Q.S Sad (ص) - 88 Number of Verses

صۤ ۗوَالْقُرْاٰنِ ذِى الذِّكْرِۗ

Ṣād, wal-qur'āni żiż-żikr(i).

Sad, by the Qur’an, full of Reminder.

بَلِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا فِيْ عِزَّةٍ وَّشِقَاقٍ

balil-lażīna kafarū fī ‘izzatiw wa syiqāq(in).

Yet disbelievers dwell in arrogance, defiance.

كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَّلَاتَ حِيْنَ مَنَاصٍ

kam ahlaknā min qablihim min qarnin fanādaw wa lāta ḥīna manāṣ(in).

How many nations We destroyed before them! They cried out, but escape was too late.

وَعَجِبُوْٓا اَنْ جَاۤءَهُمْ مُّنْذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖوَقَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا سٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌۚ

wa ‘ajibū an jā'ahum munżirum minhum, wa qālal-kāfirūna hāżā sāḥirun każżāb(un).

They marvel that a warner came from among them; disbelievers say, 'A sorcerer, a liar.'

اَجَعَلَ الْاٰلِهَةَ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا ۖاِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ

aja‘alal-ālihata ilāhaw wāḥidā(n), inna hāżā lasyai'un ‘ujāb(un).

Does he make all gods one God? Truly astonishing!

وَانْطَلَقَ الْمَلَاُ مِنْهُمْ اَنِ امْشُوْا وَاصْبِرُوْا عَلٰٓى اٰلِهَتِكُمْ ۖاِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ يُّرَادُ ۖ

wanṭalaqal-mala'u minhum animsyū waṣbirū ‘alā ālihatikum, inna hāżā lasyai'uy yurād(u).

Their leaders said, 'Go, cling to your gods; this is what’s intended.'

مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهٰذَا فِى الْمِلَّةِ الْاٰخِرَةِ ۖاِنْ هٰذَآ اِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌۚ

mā sami‘nā bihāżā fil-millatil-ākhirah(ti), in hāżā illakhtilāq(un).

We never heard this in the last faith; it’s mere fabrication.

اَؤُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ مِنْۢ بَيْنِنَا ۗبَلْ هُمْ فِيْ شَكٍّ مِّنْ ذِكْرِيْۚ بَلْ لَّمَّا يَذُوْقُوْا عَذَابِ ۗ

a'unzila ‘alaihiż-żikru mim baininā, bal hum fī syakkim min żikrī, bal lammā yażūqū ‘ażāb(i).

Why was the Qur’an sent to him among us? They doubt My Reminder, yet to taste My torment.

اَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَاۤىِٕنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ الْعَزِيْزِ الْوَهَّابِۚ

am ‘indahum khazā'inu raḥmati rabbikal-‘azīzil-wahhāb(i).

Do they hold your Lord’s mercy stores, the Mighty, the Bestower?

اَمْ لَهُمْ مُّلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۗفَلْيَرْتَقُوْا فِى الْاَسْبَابِ

am lahum mulkus-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa mā bainahumā, falyartaqū fil-asbāb(i).

Or do they own the heavens, earth, and all between? Let them climb the ladders!

جُنْدٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُوْمٌ مِّنَ الْاَحْزَابِ

jundum mā hunālika mahzūmum minal-aḥzāb(i).

A mighty host there, destined to be vanquished.

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوْحٍ وَّعَادٌ وَّفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو الْاَوْتَادِۙ

każżabat qablahum qaumu nūḥiw wa ‘āduw wa fir‘aunu żul-autād(i).

Before them, Noah’s people, ‘Ad, and Pharaoh with vast forces denied.

وَثَمُوْدُ وَقَوْمُ لُوْطٍ وَّاَصْحٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ الْاَحْزَابُ

wa ṡamūdu wa qaumu lūṭiw wa aṣḥābul-aikah(ti), ulā'ikal-aḥzāb(u).

So did Thamud, Lot’s people, and Aikah’s dwellers—united factions against messengers.

اِنْ كُلٌّ اِلَّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ ࣖ

in kullun illā każżabar-rusula faḥaqqa ‘iqāb(i).

All denied the messengers; My punishment was just.

وَمَا يَنْظُرُ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ اِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَّاحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِنْ فَوَاقٍ

wa mā yanẓuru hā'ulā'i illā ṣaiḥataw wāḥidatam mā lahā min fawāq(in).

