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قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
Qaalooo arjih wa akhaahu wab'as filmadaaa'ini haashireen
They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect-
— Ah-Shu'ara' (ٱلشُّعَرَاء), 26:36
قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَTransliteration: Qaalooo arjih wa akhaahu wab'as filmadaaa'ini haashireen
Translation (Yusuf Ali): They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect-
This is verse 36 of Surah Ah-Shu'ara' (ٱلشُّعَرَاء, meaning "The Poets"), the 26th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 227 total verses.