Surah 38. Sad

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Verses [Section]: 1-14[1], 15-26 [2], 27-40 [3], 41-64 [4], 65-88 [5]

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Quran Text of Verse 65-88قُلْSayاِنَّمَاۤOnlyاَنَاI amمُنْذِرٌ ۖۗa warnerوَّ مَاand notمِنْ(is there) anyاِلٰهٍgodاِلَّاexceptاللّٰهُAllahالْوَاحِدُthe Oneالْقَهَّارُۚthe Irresistible رَبُّLordالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضِand the earthوَ مَاand whateverبَیْنَهُمَا(is) between themالْعَزِیْزُthe All-Mightyالْغَفَّارُ the Oft-Forgiving قُلْSayهُوَIt (is)نَبَؤٌاa newsعَظِیْمٌۙgreat اَنْتُمْYouعَنْهُfrom itمُعْرِضُوْنَ turn away مَاNotكَانَisلِیَfor meمِنْanyعِلْمٍۭknowledgeبِالْمَلَاِ(of) the chiefsالْاَعْلٰۤیthe exaltedاِذْwhenیَخْتَصِمُوْنَ they were disputing اِنْNotیُّوْحٰۤیhas been revealedاِلَیَّto meاِلَّاۤexceptاَنَّمَاۤthat onlyاَنَاI amنَذِیْرٌa warnerمُّبِیْنٌ clear اِذْWhenقَالَsaidرَبُّكَyour Lordلِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِto the AngelsاِنِّیْIndeed I Amخَالِقٌۢgoing to createبَشَرًاa human beingمِّنْfromطِیْنٍ clay فَاِذَاSo whenسَوَّیْتُهٗI have proportioned himوَ نَفَخْتُand breathedفِیْهِinto himمِنْofرُّوْحِیْMy spiritفَقَعُوْاthen fall downلَهٗto himسٰجِدِیْنَ prostrating فَسَجَدَSo prostratedالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُthe Angelsكُلُّهُمْall of themاَجْمَعُوْنَۙtogether اِلَّاۤExceptاِبْلِیْسَ ؕIblisاِسْتَكْبَرَhe was arrogantوَ كَانَand becameمِنَofالْكٰفِرِیْنَ the disbelievers قَالَHe saidیٰۤاِبْلِیْسُO Iblis!مَاWhatمَنَعَكَprevented youاَنْthatتَسْجُدَyou (should) prostrateلِمَاto (one) whomخَلَقْتُI createdبِیَدَیَّ ؕwith My HandsاَسْتَكْبَرْتَAre you arrogantاَمْorكُنْتَare youمِنَofالْعَالِیْنَ the exalted ones قَالَHe saidاَنَاI amخَیْرٌbetterمِّنْهُ ؕthan himخَلَقْتَنِیْYou created meمِنْfromنَّارٍfireوَّ خَلَقْتَهٗand You created himمِنْfromطِیْنٍ clay قَالَHe saidفَاخْرُجْThen get outمِنْهَاof itفَاِنَّكَfor indeed youرَجِیْمٌۚۖ(are) accursed وَّ اِنَّAnd indeedعَلَیْكَupon youلَعْنَتِیْۤ(is) My curseاِلٰیuntilیَوْمِ(the) Dayالدِّیْنِ (of) Judgment قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!فَاَنْظِرْنِیْۤThen give me respiteاِلٰیuntilیَوْمِ(the) Dayیُبْعَثُوْنَ they are resurrected قَالَHe saidفَاِنَّكَThen indeed youمِنَ(are) ofالْمُنْظَرِیْنَۙthose given respite اِلٰیUntilیَوْمِ(the) Dayالْوَقْتِ(of) the timeالْمَعْلُوْمِ well-known قَالَHe saidفَبِعِزَّتِكَThen by Your mightلَاُغْوِیَنَّهُمْI will surely mislead themاَجْمَعِیْنَۙall اِلَّاExceptعِبَادَكَYour slavesمِنْهُمُamong themالْمُخْلَصِیْنَ the chosen ones 38. Sad Page 458قَالَHe saidفَالْحَقُّ ؗThen (it is) the truthوَ الْحَقَّand the truthاَقُوْلُۚI say لَاَمْلَـَٔنَّSurely I will fillجَهَنَّمَHellمِنْكَwith youوَ مِمَّنْand those whoتَبِعَكَfollow youمِنْهُمْamong themاَجْمَعِیْنَ all قُلْSayمَاۤNotاَسْـَٔلُكُمْI ask of youعَلَیْهِfor itمِنْanyاَجْرٍpaymentوَّ مَاۤand notاَنَاI amمِنَofالْمُتَكَلِّفِیْنَ the ones who pretend اِنْNotهُوَit (is)اِلَّاexceptذِكْرٌa Reminderلِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ to the worlds وَ لَتَعْلَمُنَّAnd surely you will knowنَبَاَهٗits informationبَعْدَafterحِیْنٍ۠a time

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Translation of Verse 65-88

65. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "I am only a warner. And there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah-the One, the Supreme.

66. ˹He is the˺ Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between- the Almighty, Most Forgiving."

67. Say, "This ˹Quran˺ is momentous news,

68. from which you ˹pagans˺ are turning away."

69. ˹And say,˺ "I had no knowledge of the highest assembly ˹in heaven˺ when they differed ˹concerning Adam˺. ⁹⁵²

70. What is revealed to me is that I am only sent with a clear warning."

71. ˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when your Lord said to the angels, "I am going to create a human being from clay.

72. So when I have fashioned him and had a spirit of My Own ˹creation˺ breathed into him, fall down in prostration to him."

73. So the angels prostrated all together-

74. but not Iblîs , ⁹⁵³ who acted arrogantly, ⁹⁵⁴ becoming unfaithful.

75. Allah asked, "O Iblîs ! What prevented you from prostrating to what I created with My Own Hands? Did you ˹just˺ become proud? Or have you always been arrogant?"

76. He replied, "I am better than he is: You created me from fire and him from clay."

77. Allah commanded, "Then get out of Paradise, for you are truly cursed.

78. And surely upon you is My condemnation until the Day of Judgment."

79. Satan appealed, "My Lord! Then delay my end until the Day of their resurrection."

80. Allah said, "You will be delayed

81. until the appointed Day."

82. Satan said, "By Your Glory! I will certainly mislead them all,

83. except Your chosen servants among them."

84. Allah concluded, "The truth is-and I ˹only˺ say the truth -:

85. I will surely fill up Hell with you and whoever follows you from among them, all together."

86. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹Quran˺, nor do I pretend to be someone I am not.

87. It is only a reminder to the whole world.

88. And you will certainly know its truth before long."

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Commentary

952. When the angels obeyed Allah's orders to prostrate before Adam, whereas Satan refused to comply.

953. See footnote for 2:34.

954. The command to bow down was a test of obedience. Satan arrogantly refused to comply because he believed he was superior to Adam ( ﷺ ) .