Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Verse 128

The Poets · 26:128 · 128/227

أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ

Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatantaAAbathoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

How can you be so vain that you set up monuments on every high place?

Marmaduke Pickthall

Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves?

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Do you erect on every height a monument, having no sound purpose,

Al-Hilali & Khan

"Do you build high palaces on every high place, while you do not live in them?

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

What, you build a monument on every hill merely for fun

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

“Will you, in your wanton folly, build [idola­trous] altars on every height,

Rowwad · source edition

Do you build a landmark[17] on every high place for no purpose?

Notes

[17] They used to build lofty structures along the road to be seen by passersby, as a symbol of their wealth and power.

Noor International · source edition

(128) Do you construct on every elevation a sign,[1055] amusing yourselves,

Notes

[1055]- i.e., a symbol or indication of their wealth and power. They used to build lofty structures along the road to be seen by all who passed by.