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Surah
Saad
1. Sad:
by
the Qur'án, full of Admonition:
(this is the Truth).
2. But
the Unbelievers
(are steeped)
in Self-glory and Separatism.
3. How
many generations before them did We destroy?
In
the end they cried
(for mercy)
-- when there was no longer time for being saved!
4. So
they wonder that a Warner has come to them from among themselves!
And
the Unbelievers say,
"This
is a sorcerer telling lies!
5. "Has
he made the gods
(all)
into one Allah?
Truly
this is a wonderful thing!"
6. And
the leaders among them go away
(impatiently),
(saying),
"Walk
ye away, and remain constant to your gods!
For
this is truly a thing designed
(against you)!
7. "We
never heard
(the like)
of this among the people of these latter days:
this
is nothing but a made-up tale!
8. "What!
Has the Message been sent to him --
(of all
persons)
among us?"...
But
they are in doubt concerning My
(own)
Message!
Nay,
they
have not yet tasted My Punishment!
9. Or
have they the Treasures of the Mercy of thy Lord --
the
Exalted in Power, the Grantor of Bounties without measure!
10. Or
have they the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all between?
If
so, let them mount up with the ropes and means
(to reach that end)!
11. But
there -- will be put to flight even a host of confederates.
12. Before
them
(were many who)
rejected messengers --
the
People of Noah, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh the Lord of Stakes.
13. And
Thamud, and the People of Lut, and the Companions of the Wood;
such
were the Confederates.
14. Not
one
(of them)
but rejected the messengers, but My Punishment came justly and inevitably
(on them).
15. These
(to-day)
only wait for a
single mighty Blast, which
(when it comes)
will brook no delay.
16. They
say:
"Our
Lord! Hasten to us our sentence
(even)
before the Day of
Account!"
17. Have
patience at what they say, and remember Our Servant David, the man of strength:
for he ever turned
(to Allah).
18. It
was We that made the hills declare,
in
unison with him, Our Praises, at eventide and at break of day.
19. And
the birds gathered
(in assemblies):
all with him did
turn
(to Allah).
20. We
strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and sound judgement in speech and
decision.
21. Has
the Story of the Disputants reached thee?
Behold, they climbed over the wall of the private chamber;
22. When
they entered the presence of David, and he was terrified of them,
they
said:
"Fear
not:
We
are two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other:
decide now between us with truth,
and
treat us not with injustice, but guide us to the even Path.
23. "This
man is my brother;
he has nine and
ninety ewes, and I have
(but)
one:
Yet he says, 'Commit
her to my care,' and is
(moreover)
harsh to me in
speech."
24. (David)
said:
"He has undoubtedly
wronged thee in demanding thy
(single)
ewe to be added to his
(flock of)
ewes:
truly many are the
Partners
(in business)
who wrong each other:
not so do those who
believe and work deeds of righteousness, and how few are they?"...
And David gathered
that We had tried him:
he asked forgiveness
of his Lord, fell down, bowing
(in prostration),
and turned
(to Allah in repentance).
25. So
We forgave him this
(lapse):
he enjoyed, indeed,
a Near Approach to Us, and a beautiful place of
(final)
Return.
26. O
David!
We
did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth:
so judge thou
between men in truth
(and justice):
nor follow thou the
lusts
(of thy heart),
for they will mislead thee from the Path of Allah:
for those who wander
astray from the Path of Allah, is a Penalty Grievous,
for that they forget
the Day of Account.
27. Not
without purpose did We create heaven and earth and all between!
That
were the thought of Unbelievers!
But woe to the
Unbelievers because of the Fire
(of Hell)!
28. Shall
We treat those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, the same as those
who do mischief on earth?
Shall
We treat those who guard against evil, the same as those who turn aside from the
right?
29. (Here
is) a
Book which We have sent down unto thee, full of blessings,
that they may
meditate on its Signs,
and that men of
understanding may receive admonition.
30. To
David We gave Solomon
(for a son)
--
how excellent in Our
service!
Ever did he turn
(to Us)!
31. Behold,
there were brought before him, at eventide, coursers of the highest breeding;
and swift of foot;
32. And
he said, "Truly do I love the love of Good, with a view to the glory of my
Lord,"
until
(the sun)
was hidden in the
veil
(of Night):
33. "Bring
them back to me."
Then began he to
pass his hand over
(their)
legs and their
necks.
34. And
We did try Solomon:
We placed on his
throne a body
(without life):
but he did turn
(to Us in true devotion):
35. He
said,
"O my Lord! Forgive
me, and grant me a Kingdom, which,
(it may be),
suits not another after me:
for Thou art the
Grantor of Bounties
(without measure)."
36. Then
We subjected the Wind to his power,
to
flow gently to his order, whithersoever he willed --
37. As
also the evil ones,
(including)
every kind of
builder and diver --
38. As
also others bound together in fetters.