They await but a single shout, without pause.

وَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَا عَجِّلْ لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ

wa qālū rabbanā ‘ajjil lanā qiṭṭanā qabla yaumil-ḥisāb(i).

They say, 'Our Lord, hasten our share of torment before the Day of Reckoning.'

اِصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوٗدَ ذَا الْاَيْدِۚ اِنَّهٗٓ اَوَّابٌ

iṣbir ‘alā mā yaqūlūna ważkur ‘abdanā dāwūda żal-aid(i), innahū awwāb(un).

Be patient with their words; recall Our servant David, strong, devout.

اِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا الْجِبَالَ مَعَهٗ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْاِشْرَاقِۙ

innā sakhkharnal-jibāla ma‘ahū yusabbiḥna bil-‘asyiyyi wal-isyrāq(i).

We made mountains glorify with him at evening, morning.

وَالطَّيْرَمَحْشُوْرَةً ۗ كُلٌّ لَّهٗٓ اَوَّابٌ

waṭ-ṭaira maḥsyūrah(tan), kullul lahū awwāb(un).

And birds, gathered, all devout to Allah.

وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهٗ وَاٰتَيْنٰهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ

wa syadadnā mulkahū wa ātaināhul-ḥikmata wa faṣlal-khiṭāb(i).

We strengthened his kingdom, gave him wisdom, sound judgment.

۞ وَهَلْ اَتٰىكَ نَبَؤُا الْخَصْمِۘ اِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا الْمِحْرَابَۙ

wa hal atāka naba'ul-khaṣm(i), iż tasawwarul-miḥrāb(a).

Has the tale of the disputants reached you, climbing the mihrab’s wall?

اِذْ دَخَلُوْا عَلٰى دَاوٗدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ قَالُوْا لَا تَخَفْۚ خَصْمٰنِ بَغٰى بَعْضُنَا عَلٰى بَعْضٍ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَاهْدِنَآ اِلٰى سَوَاۤءِ الصِّرَاطِ

iż dakhalū ‘alā dāwūda fafazi‘a minhum qālū lā takhaf, khaṣmāni bagā ba‘ḍunā ‘alā ba‘ḍin faḥkum bainanā bil-ḥaqqi wa lā tusyṭiṭ wahdinā ilā sawā'iṣ-ṣirāṭ(i).

When they entered upon David, startling him, they said, 'Fear not! We dispute; one wronged the other. Judge us justly, guide us rightly.'

اِنَّ هٰذَآ اَخِيْ ۗ لَهٗ تِسْعٌ وَّتِسْعُوْنَ نَعْجَةً وَّلِيَ نَعْجَةٌ وَّاحِدَةٌ ۗفَقَالَ اَكْفِلْنِيْهَا وَعَزَّنِيْ فِى الْخِطَابِ

inna hāżā akhī, lahū tis‘uw wa tis‘ūna na‘jataw wa liya na‘jatuw wāḥidah(tun), faqāla aqfilnīhā wa ‘azzanī fil-khiṭāb(i).

'My brother has ninety-nine ewes, I one. He demanded it, outdebating me.'

قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ اِلٰى نِعَاجِهٖۗ وَاِنَّ كَثِيْرًا مِّنَ الْخُلَطَاۤءِ لَيَبْغِيْ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَقَلِيْلٌ مَّا هُمْۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوٗدُ اَنَّمَا فَتَنّٰهُ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهٗ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَّاَنَابَ ۩

qāla laqad ẓalamaka bisu'āli na‘jatika ilā ni‘ājih(ī), wa inna kaṡīram minal-khulaṭā'i layabgī ba‘ḍuhum ‘alā ba‘ḍin illal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti wa qalīlum mā hum, wa ẓanna dāwūdu annamā fatannāhu fastagfara rabbahū wa kharra rāki‘aw wa anāb(a).

David said, 'He wronged you, demanding your ewe for his. Many partners wrong each other, except believers doing good—few indeed.' David sensed Our test, sought his Lord’s forgiveness, fell prostrate, repented.

فَغَفَرْنَا لَهٗ ذٰلِكَۗ وَاِنَّ لَهٗ عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفٰى وَحُسْنَ مَاٰبٍ

fa gafarnā lahū żālik(a), wa inna lahū ‘indanā lazulfā wa ḥusna ma'āb(in).

We forgave him. He holds nearness to Us, a fine return.

