HOLY QURAN - THE TREASURE OF FAITH
(English Translation)
SAAD
(ARABIC ALPHABET)
(Revealed
at Mecca – contains 88 verses, 5 sections)
Allah
- beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
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Section 1 [Saad
38:1] Saad* - By oath of the renowned Qur’an, (Alphabet of the Arabic
language; Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.)
[Saad
38:2] In fact, the disbelievers are in false pride and opposition. [Saad
38:3] Many a generation We did destroy before them – thereupon they
cried out whereas it is not the time to escape! [Saad
38:4] And they were surprised that a Herald of Warning came to them from
among themselves; and the disbelievers said, “He is a magician, a great
liar!” [Saad
38:5] “Has he made all the Gods into One God? This is really something
very strange!” [Saad
38:6] And their leaders went about, “Leave him and cling steadfastly to
your Gods! Indeed he has a hidden objective in this!” [Saad
38:7] “We never heard of this even in Christianity, the latest religion;
this is clearly a newly fabricated matter.” [Saad
38:8] “Is the Qur’an which is sent to him, among us?” In fact
they are in a doubt concerning My Book; in fact, they have not yet tasted My
punishment. [Saad
38:9] Or do they hold the treasures of the mercy of your Lord, the Almighty,
the Great Bestower? [Saad
38:10] Is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between
them, for them? So would they not just ascend using ropes? [Saad
38:11] This is just one of the disgraced armies, that will be routed there
and then. [Saad
38:12] Before them, the people of Nooh had denied, and the tribe of A’ad,
and Firaun who used to crucify. [Saad
38:13] And the tribe of Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the People of the
Woods; these are the groups. [Saad
38:14] None of them was such that it did not deny the Noble Messengers,
therefore My punishment became inevitable. Section
2
[Saad
38:15] They await just one Scream, which no one can avert. [Saad
38:16] And they said, “Our Lord! Give us our share quickly, before the
Day of Reckoning.” [Saad
38:17] Have patience upon what they say, and remember Our bondman Dawud, the
one blessed with favours; he is indeed most inclined (towards His Lord).
[Saad
38:18] Indeed We subjected the hills to say the praise with him, at night and
at morn. [Saad
38:19] And birds gathered together; they were all obedient to him. [Saad
38:20] And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and just speech. [Saad
38:21] And did the news of the two disputants reach you? When they scaled
over the wall into Dawud’s mosque. [Saad
38:22] When they entered upon David, so he feared them - they said, “Do
not fear! We are two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other, therefore
judge fairly between us and do not judge unjustly - and show us the right
way.” [Saad
38:23] “This is my brother; he has ninety nine ewes and I have one ewe;
and he now says ‘Give that one also to me’ - and he is very
demanding in speech.” [Saad
38:24] Said Dawud, “He is indeed being unjust to you in that he demands
to add your ewe to his ewes; and indeed most partners wrong one another,
except those who believe and do good deeds - and they are very few!”
Thereupon Dawud realised that We had tested him, so he sought forgiveness
from his Lord, and fell prostrate and inclined (towards his Lord). (Command
of Prostration # 10) [Saad
38:25] We therefore forgave him this; and indeed for him in Our presence are,
surely, proximity and an excellent abode. [Saad
38:26] “O Dawud! We have indeed appointed you as a Viceroy in the earth,
therefore judge between mankind with the truth, and do not follow desire for
it will lead you astray from Allah’s path; indeed for those who stray
away from Allah’s path is a severe punishment, because they forgot the
Day of Reckoning.” Section
3
[Saad
38:27] And We have not created the heaven and the earth and all that is
between them without purpose; this is what the disbelievers assume; therefore
ruin is for the disbelievers, by the fire. [Saad
38:28] Shall We make those who believe and do good deeds equal to those who
spread turmoil in the earth? Or shall We equate the pious with the
disobedient? [Saad
38:29] This is a Book which We have sent down upon you, a blessed Book, for
them to ponder upon its verses, and for men of intellect to accept advice. [Saad
38:30] And We bestowed Sulaiman to Dawud; what an excellent bondman! He is
indeed most inclined. [Saad
38:31] When eager, fast footed steeds were presented to him at evening. [Saad
38:32] Therefore Sulaiman said, “I cherish the love of these horses *,
out of remembrance of my Lord”; he then ordered them to be raced until
they vanished in a curtain out of sight. (To be used in holy war.) [Saad 38:33] He then ordered, “Bring them back
to me”; and he began caressing their shins and necks. [Saad
38:34] And We indeed tested Sulaiman, and placed a dead body on his throne –
he therefore inclined towards His Lord. [Saad
38:35] He said, “My Lord! Forgive me and bestow upon me a kingdom, which
shall not befit anyone after me; indeed only You are the Great Bestower.”
