The Holy Quran 26:111 — Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Arabic text

۞ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ

Translation

They replied, "Should we believe in you when the lowest of people follow you blindly without question?" (How can we follow you when those who are poor and who do menial jobs follow you? How can we mix with them? Are they perhaps not after wealth and status?)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, a handful of base and lowly people have joined you for their own advancement — what lofty deeds will they accomplish! And how could our excellence and nobility permit us to sit in your company shoulder to shoulder with these base people? First get rid of them from your side, then talk to us.

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