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Saad

The letter Saad

Meccan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

38:31

إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ
Iz 'urida 'alaihi bil'ashiy yis saafinaatul jiyaad
And when one evening well-trained and running horses of noble breed were brought to him

38:32

فَقَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ ٱلْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّى حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِٱلْحِجَابِ
Faqaala inneee ahbabtu hubbal khairi 'an zikri Rabbee hattaa tawaarat bilhijaab
he said: “Lo! I have come to love this wealth on account of the remembrance of my Lord.” And when the horses disappeared,

38:33

رُدُّوهَا عَلَىَّ ۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ
Ruddoohaa 'alaiya fatafiqa masham bissooqi wal a'naaq
(he ordered): “Bring these horses back to me,” and then he began to gently stroke their shanks and necks.

38:34

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِۦ جَسَدًۭا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ
Wa laqad fatannaa Sulaimaana wa alqainaa 'alaa kursiyyihee jasadan summa anaab
Surely We put Solomon to the test and cast upon his throne a mere body. Thereupon he penitently turned (to Us).

38:35

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًۭا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍۢ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ
Qaala Rabbigh fir lee wa hab lee mulkal laa yambaghee li ahadim mim ba'de inaka Antal Wahhab
He said: “My Lord, forgive me and bestow upon me a kingdom such as none other after me will deserve. Surely You are the Bounteous Giver.”

38:36

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ
Fasakhkharnaa lahur reeha tajree bi amrihee rukhaaa'an haisu asaab
We subjected the wind to him, so that it blew gently at his bidding, wherever he directed it,

38:37

وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍۢ وَغَوَّاصٍۢ
Wash Shayaateena kulla bannaaa'inw wa ghawwaas
and We also subjected the devils to him -- all kinds of builders and divers;

38:38

وَءَاخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِى ٱلْأَصْفَادِ
Wa aakhareena muqarraneena fil asfaad
and others that were bound with chains.

38:39

هَٰذَا عَطَآؤُنَا فَٱمْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍۢ
Haazaa 'ataaa'unaa famnun aw amsik bighairi hisaab
“This is Our bestowal. So give or withhold as you wish without account.”

38:40

وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍۢ
Wa inna lahoo 'indanaa lazulfaa wa husna ma-aab
Indeed an exalted position of nearness awaits him and an excellent resort.

38:41

وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَآ أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ بِنُصْبٍۢ وَعَذَابٍ
Wazkur 'abdanaaa Ayyoob; iz naada Rabbahooo annee massaniyash Shaitaanu binus binw wa 'azaab
And remember Our servant Job: when he cried to his Lord: “Behold, Satan has afflicted me with much hardship and suffering.”

38:42

ٱرْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ ۖ هَٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌۢ بَارِدٌۭ وَشَرَابٌۭ
Urkud birijlika haaza mughtasalum baaridunw wa sharaab
(We commanded him): “Stamp your foot on earth, and here is cool water to wash with and to drink.”

38:43

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةًۭ مِّنَّا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ
Wa wahabnaa lahoo ahlahoo wa mislahum ma'ahum rahmatam minna wa zikraa li ulil albaab
And We granted to him his family and also the like of them, as a mercy from Us, and as a reminder to people of understanding,

38:44

وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًۭا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ ۗ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَٰهُ صَابِرًۭا ۚ نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌۭ
Wa khuz biyadika dighsan fadrib bihee wa laa tahnas
(and We said to him): “Take in your hand a bundle of rushes and strike with it, and do not break your oath.” Indeed We found him steadfast. How excellent a servant (of Ours) he was. Indeed he constantly turned (to his Lord).

38:45

وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ
Wazkur 'ibaadanaaa Ibraaheema wa Is-haaqa wa Ya'qooba ulil-aydee walabsaar
And remember Our servants -- Abraham, Isaac and Jacob -- they were endowed with great strength and vision.

38:46

إِنَّآ أَخْلَصْنَٰهُم بِخَالِصَةٍۢ ذِكْرَى ٱلدَّارِ
Innaaa akhlasnaahum bi khaalisatin zikrad daar
Verily We exalted them in consideration of a sterling quality: their remembrance of the Abode of the Hereafter.

38:47

وَإِنَّهُمْ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَيْنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ
Wa innahum 'indanaa laminal mustafainal akhyaar
In Our sight they are among the chosen and excellent ones.

38:48

وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ
Wazkur Ismaa'eela wal Yasa'a wa Zal-Kifli wa kullum minal akhyaar
And remember Ishmael, Elisha, and Dhu al-Kifl. All were of the best.

38:49

هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌۭ ۚ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍۢ
Haazaa zikr; wa inna lilmuttaqeena lahusna ma aab
This was a remembrance. An excellent retreat awaits the God-fearing

38:50

جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍۢ مُّفَتَّحَةًۭ لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ
Jannaati 'adnim mufat tahatal lahumul abwaab
-- everlasting Gardens with gates wide open for them

38:51

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَٰكِهَةٍۢ كَثِيرَةٍۢ وَشَرَابٍۢ
Muttaki'eena feehaa yad'oona feehaa bifaakihatin kaseeratinw wa sharaab
wherein they shall recline, wherein they shall ask for abundant fruit and drinks,

38:52

۞ وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ
Wa 'indahum qaasiraatut tarfi atraab
and wherein there shall be with them well-matched, bashful mates.

38:53

هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ
Haaza maa too'odoona li Yawmil Hisaab
All this is what you are promised for the Day of Judgement.

38:54

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ
Inna haazaa larizqunaa maa lahoo min nafaad
This is Our provision for you, never to end.

38:55

هَٰذَا ۚ وَإِنَّ لِلطَّٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَـَٔابٍۢ
Haazaa; wa inna littaagheena lasharra ma-aab
All this (is for the God-fearing). But for the transgressors, an evil resort awaits them --

38:56

جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ
Jahannama yaslawnahaa fai'sal mihaad
Hell, where they will be roasted. An evil place to dwell!

38:57

هَٰذَا فَلْيَذُوقُوهُ حَمِيمٌۭ وَغَسَّاقٌۭ
Haazaa falyazooqoohu hameemunw wa ghassaaq
All this (is for them); so let them taste boiling water and pus,

38:58

وَءَاخَرُ مِن شَكْلِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجٌ
Wa aakharu min shak liheee azwaaj
and other sufferings of the kind.

38:59

هَٰذَا فَوْجٌۭ مُّقْتَحِمٌۭ مَّعَكُمْ ۖ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ
Haazaa fawjum muqtahimum ma'akum laa marhabam bihim; innahum saalun Naar
(Observing their followers advancing to Hell they will say, among themselves: “This is a troop rushing in to you. There is no welcome for them. They are destined to roast in the Fire.”

38:60

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ أَنتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِكُمْ ۖ أَنتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ لَنَا ۖ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرَارُ
Qaaloo bal antum laa marhabam bikum; antum qaddamtumoohu lanaa fabi'sal qaraar
They will reply: “Rather, no welcome to you. (You will roast in Hell.) It is you who led us to this end. What an evil resort!”
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