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 37-45وَ مَاۤAnd notاَمْوَالُكُمْyour wealthوَ لَاۤand notاَوْلَادُكُمْyour childrenبِالَّتِیْ[that]تُقَرِّبُكُمْwill bring you closeعِنْدَنَاto Usزُلْفٰۤی(in) positionاِلَّاbutمَنْwhoeverاٰمَنَbelievesوَ عَمِلَand doesصَالِحًا ؗrighteousnessفَاُولٰٓىِٕكَthen thoseلَهُمْfor themجَزَآءُ(will be) rewardالضِّعْفِtwo-foldبِمَاfor whatعَمِلُوْاthey didوَ هُمْand theyفِی(will be) inالْغُرُفٰتِthe high dwellingsاٰمِنُوْنَ secure وَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoیَسْعَوْنَstriveفِیْۤagainstاٰیٰتِنَاOur Versesمُعٰجِزِیْنَ(to) cause failureاُولٰٓىِٕكَthoseفِیintoالْعَذَابِthe punishmentمُحْضَرُوْنَ (will be) brought قُلْSayاِنَّIndeedرَبِّیْmy Lordیَبْسُطُextendsالرِّزْقَthe provisionلِمَنْfor whomیَّشَآءُHe willsمِنْofعِبَادِهٖHis slavesوَ یَقْدِرُand restrictsلَهٗ ؕfor himوَ مَاۤBut whatاَنْفَقْتُمْyou spendمِّنْofشَیْءٍanythingفَهُوَthen Heیُخْلِفُهٗ ۚwill compensate itوَ هُوَand Heخَیْرُ(is the) Bestالرّٰزِقِیْنَ (of) the Providers 34. Saba Page 433وَ یَوْمَAnd (the) DayیَحْشُرُهُمْHe will gather themجَمِیْعًاallثُمَّthenیَقُوْلُHe will sayلِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِto the AngelsاَهٰۤؤُلَآءِWere these youاِیَّاكُمْWere these youكَانُوْاthey wereیَعْبُدُوْنَ worshipping قَالُوْاThey will sayسُبْحٰنَكَGlory be to YouاَنْتَYouوَلِیُّنَا(are) our Protectorمِنْnot themدُوْنِهِمْ ۚnot themبَلْNayكَانُوْاthey usedیَعْبُدُوْنَ(to) worshipالْجِنَّ ۚthe jinnاَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themبِهِمْin themمُّؤْمِنُوْنَ (were) believers فَالْیَوْمَBut todayلَاnotیَمْلِكُpossess powerبَعْضُكُمْsome of youلِبَعْضٍon othersنَّفْعًاto benefitوَّ لَاand notضَرًّا ؕto harmوَ نَقُوْلُand We will sayلِلَّذِیْنَto thoseظَلَمُوْاwho wrongedذُوْقُوْاTasteعَذَابَ(the) punishmentالنَّارِ(of) the Fireالَّتِیْwhichكُنْتُمْyou usedبِهَاto [it]تُكَذِّبُوْنَ deny وَ اِذَاAnd whenتُتْلٰیare recitedعَلَیْهِمْto themاٰیٰتُنَاOur Versesبَیِّنٰتٍclearقَالُوْاthey sayمَاNotهٰذَاۤ(is) thisاِلَّاbutرَجُلٌa manیُّرِیْدُwho wishesاَنْtoیَّصُدَّكُمْhinder youعَمَّاfrom whatكَانَusedیَعْبُدُ(to) worshipاٰبَآؤُكُمْ ۚyour forefathersوَ قَالُوْاAnd they sayمَاNotهٰذَاۤ(is) thisاِلَّاۤexceptاِفْكٌa lieمُّفْتَرًی ؕinventedوَ قَالَAnd saidالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedلِلْحَقِّabout the truthلَمَّاwhenجَآءَهُمْ ۙit came to themاِنْNotهٰذَاۤ(is) thisاِلَّاexceptسِحْرٌa magicمُّبِیْنٌ obvious وَ مَاۤAnd notاٰتَیْنٰهُمْWe (had) given themمِّنْanyكُتُبٍScripturesیَّدْرُسُوْنَهَاwhich they could studyوَ مَاۤand notاَرْسَلْنَاۤWe sentاِلَیْهِمْto themقَبْلَكَbefore youمِنْanyنَّذِیْرٍؕwarner وَ كَذَّبَAnd deniedالَّذِیْنَthose whoمِنْ(were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ ۙ(were) before themوَ مَاand notبَلَغُوْاthey have attainedمِعْشَارَa tenthمَاۤ(of) whatاٰتَیْنٰهُمْWe (had) given themفَكَذَّبُوْاBut they deniedرُسُلِیْ ۫My Messengersفَكَیْفَso howكَانَwasنَكِیْرِ۠My rejection

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Translation of Verse 37-45

37. It is not your wealth or children that bring you closer to Us. But those who believe and do good-it is they who will have a multiplied reward for what they did, and they will be secure in ˹elevated˺ mansions.

38. As for those who strive to discredit Our revelations, it is they who will be confined in punishment.

39. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. And whatever you spend in charity, He will compensate ˹you˺ for it. For He is the Best Provider."

40. And ˹consider˺ the Day He will gather them all together, and then ask the angels, "Was it you that these ˹polytheists˺ used to worship?"

41. They will say, "Glory be to You! Our loyalty is to You, not them. In fact, they ˹only˺ followed the ˹temptations of evil˺ jinn, ⁸⁸⁶ in whom most of them had faith."

42. So Today neither of you can benefit or protect each other. And We will say to the wrongdoers, "Taste the torment of the Fire, which you used to deny."

43. When Our clear revelations are recited to them, they say, "This is only a man who wishes to hinder you from what your forefathers used to worship." They also say, "This ˹Quran˺ is no more than a fabricated lie." And the disbelievers say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is nothing but pure magic."

44. ˹They say so even though˺ We had never given them any scriptures to study, nor did We ever send them a warner before you ˹O Prophet˺.

45. Those ˹destroyed˺ before them denied as well-and these ˹Meccans˺ have not attained even one-tenth of what We had given their predecessors. ⁸⁸⁷ Yet ˹when˺ they denied My messengers, how severe was My response!

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Commentary

886. i.e., the devils.

887. Like the people of Pharaoh, 'Ȃd, and Thamûd.