Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:36 — translation and meaning

الشعراء · Verse 36 / 227 · Page 368

قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ

Word by Word

قَالُوا
qalu
They said
أَرْجِهْ
arjih
Post pone him
وَأَخَاهُ
wa-akhahu
and his brother
وَابْعَثْ
wa-ib'ath
and send
فِي
fi
in
الْمَدَائِنِ
al-madaini
the cities
حَاشِرِينَ
hashirina
gatherers

Transliteration

Qaalooo arjih wa akhaahu wab'as filmadaaa'ini haashireen

Translation

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They said to him: Delay him and his brother and do not rush to punish them. Send out to the cities of Egypt those who will gather the magicians, to bring every magician, well versed in magic.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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