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Surah 38
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The Letter "Saad" • Mecca • 88 ayahs
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Ayah 38:1
صٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكْرِ١
English translation
Ṣād.1 By the Qur’ān containing reminder...2
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Ayah 38:2
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ٢
English translation
But those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension.
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Ayah 38:3
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ٣
English translation
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.
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Ayah 38:4
وَعَجِبُوٓا أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ٤
English translation
And they wonder that there has come to them a warner [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician and a liar.
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Ayah 38:5
أَجَعَلَ ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ٥
English translation
Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing."
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Ayah 38:6
وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا وَٱصْبِرُوا عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ يُرَادُ٦
English translation
And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.1
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Ayah 38:7
مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـٰذَا فِى ٱلْمِلَّةِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا ٱخْتِلَـٰقٌ٧
English translation
We have not heard of this in the latest religion.1 This is not but a fabrication.
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Ayah 38:8
أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِى ۖ بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا عَذَابِ٨
English translation
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.
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Ayah 38:9
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْوَهَّابِ٩
English translation
Or do they have the depositories of the mercy of your Lord, the Exalted in Might, the Bestower?1
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Ayah 38:10
أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ فَلْيَرْتَقُوا فِى ٱلْأَسْبَـٰبِ١٠
English translation
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.1
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Ayah 38:11
جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ١١
English translation
[They are but] soldiers [who will be] defeated there among the companies [of disbelievers].
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Ayah 38:12
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ١٢
English translation
The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] ʿAad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,1
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Ayah 38:13
وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَـٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ۚ أُولَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ١٣
English translation
And [the tribe of] Thamūd and the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket [i.e., people of Madyan]. Those are the companies.1
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Ayah 38:14
إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ١٤
English translation
Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified.
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Ayah 38:15
وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ١٥
English translation
And these [disbelievers] await not but one blast [of the Horn]; for it there will be no delay.1
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Ayah 38:16
وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ١٦
English translation
And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account."
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Ayah 38:17
ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ١٧
English translation
Be patient over what they say and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allāh].
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Ayah 38:18
إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ١٨
English translation
Indeed, We subjected the mountains [to praise] with him, exalting [Allāh] in the [late] afternoon and [after] sunrise.
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Ayah 38:19
وَٱلطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً ۖ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ١٩
English translation
And the birds were assembled, all with him repeating [praises].
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Ayah 38:20
وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ٢٠
English translation
And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.
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About سورۃ ص — Surah Saad
Surah Saad (The letter Saad) is a Meccan chapter of the Quran with 88 ayahs. Read the complete Arabic text with Urdu tarjuma (Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari) and English translation (Sahih International) — with ayah-by-ayah links to Urdu tafseer where available.
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