| Sura 38 Aya 1 to 88 | |||
| 1 | [ 38: 1 ] Suad, I swear by the Quran, full of admonition. | ||
| 2 | [ 38: 2 ] Nay! those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition. | ||
| 3 | [ 38: 3 ] How many did We destroy before them of the generations, then they cried while the time of escaping had passed away. | ||
| 4 | [ 38: 4 ] And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say: This IS an enchanter, a liar. | ||
| 5 | [ 38: 5 ] What! makes he the gods a single Allah? A strange thing is this, to be sure! | ||
| 6 | [ 38: 6 ] And the chief persons of them break forth, saying: Go and steadily adhere to your gods; this is most surely a thing sought after. | ||
| 7 | [ 38: 7 ] We never heard of this in the former faith; this is nothing but a forgery: | ||
| 8 | [ 38: 8 ] Has the reminder been revealed to him from among us? Nay! they are in doubt as to My reminder. Nay! they have not yet tasted My chastisement! | ||
| 9 | [ 38: 9 ] Or is it that they have the treasures of the mercy of your Lord, the Mighty, the great Giver? | ||
| 10 | [ 38: 10 ] Or is it that theirs is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend by any | ||
| 11 | [ 38: 11 ] A host of deserters of the allies shall be here put to flight. | ||
| 12 | [ 38: 12 ] The people of Nuh and Ad, and Firon, the lord of spikes, rejected ( messengers ) before them. | ||
| 13 | [ 38: 13 ] And Samood and the people of Lut and the dwellers of the thicket; these were the parties. | ||
| 14 | [ 38: 14 ] There was none of them but called the messengers liars, so just was My retribution. | ||
| 15 | [ 38: 15 ] Nor do these await aught but a single cry, there being no delay in it. | ||
| 16 | [ 38: 16 ] And they say: O our Lord! hasten on to us our portion before the day of reckoning. | ||
| 17 | [ 38: 17 ] Bear patiently what they say, and remember Our servant Dawood, the possessor of power; surely he was frequent m returning ( to Allah ). | ||
| 18 | [ 38: 18 ] Surely We made the mountains to sing the glory ( of Allah ) in unison with him at the evening and the sunrise, | ||
| 19 | [ 38: 19 ] And the birds gathered together; all joined in singing with him. | ||
| 20 | [ 38: 20 ] And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him wisdom and a clear judgment. | ||
| 21 | [ 38: 21 ] And has there come to you the story of the litigants, when they made an entry into the private chamber by ascending over the walls? | ||
| 22 | [ 38: 22 ] When they entered in upon Dawood and he was frightened at them, they said: Fear not; two litigants, of whom one has acted wrongfully towards the other, therefore decide between us with justice, and do not act unjustly, and guide us to the right way. | ||
| 23 | [ 38: 23 ] Surely this is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes and I have a single ewe; but he said: Make it over to me, and he has prevailed against me in discourse. | ||
| 24 | [ 38: 24 ] He said: Surely he has been unjust to you in demanding your ewe ( to add ) to his own ewes; and most surely most of the partners act wrongfully towards one another, save those who believe and do good, and very few are they; and Dawood was sure that We had tried him, so he sought the protection of his Lord and he fell down bowing and turned time after time ( to Him ). | ||
| 25 | [ 38: 25 ] Therefore We rectified for him this, and most surely he had a nearness to Us and an excellent resort. | ||
| 26 | [ 38: 26 ] o Dawood! surely We have made you a ruler in the land; so judge between men with justice and do not follow desire, lest it should lead you astray from the path of Allah; ( as for ) those who go astray from the path of Allah, they shall surely have a severe punishment because they forgot the day of reckoning. | ||
| 27 | [ 38: 27 ] And We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between them in vain; that is the opinion of those who disbelieve then woe to those who disbelieve on account of the fire. | ||
| 28 | [ 38: 28 ] Shall We treat those who believe and do good like the mischief-makers in the earth? Or shall We make those who guard ( against evil ) like the wicked? | ||
| 29 | [ 38: 29 ] ( It is ) a Book We have revealed to you abounding in good that they may ponder over its verses, and that those endowed with understanding may be mindful. | ||
| 30 | [ 38: 30 ] And We gave to Dawood Sulaiman, most excellent the servant! Surely he was frequent in returning ( to Allah ). | ||
| 31 | [ 38: 31 ] When there were brought to him in the evening ( horses ) still when standing, swift when running-- | ||
| 32 | [ 38: 32 ] Then he said: Surely I preferred the good things to the remembrance of my Lord-- until the sun set and time for Asr prayer was over, ( he said ): | ||
| 33 | [ 38: 33 ] Bring them back to me; so he began to slash ( their ) legs and necks. | ||
| 34 | [ 38: 34 ] And certainly We tried Sulaiman, and We put on his throne a ( mere ) body, so he turned ( to Allah ). | ||
| 35 | [ 38: 35 ] He said: My Lord! do Thou forgive me and grant me a kingdom which is not fit for ( being inherited by ) anyone after me; | ||
| 36 | [ 38: 36 ] Then We made the wind subservient to him; it made his command to run gently wherever he desired, | ||
