Chapter 38 · 88 verses
Saad
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
38:1
صٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكْرِ١
English
Ṣãd. By the Quran, full of reminders!
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38:2
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ٢
English
˹This is the truth,˺ yet the disbelievers are ˹entrenched˺ in arrogance and opposition.
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38:3
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ٣
English
˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was too late to escape.
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38:4
وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ٤
English
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!
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38:5
أَجَعَلَ ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ٥
English
Has he reduced ˹all˺ the gods to One God? Indeed, this is something totally astonishing.”
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38:6
وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ يُرَادُ٦
English
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˺.
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38:7
مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـٰذَا فِى ٱلْمِلَّةِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا ٱخْتِلَـٰقٌ٧
English
We have never heard of this in the previous faith. This is nothing but a fabrication.
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38:8
أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِى ۖ بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِ٨
English
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.
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38:9
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْوَهَّابِ٩
English
Or ˹is it because˺ they possess the treasuries of the mercy of your Lord—the Almighty, the Giver ˹of all bounties˺.
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38:10
أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ فَلْيَرْتَقُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَسْبَـٰبِ١٠
English
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˺.
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38:11
جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ١١
English
This is just another ˹enemy˺ force bound for defeat out there.
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38:12
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ١٢
English
Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺, as did ’Âd, Pharaoh of the mighty structures
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38:13
وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَـٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ١٣
English
Thamûd, the people of Lot, and the residents of the Forest. These were ˹all˺ enemy forces.
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38:14
إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ١٤
English
Each rejected their messenger, so My punishment was justified.
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38:15
وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ١٥
English
These ˹pagans˺ are awaiting nothing but a single Blast that cannot be stopped.
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38:16
وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ١٦
English
They say ˹mockingly˺, “Our Lord! Hasten for us our share ˹of the punishment˺ before the Day of Reckoning.”
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38:17
ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ١٧
English
Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And remember Our servant, David, the man of strength. Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.
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38:18
إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ١٨
English
We truly subjected the mountains to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with him in the evening and after sunrise.
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38:19
وَٱلطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً ۖ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ١٩
English
And ˹We subjected˺ the birds, flocking together. All turned to him ˹echoing his hymns˺.
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38:20
وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ٢٠
English
We strengthened his kingship, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment.
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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.