Surah Sad Translation

38.0

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

Allah's Name to commence with, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

38.1

صٓ وَ الْقُرْاٰنِ ذِی الذِّكْرِﭤ(1)

Saad. (This is an individual letter of the Arabic alphabet; Allah and His Messenger know its exact meaning.) By the oath of this renowned Qur'aan.

38.2

بَلِ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا فِیْ عِزَّةٍ وَّ شِقَاقٍ(2)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

Rather, the disbelievers are (caught up) in arrogance and are in opposition (to the Beloved Prophet Muhammad).

38.3

كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَّ لَاتَ حِیْنَ مَنَاصٍ(3)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

How many a generation did We destroy before them, so now they cry out, whereas it was no longer the time for escape.

38.4

وَ عَجِبُوْۤا اَنْ جَآءَهُمْ مُّنْذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ٘-وَ قَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا سٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌﭕ(4)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And they were surprised that a warner came to them from amongst themselves, and the disbelievers said, 'He is a magician, a great liar.'

38.5

اَجَعَلَ الْاٰلِهَةَ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا ۚۖ-اِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَیْءٌ عُجَابٌ(5)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

'Has he merged all the gods into One God? This is indeed something very strange.'

38.6

وَ انْطَلَقَ الْمَلَاُ مِنْهُمْ اَنِ امْشُوْا وَ اصْبِرُوْا عَلٰۤى اٰلِهَتِكُمْ ۚۖ-اِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَیْءٌ یُّرَادُۚ (6)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And their (Makkan) leaders went about (saying), that 'Leave him and cling steadfastly to your gods; indeed, he has his own (hidden) motive in this.'

38.7

مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهٰذَا فِی الْمِلَّةِ الْاٰخِرَةِ ۚۖ-اِنْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌﭕ(7)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

'We never heard of this even in the latter religion of all; Christianity (that God is only One); this is just a new fabrication.'

38.8

ءَاُنْزِلَ عَلَیْهِ الذِّكْرُ مِنْۢ بَیْنِنَاؕ-بَلْ هُمْ فِیْ شَكٍّ مِّنْ ذِكْرِیْۚ-بَلْ لَّمَّا یَذُوْقُوْا عَذَابِﭤ(8)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

(The disbelievers asked) 'Was the Qur'aan revealed (only) to him from out of (all of) us?' In fact, they are in doubt concerning My Book; rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment.

38.9

اَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَآىٕنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ الْعَزِیْزِ الْوَهَّابِۚ (9)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

Are they the treasurers of the Mercy of your Lord, the Dignified, the Great Bestower?

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