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 15-26وَ مَاAnd notیَنْظُرُawaitهٰۤؤُلَآءِtheseاِلَّاbutصَیْحَةًa shoutوَّاحِدَةًoneمَّاnotلَهَاfor itمِنْanyفَوَاقٍ delay وَ قَالُوْاAnd they sayرَبَّنَاOur Lord!عَجِّلْHastenلَّنَاfor usقِطَّنَاour shareقَبْلَbeforeیَوْمِ(the) Dayالْحِسَابِ (of) the Account 38. Sad Page 454اِصْبِرْBe patientعَلٰیoverمَاwhatیَقُوْلُوْنَthey sayوَ اذْكُرْand rememberعَبْدَنَاOur slaveدَاوٗدَDawoodذَاthe possessor of strengthالْاَیْدِ ۚthe possessor of strengthاِنَّهٗۤIndeed, he (was)اَوَّابٌ repeatedly turning اِنَّاIndeed Weسَخَّرْنَاsubjectedالْجِبَالَthe mountainsمَعَهٗwith himیُسَبِّحْنَglorifyingبِالْعَشِیِّin the eveningوَ الْاِشْرَاقِۙand [the] sunrise وَ الطَّیْرَAnd the birdsمَحْشُوْرَةً ؕassembledكُلٌّallلَّهٗۤwith himاَوَّابٌ repeatedly turning وَ شَدَدْنَاAnd We strengthenedمُلْكَهٗhis kingdomوَ اٰتَیْنٰهُand We gave himالْحِكْمَةَ[the] wisdomوَ فَصْلَand decisiveالْخِطَابِ speech وَ هَلْAnd has (there)اَتٰىكَcome to youنَبَؤُا(the) newsالْخَصْمِ ۘ(of) the litigantsاِذْwhenتَسَوَّرُواthey climbed over the wallالْمِحْرَابَۙ(of) the chamber اِذْWhenدَخَلُوْاthey enteredعَلٰیuponدَاوٗدَDawoodفَفَزِعَand he was afraidمِنْهُمْof themقَالُوْاthey saidلَا(Do) notتَخَفْ ۚfearخَصْمٰنِ(We are) two litigantsبَغٰیhas wrongedبَعْضُنَاone of usعَلٰیtoبَعْضٍanotherفَاحْكُمْso judgeبَیْنَنَاbetween usبِالْحَقِّin truthوَ لَاand (do) notتُشْطِطْbe unjustوَ اهْدِنَاۤand guide usاِلٰیtoسَوَآءِan evenالصِّرَاطِ [the] path اِنَّIndeedهٰذَاۤthisاَخِیْ ۫(is) my brotherلَهٗhe hasتِسْعٌninety-nineوَّ تِسْعُوْنَninety-nineنَعْجَةًewe(s)وَّلِیَwhile I haveنَعْجَةٌeweوَّاحِدَةٌ ۫oneفَقَالَso he saidاَكْفِلْنِیْهَاEntrust her to meوَ عَزَّنِیْand he overpowered meفِیinالْخِطَابِ [the] speech قَالَHe saidلَقَدْCertainlyظَلَمَكَhe has wronged youبِسُؤَالِby demandingنَعْجَتِكَyour eweاِلٰیtoنِعَاجِهٖ ؕhis ewesوَ اِنَّAnd indeedكَثِیْرًاmanyمِّنَofالْخُلَطَآءِthe partnersلَیَبْغِیْcertainly oppressبَعْضُهُمْoneعَلٰی[on]بَعْضٍanotherاِلَّاexceptالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveوَ عَمِلُواand doالصّٰلِحٰتِrighteous deedsوَ قَلِیْلٌand fewمَّا(are) theyهُمْ ؕ(are) theyوَ ظَنَّAnd became certainدَاوٗدُDawoodاَنَّمَاthatفَتَنّٰهُWe (had) tried himفَاسْتَغْفَرَand he asked forgivenessرَبَّهٗ(of) his Lordوَ خَرَّand fell downرَاكِعًاbowingوَّ اَنَابَ۩and turned in repentance فَغَفَرْنَاSo We forgaveلَهٗfor himذٰلِكَ ؕthatوَ اِنَّAnd indeedلَهٗfor himعِنْدَنَاwith Usلَزُلْفٰیsurely is a near accessوَ حُسْنَand a goodمَاٰبٍ place of return یٰدَاوٗدُO Dawood!اِنَّاIndeed Weجَعَلْنٰكَ[We] have made youخَلِیْفَةًa vicegerentفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthفَاحْكُمْso judgeبَیْنَbetweenالنَّاسِ[the] menبِالْحَقِّin truthوَ لَاand (do) notتَتَّبِعِfollowالْهَوٰیthe desireفَیُضِلَّكَfor it will lead you strayعَنْfromسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) AllahاِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoیَضِلُّوْنَgo astrayعَنْfromسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ(of) Allahلَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentشَدِیْدٌۢsevereبِمَاbecauseنَسُوْاthey forgotیَوْمَ(the) Dayالْحِسَابِ۠(of) Account

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Translation of Verse 15-26

15. These ˹pagans˺ are awaiting nothing but a single Blast that cannot be stopped.

16. They say ˹mockingly˺, "Our Lord! Hasten for us our share ˹of the punishment˺ before the Day of Reckoning."

17. Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And remember Our servant, David, the man of strength. Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.

18. We truly subjected the mountains to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with him in the evening and after sunrise.

19. And ˹We subjected˺ the birds, flocking together. All turned to him ˹echoing his hymns˺.

20. We strengthened his kingship, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment.

21. Has the story of the two plaintiffs, who scaled the ˹wall of David's˺ sanctuary, reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

22. When they came into David's presence, he was startled by them. They said, "Have no fear. ˹We are merely˺ two in a dispute: one of us has wronged the other. So judge between us with truth-do not go beyond ˹it˺-and guide us to the right way.

23. This is my brother. ⁹⁴³ He has ninety- nine sheep while I have ˹only˺ one. ˹Still˺ he asked me to give it up to him, overwhelming me with ˹his˺ argument."

24. David ˹eventually˺ ruled, "He has definitely wronged you in demanding ˹to add˺ your sheep to his. And certainly many partners wrong each other, except those who believe and do good-but how few are they!" Then David realized that We had tested him so he asked for his Lord's forgiveness, fell down in prostration, and turned ˹to Him in repentance˺. ⁹⁴⁴

25. So We forgave that for him. And he will indeed have ˹a status of˺ closeness to Us and an honourable destination!

26. ˹We instructed him:˺ "O David! We have surely made you an authority in the land, so judge between people with truth. And do not follow ˹your˺ desires or they will lead you astray from Allah's Way. Surely those who go astray from Allah's Way will suffer a severe punishment for neglecting the Day of Reckoning."

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Commentary

943. Brother in faith or business partner.

944. The verses do not offer a reason why David ( ﷺ ) asked for Allah's forgiveness. He either did so because he did not make himself available to judge between people or because he entertained some evil thoughts about the two men, thinking they actually came to assassinate him. Still he listened to both of them and made a fair judgment.