。
ChineseMa Jian: 你们在高地上建筑一个纪念物，

Tafsir of 26:128

Hud's preaching to His People `Ad Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Hud, when he called his people `Ad. His people used to live in the Ahqaf, curved sand-hills near Hadramawt, on the borders of Yemen. They lived after the time of Nuh, as Allah says in Surat Al-A`raf: وَاذكُرُواْ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِن بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى الْخَلْقِ بَسْطَةً (And remember that He made you successors after the people of Nuh and increased you amply in stature) (7:69). This refers to the fact that they were physically strong and well-built, and very violent, and very tall; they had also been given a great deal of provisions, wealth, gardens, rivers, sons, crops and fruits. Yet despite all of that, they worshipped others besides Allah. So Allah sent Hud, one of their own, as a Messenger bringing them good news and delivering warnings. He called them to worship Allah alone, and he warned them of Allah's wrath and punishment if they were to go against him and treating him harshly.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)