يٰدَاوٗدُ اِنَّا جَعَلْنٰكَ خَلِيْفَةً فِى الْاَرْضِ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْهَوٰى فَيُضِلَّكَ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَضِلُّوْنَ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيْدٌ ۢبِمَا نَسُوْا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ ࣖ

yā dāwūdu innā ja‘alnāka khalīfatan fil-arḍi faḥkum bainan nāsi bil-ḥaqqi wa lā tattabi‘il-hawā fa yuḍillaka ‘an sabīlillāh(i), innal-lażīna yaḍillūna ‘an sabīlillāhi lahum ‘ażābun syadīdum bimā nasū yaumal-ḥisāb(i).

'O David, We made you a vicegerent on earth. Judge justly, shun desires that stray from Allah’s path. Those astray face severe torment for forgetting the Day of Reckoning.'

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاۤءَ وَالْاَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَاطِلًا ۗذٰلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنَ النَّارِۗ

wa mā khalaqnas-samā'a wal-arḍa wa mā bainahumā bāṭilā(n), żālika ẓannul-lażīna kafarū, fawailul lil-lażīna kafarū minan-nār(i).

We created not heavens, earth, and all between in vain. That’s the disbelievers’ thought. Woe to them for the Fire!

اَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِيْنَ فِى الْاَرْضِۖ اَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ كَالْفُجَّارِ

am naj‘alul-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti kal-mufsidīna fil-arḍ(i), am naj‘alul-muttaqīna kal-fujjār(i).

Shall We treat believers doing good like corrupters? Or the pious like the wicked?

كِتٰبٌ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ اِلَيْكَ مُبٰرَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوْٓا اٰيٰتِهٖ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ

kitābun anzalnāhu ilaika mubārakul liyaddabbarū āyātihī wa liyatażakkara ulul-albāb(i).

A blessed Book We sent you, to ponder its verses, a lesson for the wise.

وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوٗدَ سُلَيْمٰنَۗ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ ۗاِنَّهٗٓ اَوَّابٌۗ

wa wahabnā lidāwūda wa sulaimān(a), ni‘mal-‘abd(u), innahū awwāb(un).

To David, We granted Solomon, an excellent servant, truly devout.

اِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْعَشِيِّ الصّٰفِنٰتُ الْجِيَادُۙ

iż ‘uriḍa ‘alaihi bil-‘asyiyyiṣ-ṣāfinātul-jiyād(u).

When swift, noble steeds were shown to him at evening,

فَقَالَ اِنِّيْٓ اَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ الْخَيْرِ عَنْ ذِكْرِ رَبِّيْۚ حَتّٰى تَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِۗ

fa qāla innī aḥbabtu ḥubbal-khairi ‘an żikri rabbī, ḥattā tawārat bil-ḥijāb(i).

he said, 'I cherished worldly goods over my Lord’s remembrance till the sun set.'

رُدُّوْهَا عَلَيَّ ۚفَطَفِقَ مَسْحًا ۢبِالسُّوْقِ وَالْاَعْنَاقِ

ruddūhā ‘alayy(a), faṭafiqa masḥam bis-sūqi wal-a‘nāq(i).

“Bring all the horses back to me.” Then he cut off the horse's legs and neck.

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمٰنَ وَاَلْقَيْنَا عَلٰى كُرْسِيِّهٖ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ اَنَابَ

wa laqad fatannā sulaimāna wa alqainā ‘alā kursiyyihī jasadan ṡumma anāb(a).

We tested Solomon, placing a figure on his throne, then he repented.

قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ وَهَبْ لِيْ مُلْكًا لَّا يَنْۢبَغِيْ لِاَحَدٍ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِيْۚ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ

qāla rabbigfir lī wa hab lī mulkal lā yambagī li'aḥadim mim ba‘dī, innaka antal-wahhāb(u).

He said, 'My Lord, forgive me, grant me unmatched dominion. You are the Bestower.'

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّيْحَ تَجْرِيْ بِاَمْرِهٖ رُخَاۤءً حَيْثُ اَصَابَۙ

fasakhkharnā lahur-rīḥa tajrī bi'amrihī rukhā'an ḥaiṡu aṣāb(a).

We subjected the wind to him, flowing gently by his command wherever he willed.

وَالشَّيٰطِيْنَ كُلَّ بَنَّاۤءٍ وَّغَوَّاصٍۙ

wasy-syayāṭīna kulla bannā'iw wa gawwāṣ(in).

