Surah 34. Saba

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Verses [Section]: 1-11[1], 12-21 [2], 22-30 [3], 31-36 [4], 37-45 [5], 46-54 [6]

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Quran Text of Verse 31-36وَ قَالَAnd sayالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieveلَنْNever willنُّؤْمِنَwe believeبِهٰذَاin thisالْقُرْاٰنِQuranوَ لَاand notبِالَّذِیْin (that) whichبَیْنَ(was) before itیَدَیْهِ ؕ(was) before itوَ لَوْBut ifتَرٰۤیyou (could) seeاِذِwhenالظّٰلِمُوْنَthe wrongdoersمَوْقُوْفُوْنَwill be made to standعِنْدَbeforeرَبِّهِمْ ۖۚtheir Lordیَرْجِعُwill throw backبَعْضُهُمْsome of themاِلٰیtoبَعْضِothersِ۟الْقَوْلَ ۚthe wordیَقُوْلُWill sayالَّذِیْنَthose whoاسْتُضْعِفُوْاwere oppressedلِلَّذِیْنَto those whoاسْتَكْبَرُوْاwere arrogantلَوْ لَاۤIf notاَنْتُمْ(for) youلَكُنَّاcertainly we (would) have beenمُؤْمِنِیْنَ believers 34. Saba Page 432قَالَWill sayالَّذِیْنَthose whoاسْتَكْبَرُوْاwere arrogantلِلَّذِیْنَto thoseاسْتُضْعِفُوْۤاwho were oppressedاَنَحْنُDid weصَدَدْنٰكُمْavert youعَنِfromالْهُدٰیthe guidanceبَعْدَafterاِذْwhenجَآءَكُمْit had come to youبَلْNayكُنْتُمْyou wereمُّجْرِمِیْنَ criminals وَ قَالَAnd will sayالَّذِیْنَthose whoاسْتُضْعِفُوْاwere oppressedلِلَّذِیْنَto those whoاسْتَكْبَرُوْاwere arrogantبَلْNayمَكْرُ(it was) a plotالَّیْلِ(by) nightوَ النَّهَارِand (by) dayاِذْwhenتَاْمُرُوْنَنَاۤyou were ordering usاَنْthatنَّكْفُرَwe disbelieveبِاللّٰهِin Allahوَ نَجْعَلَand we set upلَهٗۤfor Himاَنْدَادًا ؕequalsوَ اَسَرُّواBut they will concealالنَّدَامَةَthe regretلَمَّاwhenرَاَوُاthey seeالْعَذَابَ ؕthe punishmentوَ جَعَلْنَاAnd We will putالْاَغْلٰلَshacklesفِیْۤonاَعْنَاقِ(the) necksالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوْا ؕdisbelievedهَلْWillیُجْزَوْنَthey be recompensedاِلَّاexceptمَا(for) whatكَانُوْاthey used toیَعْمَلُوْنَ do وَ مَاۤAnd notاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentفِیْtoقَرْیَةٍa townمِّنْanyنَّذِیْرٍwarnerاِلَّاbutقَالَsaidمُتْرَفُوْهَاۤ ۙits wealthy onesاِنَّاIndeed weبِمَاۤin whatاُرْسِلْتُمْyou have been sentبِهٖwithكٰفِرُوْنَ (are) disbelievers وَ قَالُوْاAnd they sayنَحْنُWeاَكْثَرُ(have) moreاَمْوَالًاwealthوَّ اَوْلَادًا ۙand childrenوَّ مَاand notنَحْنُweبِمُعَذَّبِیْنَ will be punished قُلْSayاِنَّIndeedرَبِّیْmy Lordیَبْسُطُextendsالرِّزْقَthe provisionلِمَنْfor whomیَّشَآءُHe willsوَ یَقْدِرُand restrictsوَ لٰكِنَّbutاَكْثَرَmostالنَّاسِ[the] peopleلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَ۠know

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Translation of Verse 31-36

31. The disbelievers vow, "We will never believe in this Quran, nor in those ˹Scriptures˺ before it." If only you could see when the wrongdoers will be detained before their Lord, throwing blame at each other! The lowly ˹followers˺ will say to the arrogant ˹leaders˺, "Had it not been for you, we would certainly have been believers."

32. The arrogant will respond to the lowly, "Did we ever hinder you from guidance after it came to you? In fact, you were wicked ˹on your own˺."

33. The lowly will say to the arrogant, "No! It was your plotting by day and night-when you ordered us to disbelieve in Allah and to set up equals with Him." They will ˹all˺ hide ˹their˺ remorse when they see the torment. And We will put shackles around the necks of the disbelievers. Will they be rewarded except for what they used to do?

34. Whenever We sent a warner to a society, its elite would say, "We truly reject what you have been sent with."

35. Adding, "We are far superior ˹to the believers˺ in wealth and children, and we will never be punished."

36. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. But most people do not know."

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