| Translations | Suras |
| ENGLISH, M.H. SHAKIR | |
38 - Suad | |
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. | |
| 1 | Suad, I swear by the Quran, full of admonition. |
| 2 | Nay! those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition. |
| 3 | How many did We destroy before them of the generations, then they cried while the time of escaping had passed away. |
| 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 | What! makes he the gods a single God? A strange thing is this, to be sure! |
| 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 | We never heard of this in the former faith; this is nothing but a forgery: |
| 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 | Or is it that they have the treasures of the mercy of your Lord, the Mighty, the great Giver? |
| 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 | A host of deserters of the allies shall be here put to flight. |
| 12 | The people of Nuh and Ad, and Firon, the lord of spikes, rejected (apostles) before them. |
| 13 | And Samood and the people of Lut and the dwellers of the thicket; these were the parties. |
| 14 | There was none of them but called the apostles liars, so just was My retribution. |
| 15 | Nor do these await aught but a single cry, there being no delay in it. |
| 16 | And they say: O our Lord! hasten on to us our portion before the day of reckoning. |
| 17 | Bear patiently what they say, and remember Our servant Dawood, the possessor of power; surely he was frequent m returning (to Allah). |
| 18 | Surely We made the mountains to sing the glory (of Allah) in unison with him at the evening and the sunrise, |
| 19 | And the birds gathered together; all joined in singing with him. |
| 20 | And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him wisdom and a clear judgment. |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Therefore We rectified for him this, and most surely he had a nearness to Us and an excellent resort. |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | (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 | And We gave to Dawood Sulaiman, most excellent the servant! Surely he was frequent in returning (to Allah). |
| 31 | When there were brought to him in the evening (horses) still when standing, swift when running-- |
| 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 | Bring them back to me; so he began to slash (their) legs and necks. |
| 34 | And certainly We tried Sulaiman, and We put on his throne a (mere) body, so he turned (to Allah). |
| 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 | Then We made the wind subservient to him; it made his command to run gently wherever he desired, |
| 37 | And the shaitans, every builder and diver, |
| 38 | And others fettered in chains. |
| 39 | This is Our free gift, therefore give freely or withhold, without reckoning. |
| 40 | And most surely he had a nearness to Us and an excellent resort. |
| 41 | And remember Our servant Ayyub, when he called upon his Lord: The Shaitan has afflicted me with toil and torment. |
| 42 | Urge with your foot; here is a cool washing-place and a drink. |
| 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 | 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 | And remember Our servants Ibrahim and Ishaq and Yaqoub, men of power and insight. |
| 46 | Surely We purified them by a pure quality, the keeping m mind of the (final) abode. |
| 47 | And most surely they were with Us, of the elect, the best. |
| 48 | And remember Ismail and Al-Yasha and Zulkifl; and they were all of the best |
| 49 | This is a reminder; and most surely there is an excellent resort for those who guard (against evil), |
| 50 | The gardens of perpetuity, the doors are opened for them. |
| 51 | Reclining therein, calling therein for many fruits and drink. |
| 52 | And with them shall be those restraining their eyes, equals in age. |
| 53 | This is what you are promised for the day of reckoning. |
| 54 | Most surely this is Our sustenance; it shall never come to an end; |
| 55 | This (shall be so); and most surely there is an evil resort for the inordinate ones; |
| 56 | Hell; they shall enter it, so evil is the resting-place. |
| 57 | This (shall be so); so let them taste it, boiling and intensely cold (drink). |
| 58 | And other (punishment) of the same kind-- of various sorts. |
| 59 | This is an army plunging in without consideration along with you; no welcome for them, surely they shall enter fire. |
| 60 | They shall say: Nay! you-- no welcome to you: you did proffer it to us, so evil is the resting-place. |
| 61 | They shall say: Our Lord! whoever prepared it first for us, add Thou to him a double chastisement in the fire. |
| 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 | Was it that we (only) took them in scorn, or have our eyes (now) turned aside from them? |
| 64 | That most surely is the truth: the contending one with another of the inmates of the fire. |
| 65 | Say: I am only a warner, and there is no god but Allah, the One, the Subduer (of all): |
| 66 | The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Mighty, the most Forgiving. |
| 67 | Say: It is a message of importance, |
| 68 | (And) you are turning aside from it: |
| 69 | 1 had no knowledge of the exalted chiefs when they contended: |
| 70 | Naught is revealed to me save that I am a plain warner. |
| 71 | When your Lord said to the angels; Surely I am going to create a mortal from dust: |
| 72 | So when I have made him complete and breathed into him of My spirit, then fall down making obeisance to him. |
| 73 | And the angels did obeisance, all of them, |
| 74 | But not Iblis: he was proud and he was one of the unbelievers. |
| 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 | He said: I am better than he; Thou hast created me of fire, and him Thou didst create of dust. |
| 77 | He said: Then get out of it, for surely you are driven away: |
| 78 | And surely My curse is on you to the day of judgment. |
| 79 | He said: My Lord! then respite me to the day that they are raised. |
| 80 | He said: Surely you are of the respited ones, |
| 81 | Till the period of the time made known. |
| 82 | He said: Then by Thy Might I will surely make them live an evil life, all, |
| 83 | Except Thy servants from among them, the purified ones. |
| 84 | He said: The truth then is and the truth do I speak: |
| 85 | That I will most certainly fill hell with you and with those among them who follow you, all. |
| 86 | Say: I do not ask you for any reward for it; nor am I of those who affect: |
| 87 | It is nothing but a reminder to the nations; |
| 88 | And most certainly you will come to know about it after a time. |
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