Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:156 — translation and meaning
الشعراء · Verse 156 / 227 · Page 373
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Word by Word
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَمَسُّوهَا
tamassuha
touch her
بِسُوءٍ
bisuin
with harm
فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ
fayakhudhakum
lest seize you
عَذَابُ
adhabu
(the) punishment
يَوْمٍ
yawmin
(of) a Day
عَظِيمٍ
azimin
Great
Transliteration
Wa laa tamassoohaa bisooo'in fa yaakhuzakum 'azaabu Yawmin 'Azeem
Translation
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
“Do not harm it by way of hitting it or cutting its legs, otherwise the punishment of Allah will come upon you and destroy you on a distressing day, due to the affliction that comes down on it.”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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