[Saad
38:36] We therefore gave the wind under his control, moving steadily by his
command wherever he wished. [Saad
38:37] And made the demons subservient to him, all builders and divers. [Saad
38:38] And other demons bound in chains. [Saad
38:39] “This is Our bestowal - you may therefore bestow favours or
withhold them – you will not be questioned.” [Saad
38:40] And indeed for him in Our presence are, surely, proximity and an
excellent abode. Section
4
[Saad
38:41] And remember Our bondman Ayyub (Job); when he cried out * to
his Lord, “The devil has struck me with hardship and pain.” (After
seven years of patience.) [Saad
38:42] We said to him, “Strike the earth with your foot; this cool
spring is for bathing and drinking.” (A spring of gushed forth when
he struck the earth – this was a miracle.) [Saad
38:43] And We bestowed his household to him and one more similar to it –
as a mercy from Us, and as a remembrance for the people of intellect. [Saad
38:44] And We said, “Take a broom in your hand and strike her with it,
and do not break your vow”; We indeed found him patiently enduring; what
an excellent bondman! He is indeed most inclined. [Saad
38:45] And remember Our bondmen Ibrahim, and Ishaq, and Yaqub – the men
of power and knowledge. [Saad
38:46] We indeed gave them distinction with a genuine affair – the
remembrance of the (everlasting) abode. Section
5
[Saad
38:47] And in Our sight, they are indeed the chosen ones, the beloved. [Saad
38:48] And remember Ismail and Yasa’a (Elisha) and Zul-Kifl; and
they are all excellent. [Saad
38:49] This is an advice; and indeed for the pious is an excellent abode. [Saad
38:50] Everlasting Gardens - all its gates are open for them. [Saad
38:51] Reclining on pillows, in it they ask for fruits and drinks in plenty. [Saad
38:52] And with them are the pure spouses, who do not set gaze upon men
except their husbands, of single age. [Saad
38:53] This is the promise being given to you, for the Day of Reckoning. [Saad
38:54] Indeed this is Our sustenance, which will never end. [Saad
38:55] This is for the virtuous; and indeed for the rebellious is a wretched
destination. [Saad
38:56] Hell; which they shall enter; what an evil resting-place! [Saad
38:57] This is for the criminals – so that they may taste it - boiling
hot water and pus. [Saad
38:58] And similar other punishments in pairs. [Saad
38:59] “Here is another group that was with you, falling along with you”;
they will answer, “Do not give them plenty of open space; they surely
have to enter the fire – let them also be confined!” [Saad
38:60] The followers will say, “In fact, for you! May you not get open
space! It is you who brought this calamity upon us!” So what a wretched
destination. [Saad
38:61] They say, “Our Lord! Whoever has brought this calamity upon us -
double the punishment of the fire for him!” [Saad
38:62] And they say, “What is the matter with us that we do not see the
men whom we thought were evil?” [Saad
38:63] “Did we mock at them or did our eyes turn away from them?” [Saad 38:64] Indeed this is really true – the
people of the hell quarrelling among themselves. [Saad
38:65] Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be
upon him), “I am purely a Herald of Warning - and there is no God
except Allah, the One, the All Dominant.” [Saad
38:66] “Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them -
the Almighty, the Oft Forgiving.” [Saad
38:67] Say, “That is a great tidings.” [Saad
38:68] “You are neglectful of it!” [Saad
38:69] “What did I know of the heavenly world, when the angels had
disputed.” [Saad
38:70] “I receive only the divine revelations, that I am purely a clear
Herald of Warning.” [Saad
38:71] (Remember) When your Lord said to the angels, “I will create a
human from clay.” - [Saad
38:72] “So when I have perfected him and breathed into him a spirit from
Myself, (you all) fall down before him in prostration.” [Saad
38:73] So all the angels prostrated, every one, without exception. [Saad
38:74] Except Iblis; he was proud and was, from the beginning, a disbeliever.
[Saad
38:75] Said Allah, “O Iblis! What prevented you from prostrating before
one whom I have created with My hands*? Have you become proud or were you
haughty from the beginning?” (Used as a metaphor). [Saad
38:76] Said Iblis, “I am better than him; You made me from fire, and You
have created him from clay!” [Saad
38:77] He said, “Therefore exit from heaven, for you have been outcast.”
(To disrespect the Prophets – peace and blessings be upon them –
is blasphemy.) [Saad
38:78] “And indeed My curse is upon you till the Day of Judgement.”
[Saad
38:79] He said, “My Lord! Therefore give me respite till the day when
all will be raised.” [Saad
38:80] Said Allah, “You are therefore among those given respite.” [Saad
38:81] “Until the time of the known day.” [Saad
38:82] He said, “Therefore, by oath of Your honour, I will surely
mislead all of them.” [Saad
38:83] “Except Your chosen bondmen among them.” [Saad
38:84] Said Allah, “So this is the truth; and I speak only the truth.”
- [Saad
38:85] “That I will fill hell with you and with those among them who
follow you, all together.” [Saad
38:86] Say (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him)
“I do not ask any fee from you for the Qur’an, and I am not a
fabricator.” [Saad
38:87] “It is not but an advice for the entire world.” [Saad
38:88] “And you will come to know of its tidings, after a while.” |
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