26:40
لَعَلَّنَانَتَّبِعُٱلسَّحَرَةَإِنكَانُوا۟هُمُٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ٤٠
laʿallanā nattabiʿu l-saḥarata in kānū humu l-ghālibīna
That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"(40)
Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Ayah 40 (26:40)
ٱلشُّعَرَاء
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ
Quran 26:40 is ayah 40 of Surah Ash-Shu'ara (“The Poets”), a Meccan surah of 227 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 369 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 19
- Hizb 37
- Page 369
- Ruku 3
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- لَعَلَّنَاlaʿallanāThat we may
- نَتَّبِعُnattabiʿufollow
- ٱلسَّحَرَةَl-saḥaratathe magicians
- إِنinif
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey are
- هُمُhumuthey are
- ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَl-ghālibīnathe victorious
Tafsir (commentary) of 26:40
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This commentary explains ayahs 26:38–48 together.