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Surah Saad
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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful.
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Sad. By the Koran, containing the Remembrance --
بَلِ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا فِیْ عِزَّةٍ وَّ شِقَاقٍ(۲)
But the unbelievers are still full of pride and hostility.
nay, but the unbelievers glory in their schism.
كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَّ لَاتَ حِیْنَ مَنَاصٍ(۳)
How many generations have We destroyed before them who cried (for mercy) when it was too late for escape.
How many a generation We destroyed before them, and they called, but time was none to escape.
وَ عَجِبُوْۤا اَنْ جَآءَهُمْ مُّنْذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ٘-وَ قَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا سٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌۖۚ(۴)
They were surprised that one of them had come to them as warner; and the unbelievers said: "He is a deceiving sorcerer.
Now they marvel that a warner has come to them from among them; and the unbelievers say, 'This is a lying sorcerer.
اَجَعَلَ الْاٰلِهَةَ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا ۚۖ-اِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَیْءٌ عُجَابٌ(۵)
Has he turned so many gods into one deity? This is indeed a strange thing!"
What, has he made the gods One God? This is indeed a marvellous thing.'
وَ انْطَلَقَ الْمَلَاُ مِنْهُمْ اَنِ امْشُوْا وَ اصْبِرُوْا عَلٰۤى اٰلِهَتِكُمْ ۚۖ-اِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَیْءٌ یُّرَادُۖۚ(۶)
And their leading chiefs said: "Remain attached to your gods. There is surely some motive behind it.
And the Council of them depart, saying 'Go! Be steadfast to your gods; this is a thing to be desired.
مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهٰذَا فِی الْمِلَّةِ الْاٰخِرَةِ ۚۖ-اِنْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌۖۚ(۷)
We never heard of it in the former faith. It is surely a fabrication.
We have not heard of this in the last religion; this is surely an invention.
ءَاُنْزِلَ عَلَیْهِ الذِّكْرُ مِنْۢ بَیْنِنَاؕ-بَلْ هُمْ فِیْ شَكٍّ مِّنْ ذِكْرِیْۚ-بَلْ لَّمَّا یَذُوْقُوْا عَذَابِؕ(۸)
To him of all of us has the Reminder been sent down?" They are still in doubt about My admonition; but they have not tasted My punishment yet!
What, has the Remembrance been sent down on him out of us all?' Nay, but they are in doubt of My Remembrance; nay, they have not yet tasted My chastisement.
اَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَآىٕنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ الْعَزِیْزِ الْوَهَّابِۚ(۹)
Do they have the stores of the mercy of your Lord, the mighty and munificent?
Or have they the treasuries of thy Lord's mercy, the All-mighty, the All-giving?
اَمْ لَهُمْ مُّلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ وَ مَا بَیْنَهُمَا- فَلْیَرْتَقُوْا فِی الْاَسْبَابِ(۱۰)
Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, theirs? Then let them climb up the ladders (to the heavens).
Or is theirs the kingdom of the heavens and earth and of what between them is? Why, then let them ascend the cords!
جُنْدٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُوْمٌ مِّنَ الْاَحْزَابِ(۱۱)
They will be one more army vanquished among the many routed hordes.
A very host of parties is routed there!
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوْحٍ وَّ عَادٌ وَّ فِرْعَوْنُ ذُو الْاَوْتَادِۙ(۱۲)
Even before them the people of Noah, ´Ad, the mighty Pharoah,
Cried lies before them the people of Noah, and Ad, and Pharaoh, he of the tent-pegs,
وَ ثَمُوْدُ وَ قَوْمُ لُوْطٍ وَّ اَصْحٰبُ لْــٴَـیْكَةِؕ-اُولٰٓىٕكَ الْاَحْزَابُ(۱۳)
And the Thamud, the people of Lot, as well as the dwellers of the Wood, had denied. These were the hordes.
and Thamood, and the people of Lot, and the men of the Thicket - those were the parties;
اِنْ كُلٌّ اِلَّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ۠(۱۴)
Of all these there was not one who did not deny the messengers. So My retribution was justified.
not one, that cried not lies to the Messengers, so My retribution was just.
وَ مَا یَنْظُرُ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ اِلَّا صَیْحَةً وَّاحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِنْ فَوَاقٍ(۱۵)
They await but a single blast which will not be repeated.
These are only awaiting for a single Cry, to which there is no delay.
وَ قَالُوْا رَبَّنَا عَجِّلْ لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ یَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ(۱۶)
Still they say: "O Lord, give us our share before the Day of Reckoning."
