شُعَرَاء poets in Arabic
شُعَرَاء is how you say “poets” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فقد قرأ مقت الشعراء في سورة الشعراء
He has indeed read the contempt for poets in Surat Ash-Shu'ara.
الشُّعَرَاءِ the poets
This completes 'the contempt for the poets' (the loathing aimed AT them), in the genitive of the possessive. It is a broken plural that also belongs to the no-nunation 'diptote' class, so its ending stays bare. The phrase names the Quranic scorn poured on poets.
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More example sentences
فقد قرأ مقت الشعراء في سورة الشعراء
He has indeed read the contempt for poets in Surat Ash-Shu'ara.
الشُّعَرَاءِ Ash-Shu'ara
This completes 'the chapter of the Poets' as the possessed name of the sura, in the genitive. The repeated word from earlier is now functioning as a title rather than a plain plural — the chapter literally named after them.
ويندر على الشعراء المجودين من يتصون من الهجو،
And it is rare among skilled poets to refrain from satire,
الشُّعَرَاءِ poets
Genitive after the preposition, this is a broken plural ('poets'), reshaped internally and belonging to the no-nunation diptote class, so its ending stays bare. It names the set being talked about — the accomplished poets.