And devils—every builder, diver—

وَّاٰخَرِيْنَ مُقَرَّنِيْنَ فِى الْاَصْفَادِ

wa ākharīna muqarranīna fil-aṣfād(i).

and others bound in chains.

هٰذَا عَطَاۤؤُنَا فَامْنُنْ اَوْ اَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

hāżā ‘aṭā'unā famnun au amsik bigairi ḥisāb(in).

'This is Our gift; bestow or withhold freely.'

وَاِنَّ لَهٗ عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفٰى وَحُسْنَ مَاٰبٍ ࣖ

wa inna lahū ‘indanā lazulfā wa ḥusna ma'āb(in).

He holds nearness to Us, a fine return.

وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَآ اَيُّوْبَۘ اِذْ نَادٰى رَبَّهٗٓ اَنِّيْ مَسَّنِيَ الشَّيْطٰنُ بِنُصْبٍ وَّعَذَابٍۗ

ważkur ‘abdanā ayyūb(a), iż nādā rabbahū annī massaniyasy-syaiṭānu binuṣbiw wa ‘ażāb(in).

Recall Our servant Job, crying to his Lord, 'Satan afflicts me with pain, torment.'

اُرْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَۚ هٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌۢ بَارِدٌ وَّشَرَابٌ

urkuḍ birijlik(a), hāżā mugtasalum bāriduw wa syarāb(un).

'Strike with your foot; here’s cool water to bathe, drink.'

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهٗٓ اَهْلَهٗ وَمِثْلَهُمْ مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَذِكْرٰى لِاُولِى الْاَلْبَابِ

wa wahabnā lahū ahlahū wa miṡlahum ma‘ahum raḥmatam minnā wa żikrā li'ulil-albāb(i).

We restored his family, doubled their number—a mercy from Us, a lesson for the wise.

وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَاضْرِبْ بِّهٖ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ ۗاِنَّا وَجَدْنٰهُ صَابِرًا ۗنِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ ۗاِنَّهٗٓ اَوَّابٌ

wa khuż biyadika ḍigṡan faḍrib bihī wa lā taḥnaṡ, innā wajadnāhu ṣābirā(n), ni‘mal-‘abd(u), innahū awwāb(un).

'Take a bundle, strike with it, break not your oath.' We found him patient, an excellent servant, truly devout.

وَاذْكُرْ عِبٰدَنَآ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَيَعْقُوْبَ اُولِى الْاَيْدِيْ وَالْاَبْصَارِ

ważkur ‘ibādanā ibrāhīma wa isḥāqa wa ya‘qūba ulil-aidī wal-abṣār(i).

Recall Our servants Abraham, Isaac, Jacob—mighty, insightful.

اِنَّآ اَخْلَصْنٰهُمْ بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى الدَّارِۚ

innā akhlaṣnāhum bikhāliṣatin żikrad-dār(i).

We purified them with pure virtue: constant remembrance of the eternal abode.

وَاِنَّهُمْ عِنْدَنَا لَمِنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الْاَخْيَارِۗ

wa innahum ‘indanā laminal-muṣṭafainal-akhyār(i).

In Our sight, they’re among the chosen, the best.

وَاذْكُرْ اِسْمٰعِيْلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ۗوَكُلٌّ مِّنَ الْاَخْيَارِۗ

ważkur ismā‘īla wal-yasa‘a wa żal-kifl(i), wa kullum minal-akhyār(i).

Recall Ishmael, Elisha, Dhul-Kifl—all among the best.

هٰذَا ذِكْرٌ ۗوَاِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ لَحُسْنَ مَاٰبٍۙ

hāżā żikr(un), wa inna lil-muttaqīna laḥusna ma'āb(in).

This is a Reminder; the righteous have a fine return:

جَنّٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ الْاَبْوَابُۚ

jannāti ‘adnim mufattaḥatal lahumul-abwāb(u).

Eden’s gardens, gates wide open for them.

مُتَّكِـِٕيْنَ فِيْهَا يَدْعُوْنَ فِيْهَا بِفَاكِهَةٍ كَثِيْرَةٍ وَّشَرَابٍ

muttaki'īna fīhā yad‘ūna fīhā bifākihatin kaṡīratiw wa syarāb(in).

Reclining there, calling for abundant fruit, drink.

