Surah Ya-Sin (يس) • Ya Sin

Quran 36:69

36:69

وَمَا عَلَّمْنَـٰهُ ٱلشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ وَقُرْءَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

wamā ʿallamnāhu l-shiʿ'ra wamā yanbaghī lahu in huwa illā dhik'run waqur'ānun mubīnun

And We did not give him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur’ān

— Saheeh International

We have not taught the Prophet poetry, nor could he everhave been a poet.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And We have not taught him (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) poetry, nor is it suitable for him. This is only a Reminder and a plain Qur’ân.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَمَاwamāAnd not
عَلَّمْنَـٰهُʿallamnāhuWe taught him
ٱلشِّعْرَl-shiʿ'ra[the] poetry
وَمَاwamāand not
يَنۢبَغِىyanbaghīit is befitting
لَهُۥٓۚlahufor him
إِنْinNot
هُوَhuwait
إِلَّاillā(is) except
ذِكْرٌۭdhik'runa Reminder
وَقُرْءَانٌۭwaqur'ānunand a Quran
مُّبِينٌۭmubīnunclear