They say, 'Our Lord, hasten to us our share before the Day of Reckoning.'
اِصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَا یَقُوْلُوْنَ وَ اذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوٗدَ ذَا الْاَیْدِۚ-اِنَّهٗۤ اَوَّابٌ(۱۷)
Bear with patience what they say, and remember Our votary David, man of strength. He surely turned to Us in penitence.
Bear patiently what they say, and remember Our servant David, the man of might; he was a penitent.
اِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا الْجِبَالَ مَعَهٗ یُسَبِّحْنَ بِالْعَشِیِّ وَ الْاِشْرَاقِۙ(۱۸)
We subjugated the chiefs (of tribes) to struggle day and night with him,
With him We subjected the mountains to give glory at evening and sunrise,
وَ الطَّیْرَ مَحْشُوْرَةًؕ-كُلٌّ لَّهٗۤ اَوَّابٌ(۱۹)
And the levied Tair. They were all obedient to him.
and the birds, duly mustered, every one to him reverting;
وَ شَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهٗ وَ اٰتَیْنٰهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَ فَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ(۲۰)
So We further strengthened his kingdom, and bestowed wisdom on him, and judgement in legal matters.
We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and speech decisive.
وَ هَلْ اَتٰىكَ نَبَؤُا الْخَصْمِۘ-اِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا الْمِحْرَابَۙ(۲۱)
Have you heard of the litigants who jumped over the wall into his chamber?
Has the tiding of the dispute come to thee? When they scaled the Sanctuary,
اِذْ دَخَلُوْا عَلٰى دَاوٗدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ قَالُوْا لَا تَخَفْۚ-خَصْمٰنِ بَغٰى بَعْضُنَا عَلٰى بَعْضٍ فَاحْكُمْ بَیْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَ لَا تُشْطِطْ وَ اهْدِنَاۤ اِلٰى سَوَآءِ الصِّرَاطِ(۲۲)
When they came before David, he was frightened of them. "Do not be afraid," they said. "The two of us are disputing the wrong one has done the other. So judge between us with equity, and do not be unjust, and guide us to the right path.
when they entered upon David, and he took fright at them; and they said, 'Fear not; two disputants we are -- one of us has injured the other; so judge between us justly, and transgress not, and guide us to the right path.'
اِنَّ هٰذَاۤ اَخِیْ- لَهٗ تِسْعٌ وَّ تِسْعُوْنَ نَعْجَةً وَّلِیَ نَعْجَةٌ وَّاحِدَةٌ- فَقَالَ اَكْفِلْنِیْهَا وَ عَزَّنِیْ فِی الْخِطَابِ(۲۳)
This man here is my brother. He has ninety and nine ewes while I have only one. He demands that I should give him my ewe, and wants to get the better of me in argument."
'Behold, this my brother has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe. So he said, "Give her into my charge"; and he overcame me in the argument.'
قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ اِلٰى نِعَاجِهٖؕ-وَ اِنَّ كَثِیْرًا مِّنَ الْخُلَطَآءِ لَیَبْغِیْ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَ قَلِیْلٌ مَّا هُمْؕ-وَ ظَنَّ دَاوٗدُ اَنَّمَا فَتَنّٰهُ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهٗ وَ خَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَّ اَنَابَ۩(۲۴)
(David) said: "He is unjust in demanding your ewe to add to his (many) ewes. Many partners are surely -- unjust to one another, except those who believe and do the right; but there are only a few of them." It occurred to David that he was being tried by Us, and he begged his Lord to forgive him, and fell down in homage and repented.
Said he, 'Assuredly he has wronged thee in asking for thy ewe in addition to his sheep; and indeed many intermixers do injury one against the other, save those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness -- and how few they are!' And David thought that We had only tried him; therefore he sought forgiveness of his Lord, and he fell down, bowing, and he repented.
فَغَفَرْنَا لَهٗ ذٰلِكَؕ-وَ اِنَّ لَهٗ عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفٰى وَ حُسْنَ مَاٰبٍ(۲۵)
So We forgave him. He has surely a high rank with Us and an excellent place of return.
Accordingly We forgave him that, and he has a near place in Our presence and a fair resort.
یٰدَاوٗدُ اِنَّا جَعَلْنٰكَ خَلِیْفَةً فِی الْاَرْضِ فَاحْكُمْ بَیْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَ لَا تَتَّبِـعِ الْهَوٰى فَیُضِلَّكَ عَنْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِؕ-اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَضِلُّوْنَ عَنْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِیْدٌۢ بِمَا نَسُوْا یَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ۠(۲۶)
"O David, We have made you trustee on the earth. So judge between men equitably, and do not follow your lust lest it should lead you astray from the way of God. Surely for those who go astray from the way of God, is severe punishment, for having forgotten the Day of Reckoning.