۞ وَعِنْدَهُمْ قٰصِرٰتُ الطَّرْفِ اَتْرَابٌ

wa ‘indahum qāṣirātuṭ-ṭarfi atrāb(un).

With them, modest-eyed companions, equal in age.

هٰذَا مَا تُوْعَدُوْنَ لِيَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ

hāżā mā tū‘adūna liyaumil-ḥisāb(i).

This is what’s promised for the Day of Reckoning.

اِنَّ هٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهٗ مِنْ نَّفَادٍۚ

ina hāżā larizqunā mā lahū min nafād(in).

Our provision is unending.

هٰذَا ۗوَاِنَّ لِلطّٰغِيْنَ لَشَرَّ مَاٰبٍۙ

hāżā, wa inna liṭ-ṭāgīna lasyarra ma'āb(in).

But for the transgressors, a wretched return:

جَهَنَّمَۚ يَصْلَوْنَهَاۚ فَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ

jahannam(a), yaṣlaunahā, fabi'sal-mihād(u).

Hell, where they burn—a miserable abode.

هٰذَاۙ فَلْيَذُوْقُوْهُ حَمِيْمٌ وَّغَسَّاقٌۙ

hāżā, falyażūqūhu ḥamīmuw wa gassāq(un).

Let them taste it: scalding water, freezing pus,

وَّاٰخَرُ مِنْ شَكْلِهٖٓ اَزْوَاجٌۗ

wa ākharu min syaklihī azwāj(un).

and other torments of like kind.

هٰذَا فَوْجٌ مُّقْتَحِمٌ مَّعَكُمْۚ لَا مَرْحَبًا ۢبِهِمْ ۗ اِنَّهُمْ صَالُوا النَّارِ

hāżā faujum muqtaḥimum ma‘akum, lā marḥabam bihim, innahum ṣālun-nār(i).

'Here’s your throng, rushing in with you. No welcome for them; they’ll burn in the Fire.'

قَالُوْا بَلْ اَنْتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًاۢ بِكُمْ ۗ اَنْتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمُوْهُ لَنَاۚ فَبِئْسَ الْقَرَارُ

qālū bal antum lā marḥabam bikum, antum qaddamtumūhu lanā, fabi'sal-qarār(u).

They reply, 'No, you get no welcome! You led us here; what a wretched place!'

قَالُوْا رَبَّنَا مَنْ قَدَّمَ لَنَا هٰذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا فِى النَّارِ

qālū rabbanā man qaddama lanā hāżā fazidhu ‘ażāban ḍi‘fan fin-nār(i).

They say, 'Our Lord, whoever brought us this, double their torment in the Fire.'

وَقَالُوْا مَا لَنَا لَا نَرٰى رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُمْ مِّنَ الْاَشْرَارِ

wa qālū mā lanā lā narā rijālan kunnā na‘udduhum minal-asyrār(i).

They say, 'Why don’t we see those we deemed vile?'

اَتَّخَذْنٰهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا اَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ الْاَبْصَارُ

attakhażnāhum sikhriyyan am zāgat ‘anhumul-abṣār(u).

'Did we mock them, or do our eyes miss them?'

اِنَّ ذٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ اَهْلِ النَّارِ ࣖ

inna żālika laḥaqqun takhāṣumu ahlin-nār(i).

Such is the dispute among Hell’s dwellers.

قُلْ اِنَّمَآ اَنَا۠ مُنْذِرٌ ۖوَّمَا مِنْ اِلٰهٍ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ

qul innamā ana munżir(un), wa mā min ilāhin illallāhul-wāḥidul-qahhār(u).

Say, 'I’m but a warner; no god but Allah, the One, the Mighty,'

رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيْزُ الْغَفَّارُ

rabbus-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa mā bainahumal-‘azīzul-gaffār(u).

Lord of heavens, earth, and all between, the Mighty, the Forgiving.

قُلْ هُوَ نَبَؤٌا عَظِيْمٌۙ

qul huwa naba'un ‘aẓīm(un).

Say, 'It’s momentous news,'

اَنْتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُوْنَ

antum ‘anhu mu‘riḍūn(a).

'yet you turn away from it.'

مَا كَانَ لِيَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۢ بِالْمَلَاِ الْاَعْلٰٓى اِذْ يَخْتَصِمُوْنَ

mā kāna liya min ‘ilmim bil-mala'il-a‘lā iż yakhtaṣimūn(a).