39. "Such
are Our Bounties:
whether thou bestow
them
(on others)
or withhold them, no
account will be asked."
40. And
he enjoyed, indeed, a Near Approach to Us, and a beautiful Place of
(final)
Return.
41. Commemorate
Our servant Job,
behold he cried to his Lord: "The Evil One has afflicted me with distress and
suffering"!
42. (The
command was given:)
"Strike with thy
foot:
here is
(water)
wherein to wash,
cool and refreshing, and
(water)
to drink."
43. And
We gave him
(back)
his people, and doubled their number -- as a Grace from Ourselves,
and a thing for
commemoration, for all who have Understanding.
44. "And
take in thy hand a little grass,
and strike
therewith: and break not
(thy oath)."
Truly We found him
full of patience and constancy:
how excellent in Our
service!
Ever did he turn
(to Us)!
45. And
commemorate Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
possessors of Power and Vision.
46. Verily
We did chose them for a special
(purpose)
--
proclaiming the
Message of the Hereafter.
47. They
were, in Our sight, truly, of the company of the Elect and the Good.
48. And
commemorate Isma'il, Elisha, and Dhu al Kifl:
each
of them was of the company of the Good.
49. This
is a Message
(of admonition):
and verily, for the
Righteous, is a beautiful place of
(final)
Return. --
50. Gardens
of Eternity, whose doors will
(ever)
be open to them;
51. Therein
will they recline
(at ease);
therein can they
call
(at
pleasure)
for fruit in abundance, and
(delicious)
drink;
52. And
beside them will be chaste women restraining their glances,
(companions)
of equal age.
53. Such
is the promise made to you for the Day of Account!
54. Truly
such will be Our Bounty
(to you);
it will never fail
--
55. Yea,
such!
But -- for the
wrongdoers will be an evil place of
(final)
Return!
56. Hell!
--
they
will burn therein --
an evil bed
(indeed, to lie on)!
--
57. Yea,
such! --
then
shall they taste it -- a boiling fluid, and a fluid dark, murky, intensely cold!
--
58. And
other Penalties of a similar kind, to match them!
59. Here
is a troop rushing headlong with you!
No
welcome for them!
Truly, they shall burn in the Fire!
60. (The
followers shall cry to the misleaders:)
"Nay, ye
(too)!
No welcome for you!
It is ye who have
brought this upon us!
Now evil is
(this)
place to stay in!"
61. They
will say:
"Our
Lord! Whoever brought this upon us, add to him a double Penalty in the fire!"
62. And
they will say:
"What
has happened to us that we see not men whom we used to number among the bad
ones?
63. "Did
we treat them
(as such)
in ridicule or have
(our)
eyes failed to
perceive them?"
64. Truly
that is just and fitting, the mutual recriminations of the People of the Fire!
65. Say:
"Truly am I a Warner:
no
god is there but the One Allah,
Supreme and Irresistible --
66. "The
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between --
Exalted in Might, Able to enforce His will, forgiving again and again."
67. Say:
"That is a Message
supreme
(above all)
--
68. "From
which ye do turn away!
69. "No
knowledge have I of the Chiefs on high, when they discuss
(matters)
among themselves.
70. "Only
this has been revealed to me: that I am to give warning plainly and publicly."
71. Behold,
thy Lord said to the angels:
"I am
about to create man from clay:
72. "When
I have fashioned him
(in due proportion)
and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."
73. So
the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together;
74. Not
so Iblis:
he
was haughty, and became one of those who reject Faith.
75. (Allah)
said:
"O Iblis!
what prevents thee
from prostrating thyself to one whom I have created with My hands?
Art thou haughty?
Or art thou one of
the high
(and mighty)
ones?"
76. (Iblis)
said:
"I am better than he:
Thou createdst me from fire, and him Thou createdst
from clay."
77. (Allah)
said:
"Then get thee out
from here:
for thou art
rejected, accursed.
78. "And
My Curse shall be on thee till the Day of Judgement."
79. (Iblis)
said: "O my Lord!
give me then respite till the Day the
(dead)
are raised."
80. (Allah)
said:
"Respite then is
granted thee --
81. "Till
the day of the Time Appointed."
82. (Iblis)
said:
"Then, by Thy power,
I will put them all in the wrong --
83. "Except
Thy Servants amongst them, sincere and purified
(by
Thy grace)."
84. (Allah)
said:
"Then it is just and
fitting -- and I say what is just and fitting --
85. "That
I will certainly fill Hell with thee and those that follow thee -- every one."
86. Say:
"No reward do I ask
of you for this
(Qur'án),
nor am I a
pretender.
87. "This
is no less than a Message to
(all)
the Worlds.
88. "And
ye shall certainly know the truth of it
(all)
after a while."
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