'David, behold, We have appointed thee a viceroy in the earth; therefore judge between men justly, and follow not caprice, lest it lead thee astray from the way of God. Surely those who go astray from the way of God -- there awaits them a terrible chastisement, for that they have forgotten the Day of Reckoning.'
وَ مَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَآءَ وَ الْاَرْضَ وَ مَا بَیْنَهُمَا بَاطِلًاؕ-ذٰلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْاۚ-فَوَیْلٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنَ النَّارِؕ(۲۷)
We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, all for nothing. Only those who deny imagine so. So for the unbelievers there is woe from the fire.
We have not created the heavens and earth, and what between them is, for vanity; such is the thought of the unbelievers, wherefore woe unto the unbelievers because of the Fire!
اَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِیْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ٘-اَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ كَالْفُجَّارِ(۲۸)
Should We equate those who do the right with those who spread corruption in the land? Should We make those who are morally integrated equal to those who seek disintegration?
Or shall We make those who believe and do righteous deeds as the workers of corruption in the earth, or shall We make the godfearing as the transgressors?
كِتٰبٌ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ اِلَیْكَ مُبٰرَكٌ لِّیَدَّبَّرُوْۤا اٰیٰتِهٖ وَ لِیَتَذَكَّرَ اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ(۲۹)
We have sent down a Book to you which is blessed, so that people may apply their minds to its revelations, and the men of wisdom may reflect.
A Book We have sent down to thee, Blessed, that men possessed of minds may ponder its signs and so remember.
وَ وَهَبْنَا لِدَاوٗدَ سُلَیْمٰنَؕ-نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُؕ-اِنَّهٗۤ اَوَّابٌؕ(۳۰)
We bestowed Solomon on David who was an excellent devotee, for he turned to God in penitence.
And We gave unto David Solomon; how excellent a servant he was! He was a penitent.
اِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَیْهِ بِالْعَشِیِّ الصّٰفِنٰتُ الْجِیَادُۙ(۳۱)
When they brought fleet-footed chargers in the evening to show him,
When in the evening were presented to him the standing steeds,
فَقَالَ اِنِّیْۤ اَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ الْخَیْرِ عَنْ ذِكْرِ رَبِّیْۚ-حَتّٰى تَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِٙ(۳۲)
He said: "The love of horses is worthy of desire to me for the remembrance of my Lord;" and when they were out of sight, (he said):
he said, 'Lo, I have loved the love of good things better than the remembrance of my Lord, until the sun was bidden behind the veil.
رُدُّوْهَا عَلَیَّؕ-فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِالسُّوْقِ وَ الْاَعْنَاقِ(۳۳)
"Bring them back to me," and he began to rub and stroke their shanks and necks.
Return them to me!' And he began to stroke their shanks and necks.
وَ لَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَیْمٰنَ وَ اَلْقَیْنَا عَلٰى كُرْسِیِّهٖ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ اَنَابَ(۳۴)
We surely tried Solomon, and placed another body on his throne. So he turned to God
Certainly We tried Solomon, and We cast upon his throne a mere body; then he repented.
قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِیْ وَهَبْ لِیْ مُلْكًا لَّا یَنْۢبَغِیْ لِاَحَدٍ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِیْۚ-اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ(۳۵)
Saying: "O Lord, forgive me, and give me such a dominion as none will merit after me. You are the great bestower."
He said, 'My Lord, forgive me, and give me a kingdom such as may not befall anyone after me; surely Thou art the All-giver.'
فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّیْحَ تَجْرِیْ بِاَمْرِهٖ رُخَآءً حَیْثُ اَصَابَۙ(۳۶)
So we subjugated the wind to his service which carried his merchandise wheresoever he wished;
So We subjected to him the wind, that ran at his commandment, softly, wherever he might light on,
وَ الشَّیٰطِیْنَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ وَّ غَوَّاصٍۙ(۳۷)
And the devils -- the builders and divers of all kinds,
and the Satans, every builder and diver
and others also, coupled in fetters:
هٰذَا عَطَآؤُنَا فَامْنُنْ اَوْ اَمْسِكْ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ(۳۹)
"This is Our gift," (We said to him), "so bestow freely or withhold without reckoning."
'This is Our gift; bestow or withhold without reckoning.'
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