Surah Ash-Shu’ara Ayat 189 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 189
And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day.
But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day.
Then they branded him a liar, whereupon the chastisement of the Day of Canopy overtook them. It was the chastisement of a very awesome day.
But they belied him, so the torment of the day of shadow (a gloomy cloud) seized them, indeed that was the torment of a Great Day.
But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day.
Yet they cried him lies; then the torment of the Day of the Overshadowing took them (away); surely it was the torment of a Tremendous Day.
They called him a liar, and so the torment of the Day of Shadow came upon them- it was the torment of a terrible day.
چونکہ انہوں نے اسے جھٹلایا تو انہیں سائبان والے دن کے عذاب نے پکڑ لیا۔ وه بڑے بھاری دن کا عذاب تھا
Quran 26 Verse 189 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Ash-Shu’ara ayat 189, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(26:189) Then they branded him a liar, whereupon the chastisement of the Day of Canopy overtook them.[117] It was the chastisement of a very awesome day.
117. The details of this torment are neither found in the Quran nor in any authentic tradition. What one can learn from the text is this: As these people had demanded a torment from the sky, Allah sent upon them a cloud which hung over them like a canopy and kept hanging until they were completely destroyed by the torment of continuous rain. The Quran clearly points out that the nature of the torment sent upon the Midianites was different from that sent upon the people of Aiykah. The people of Aiykah, as mentioned here, were destroyed by the torment of the canopy, while the torment visiting the Midianites was in the form of a terrible earthquake: It so happened that a shocking catastrophe overtook them and they remained lying prostrate in their dwellings. (Surah Al-Aaraf, Ayat 91). And: A dreadful shock overtook them and they lay lifeless and prostrate in their homes. (Surah Houd, Ayat 94). Therefore, it is wrong to regard the two torments as identical. Some commentators have given a few explanations of the torment of the Day of canopy, but we do not know the source of their information. Ibn Jarir has quoted Abdullah bin Abbas as saying: If somebody from among the scholars gives you an explanation of the torment of the Day of canopy, do not consider it as correct.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Ash-Shura verse 189 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Shura ayat 185 which provides the complete commentary from verse 185 through 191.
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