Ash-Shu’ara 26:224
The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 376
The Poets
وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ ٢٢٤
As for poets, the erring follow them.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
As for the poets, the deviators follow them.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the confused who chase not truth but whims, seeking pleasure and amusement, follow them.
Reflect
Look for truth before beauty of words.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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