I know nothing of the Highest Assembly’s disputes.

اِنْ يُّوْحٰىٓ اِلَيَّ اِلَّآ اَنَّمَآ اَنَا۠ نَذِيْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌ

iy yūḥā ilayya illā annamā ana nażīrum mubīn(un).

It’s revealed to me: I’m but a clear warner.

اِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةِ اِنِّيْ خَالِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّنْ طِيْنٍ

iż qāla rabbuka lil-malā'ikati innī khāliqum basyaram min ṭīn(in).

When your Lord said to the angels, 'I’ll create a man from clay,'

فَاِذَا سَوَّيْتُهٗ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيْهِ مِنْ رُّوْحِيْ فَقَعُوْا لَهٗ سٰجِدِيْنَ

fa'iżā sawwaituhū wa nafakhtu fīhi mir rūḥī faqa‘ū lahū sājidīn(a).

'when I perfect him, breathe My spirit into him, fall prostrate before him.'

فَسَجَدَ الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ اَجْمَعُوْنَۙ

fasajadal-malā'ikatu kulluhum ajma‘ūn(a).

The angels prostrated, all of them,

اِلَّآ اِبْلِيْسَۗ اِسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْكٰفِرِيْنَ

illā iblīs(a), istakbara wa kāna minal-kafirīn(a).

except Iblis; he was arrogant, among the disbelievers.

قَالَ يٰٓاِبْلِيْسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ اَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ ۗ اَسْتَكْبَرْتَ اَمْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْعَالِيْنَ

qāla yā iblīsu mā mana‘aka an tasjuda limā khalaqtu biyadayy(a), astakbarta am kunta minal-‘ālīn(a).

Allah said, 'O Iblis, what stopped you from prostrating to what I created with My hands? Are you arrogant or exalted?'

قَالَ اَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِيْ مِنْ نَّارٍ وَّخَلَقْتَهٗ مِنْ طِيْنٍ

qāla ana khairum minhu khalaqtanī min nāriw wa khalaqtahū min ṭīn(in).

Iblis said, 'I’m better than him; You created me from fire, him from clay.'

قَالَ فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَاِنَّكَ رَجِيْمٌۖ

qāla fakhruj minhā fa'innaka rajīm(un).

Allah said, 'Leave paradise! You are accursed.'

وَّاِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِيْٓ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ

wa inna ‘alaika la‘natī ilā yaumid-dīn(i).

'My curse remains on you till the Day of Judgment.'

قَالَ رَبِّ فَاَنْظِرْنِيْٓ اِلٰى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُوْنَ

qāla rabbi fa'anẓirnī ilā yaumi yub‘aṡūn(a).

Iblis said, 'My Lord, grant me respite till their resurrection.'

قَالَ فَاِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنْظَرِيْنَۙ

qāla fa'innaka minal-munẓarīn(a).

Allah said, 'You’re among those granted respite,'

اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُوْمِ

ilā yaumil-waqtil-ma‘lūm(i).

'till the Day of the appointed time.'

قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَاُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَۙ

qāla fabi‘izzatika la'ugwiyannahum ajma‘īn(a).

Iblis said, 'By Your glory, I’ll mislead them all,'

اِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِيْنَ

illā ‘ibādaka minhumul-mukhlaṣīn(a).

'except Your chosen servants among them.'

قَالَ فَالْحَقُّۖ وَالْحَقَّ اَقُوْلُۚ

qāla fal-ḥaqq(u), wal-ḥaqqa aqūl(u).

Allah said, 'The truth is, and truth I speak:'

لَاَمْلَـَٔنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنْكَ وَمِمَّنْ تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ

la'amla'anna jahannama minka wa mimman tabi‘aka minhum ajma‘īn(a).

'I’ll fill Hell with you and all who follow you.'

قُلْ مَآ اَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ اَجْرٍ وَّمَآ اَنَا۠ مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِيْنَ

qul mā as'alukum ‘alaihi min ajriw wa mā ana minal-mutakallifīn(a).

Say, 'I seek no reward for this, nor am I a pretender.'

اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعٰلَمِيْنَ

in huwa illā żikrul lil-‘ālamīn(a).

This is but a Reminder for all worlds.

وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَاَهٗ بَعْدَ حِيْنٍ ࣖ

wa lata‘lamunna naba'ahū ba‘da ḥīn(in).

You’ll know its truth in time.