Sūrah 38✦Meccan✦88 Āyāt
سورة ص
Saad — The letter Saad
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
38:1
The letter Saad
صٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكْرِ١
Ṣãd. By the Quran, full of reminders!
38:2
The letter Saad
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ٢
˹This is the truth,˺ yet the disbelievers are ˹entrenched˺ in arrogance and opposition.
38:3
The letter Saad
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ٣
˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was too late to escape.
38:4
The letter Saad
وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ٤
Now, the pagans are astonished that a warner has come to them from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, “This is a magician, a total liar!
38:5
The letter Saad
أَجَعَلَ ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ٥
Has he reduced ˹all˺ the gods to One God? Indeed, this is something totally astonishing.”
38:6
The letter Saad
وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ يُرَادُ٦
The chiefs among them went forth saying, “Carry on, and stand firm in devotion to your gods. Certainly this is just a scheme ˹for power˺.
38:7
The letter Saad
مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـٰذَا فِى ٱلْمِلَّةِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا ٱخْتِلَـٰقٌ٧
We have never heard of this in the previous faith. This is nothing but a fabrication.
38:8
The letter Saad
أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِى ۖ بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِ٨
Has the Reminder been revealed ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us?” In fact, they are ˹only˺ in doubt of My ˹revealed˺ Reminder. In fact, ˹they do so because˺ they have not yet tasted My punishment.
38:9
The letter Saad
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْوَهَّابِ٩
Or ˹is it because˺ they possess the treasuries of the mercy of your Lord—the Almighty, the Giver ˹of all bounties˺.
38:10
The letter Saad
أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ فَلْيَرْتَقُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَسْبَـٰبِ١٠
Or ˹is it because˺ the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between belongs to them? Let them then climb their way ˹to heaven, if their claim is true˺.
38:11
The letter Saad
جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ١١
This is just another ˹enemy˺ force bound for defeat out there.
38:12
The letter Saad
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ١٢
Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺, as did ’Âd, Pharaoh of the mighty structures
38:13
The letter Saad
وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَـٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ١٣
Thamûd, the people of Lot, and the residents of the Forest. These were ˹all˺ enemy forces.
38:14
The letter Saad
إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ١٤
Each rejected their messenger, so My punishment was justified.
38:15
The letter Saad
وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ١٥
These ˹pagans˺ are awaiting nothing but a single Blast that cannot be stopped.
38:16
The letter Saad
وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ١٦
They say ˹mockingly˺, “Our Lord! Hasten for us our share ˹of the punishment˺ before the Day of Reckoning.”
38:17
The letter Saad
ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ١٧
Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And remember Our servant, David, the man of strength. Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.
38:18
The letter Saad
إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ١٨
We truly subjected the mountains to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with him in the evening and after sunrise.
38:19
The letter Saad
وَٱلطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً ۖ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ١٩
And ˹We subjected˺ the birds, flocking together. All turned to him ˹echoing his hymns˺.
38:20
The letter Saad
وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ٢٠
We strengthened his kingship, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment.
About Surah Saad (The letter Saad)
A Meccan sūrah recounting Dāwūd, Sulaymān, and Ayyūb as models of repentance and patience, and the origin of Iblīs’s arrogance.
- Chapter
- 38 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 88
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Saad about?
A Meccan sūrah recounting Dāwūd, Sulaymān, and Ayyūb as models of repentance and patience, and the origin of Iblīs’s arrogance.
How many verses are in Surah Saad?
Surah Saad (The letter Saad) has 88 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Saad Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Saad is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Saad in the Qurʾān?
Surah Saad is the 38th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.