| 37 | [ 38: 37 ] And the shaitans, every builder and diver, | ||
| 38 | [ 38: 38 ] And others fettered in chains. | ||
| 39 | [ 38: 39 ] This is Our free gift, therefore give freely or withhold, without reckoning. | ||
| 40 | [ 38: 40 ] And most surely he had a nearness to Us and an excellent resort. | ||
| 41 | [ 38: 41 ] And remember Our servant Ayyub, when he called upon his Lord: The Shaitan has afflicted me with toil and torment. | ||
| 42 | [ 38: 42 ] Urge with your foot; here is a cool washing-place and a drink. | ||
| 43 | [ 38: 43 ] And We gave him his family and the like of them with them, as a mercy from Us, and as a reminder to those possessed of understanding. | ||
| 44 | [ 38: 44 ] And take in your hand a green branch and beat her with It and do not break your oath; surely We found him patient; most excellent the servant! Surely he was frequent m returning ( to Allah ). | ||
| 45 | [ 38: 45 ] And remember Our servants Ibrahim and Ishaq and Yaqoub, men of power and insight. | ||
| 46 | [ 38: 46 ] Surely We purified them by a pure quality, the keeping m mind of the ( final ) abode. | ||
| 47 | [ 38: 47 ] And most surely they were with Us, of the elect, the best. | ||
| 48 | [ 38: 48 ] And remember Ismail and Al-Yasha and Zulkifl; and they were all of the best. | ||
| 49 | [ 38: 49 ] This is a reminder; and most surely there is an excellent resort for those who guard ( against evil ), | ||
| 50 | [ 38: 50 ] The gardens of perpetuity, the doors are opened for them. | ||
| 51 | [ 38: 51 ] Reclining therein, calling therein for many fruits and drink. | ||
| 52 | [ 38: 52 ] And with them shall be those restraining their eyes, equals in age. | ||
| 53 | [ 38: 53 ] This is what you are promised for the day of reckoning. | ||
| 54 | [ 38: 54 ] Most surely this is Our sustenance; it shall never come to an end; | ||
| 55 | [ 38: 55 ] This ( shall be so ); and most surely there is an evil resort for the inordinate ones; | ||
| 56 | [ 38: 56 ] Hell; they shall enter it, so evil is the resting-place. | ||
| 57 | [ 38: 57 ] This ( shall be so ); so let them taste it, boiling and intensely cold ( drink ). | ||
| 58 | [ 38: 58 ] And other ( punishment ) of the same kind-- of various sorts. | ||
| 59 | [ 38: 59 ] This is an army plunging in without consideration along with you; no welcome for them, surely they shall enter fire. | ||
| 60 | [ 38: 60 ] They shall say: Nay! you-- no welcome to you: you did proffer it to us, so evil is the resting-place. | ||
| 61 | [ 38: 61 ] They shall say: Our Lord! whoever prepared it first for us, add Thou to him a double chastisement in the fire. | ||
| 62 | [ 38: 62 ] And they shall say: What is the matter with us that we do not see men whom we used to count among the vicious? | ||
| 63 | [ 38: 63 ] Was it that we ( only ) took them in scorn, or have our eyes ( now ) turned aside from them? | ||
| 64 | [ 38: 64 ] That most surely is the truth: the contending one with another of the inmates of the fire. | ||
| 65 | [ 38: 65 ] Say: I am only a warner, and there is no god but Allah, the One, the Subduer ( of all ): | ||
| 66 | [ 38: 66 ] The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Mighty, the most Forgiving. | ||
| 67 | [ 38: 67 ] Say: It is a message of importance, | ||
| 68 | [ 38: 68 ] ( And ) you are turning aside from it: | ||
| 69 | [ 38: 69 ] I had no knowledge of the exalted chiefs when they contended: | ||
| 70 | [ 38: 70 ] Naught is revealed to me save that I am a plain warner. | ||
| 71 | [ 38: 71 ] When your Lord said to the angels; Surely I am going to create a mortal from dust: | ||
| 72 | [ 38: 72 ] So when I have made him complete and breathed into him of My spirit, then fall down making obeisance to him. | ||
| 73 | [ 38: 73 ] And the angels did obeisance, all of them, | ||
| 74 | [ 38: 74 ] But not Iblis: he was proud and he was one of the unbelievers. | ||
| 75 | [ 38: 75 ] He said: O Iblis! what prevented you that you should do obeisance to him whom I created with My two hands? Are you proud or are you of the exalted ones? | ||
| 76 | [ 38: 76 ] He said: I am better than he; Thou hast created me of fire, and him Thou didst create of dust. | ||
| 77 | [ 38: 77 ] He said: Then get out of it, for surely you are driven away: | ||
| 78 | [ 38: 78 ] And surely My curse is on you to the day of judgment. | ||
| 79 | [ 38: 79 ] He said: My Lord! then respite me to the day that they are raised. | ||
| 80 | [ 38: 80 ] He said: Surely you are of the respited ones, | ||
| 81 | [ 38: 81 ] Till the period of the time made known. | ||
| 82 | [ 38: 82 ] He said: Then by Thy Might I will surely make them live an evil life, all, | ||
| 83 | [ 38: 83 ] Except Thy servants from among them, the purified ones. | ||
| 84 | [ 38: 84 ] He said: The truth then is and the truth do I speak: | ||
| 85 | [ 38: 85 ] That I will most certainly fill hell with you and with those among them who follow you, all. | ||
| 86 | [ 38: 86 ] Say: I do not ask you for any reward for it; nor am I of those who affect: | ||
| 87 | [ 38: 87 ] It is nothing but a reminder to the nations; | ||
| 88 | [ 38: 88 ] And most certainly you will come to know about it after a time. | ||