Surah Sad
Ayah-88, Makkah
38:1
صٓۚ وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكۡرِ١
Saheeh International
Sad. By the Qur'an containing reminder...
38:2
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواۡ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ٢
Saheeh International
But those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension.
38:3
كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّن قَرۡنٍ فَنَادَواۡ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ٣
Saheeh International
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.
38:4
وَعَجِبُوٓاۡ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنۡهُمۡۖ وَقَالَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا سَٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ٤
Saheeh International
And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician and a liar.
38:5
أَجَعَلَ ٱلۡأَلِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَٰحِدًاۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىۡءٌ عُجَابٌ٥
Saheeh International
Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing."
38:6
وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ مِنۡهُمۡ أَنِ ٱمۡشُواۡ وَٱصۡبِرُواۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمۡۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىۡءٌ يُرَادُ٦
Saheeh International
And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.
38:7
مَا سَمِعۡنَا بِهَٰذَا فِى ٱلۡمِلَّةِ ٱلۡأَخِرَةِ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا ٱخۡتِلَـٰقٌ٧
Saheeh International
We have not heard of this in the latest religion. This is not but a fabrication.
38:8
أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلذِّكۡرُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِنَاۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكۡرِىۖ بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُواۡ عَذَابِ٨
Saheeh International
Has the message been revealed to him out of [all of] us?" Rather, they are in doubt about My message. Rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment.
38:9
أَمۡ عِندَهُمۡ خَزَآئِنُ رَحۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡوَهَّابِ٩
Saheeh International
Or do they have the depositories of the mercy of your Lord, the Exalted in Might, the Bestower?
38:10
أَمۡ لَهُم مُّلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَاۖ فَلۡيَرۡتَقُواۡ فِى ٱلۡأَسۡبَـٰبِ١٠
Saheeh International
Or is theirs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend through [any] ways of access.
38:11
جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهۡزُومٌ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابِ١١
Saheeh International
[They are but] soldiers [who will be] defeated there among the companies [of disbelievers].
38:12
كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرۡعَوۡنُ ذُو ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ١٢
Saheeh International
The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,
38:13
وَثَمُودُ وَقَوۡمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصۡحَٰبُ لۡــَٔيۡكَةِۚ أُوۡلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ١٣
Saheeh International
And [the tribe of] Thamud and the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket. Those are the companies.
38:14
إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ١٤
Saheeh International
Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified.
38:15
وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةً وَٰحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ١٥
Saheeh International
And these [disbelievers] await not but one blast [of the Horn]; for it there will be no delay.
38:16
وَقَالُواۡ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبۡلَ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡحِسَابِ١٦
Saheeh International
And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account"