26:203Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 375فَيَقُولُوا۟ هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ
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Fayaqūlū hal' naḥ'nu munẓarūna
Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَيَقُولُوا۟ هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ
Fayaqūlū hal' naḥ'nu munẓarūna
Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Then they will ask whether they can be given more time.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What would you do with extra time?"
Ibrahim Al Gambi shares Ibrahim Al-Gambi's reading; hear a short stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will they ask for?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why ask for time only at the end?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 203. The key word munzarun means given respite. People who wasted their time will beg for more. Today, we already have time. Using it well is a fine answer to this plea.
Fact: Which ayah of Surah Ibrahim has wrongdoers ask for a short delay to answer the call?
Ages 5–8: Time jar. Fill a jar with sand to show the time you have today.
Ages 9–12: Using time. Write how you will use today's time well.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Ibrahim."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will plan my free time wisely."
Action: Plan your free time wisely.
