34. Saba

ٱلْحَمْدُAll praisesلِلَّهِ(be) to Allahٱلَّذِىthe One to Whom belongsلَهُۥthe One to Whom belongsمَاwhateverفِى(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَمَاand whateverفِى(is) inٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَلَهُand for Himٱلْحَمْدُ(are) all praisesفِىinٱلْءَاخِرَةِthe HereafterوَهُوَAnd Heٱلْحَكِيمُ(is) the All-Wiseٱلْخَبِيرُthe All-Aware﴿١﴾

[All] praise is [due] to Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted

يَعْلَمُHe knowsمَاwhatيَلِجُpenetratesفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَمَاand whatيَخْرُجُcomes outمِنْهَاfrom itوَمَاand whatيَنزِلُdescendsمِنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavenوَمَاand whatيَعْرُجُascendsفِيهَاthereinوَهُوَAnd Heٱلرَّحِيمُ(is) the Most Mercifulٱلْغَفُورُthe Oft-Forgiving﴿٢﴾

He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein. And He is the Merciful, the Forgiving

وَقَالَBut sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveلَاNotتَأْتِينَاwill come to usٱلسَّاعَةُthe HourقُلْSayبَلَىٰNayوَرَبِّىby my Lordلَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْsurely it will come to youعَٰلِمِ(He is the) Knowerٱلْغَيْبِ(of) the unseenلَاNotيَعْزُبُescapesعَنْهُfrom Himمِثْقَالُ(the) weightذَرَّةٍ(of) an atomفِىinٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَلَاand notفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَلَآand notأَصْغَرُsmallerمِنthanذَٰلِكَthatوَلَآand notأَكْبَرُgreaterإِلَّاbutفِى(is) inكِتَٰبٍa RecordمُّبِينٍClear﴿٣﴾

But those who disbelieve say, "The Hour will not come to us." Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you. [Allah is] the Knower of the unseen." Not absent from Him is an atom's weight within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register

لِّيَجْزِىَThat He may rewardٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَعَمِلُوا۟and doٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَThose لَهُمfor themمَّغْفِرَةٌ(will be) forgivenessوَرِزْقٌand a provisionكَرِيمٌnoble﴿٤﴾

That He may reward those who believe and do righteous deeds. Those will have forgiveness and noble provision

وَٱلَّذِينَBut those whoسَعَوْstriveفِىٓagainstءَايَٰتِنَاOur Versesمُعَٰجِزِينَ(to) cause failure أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthose لَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentمِّنofرِّجْزٍfoul natureأَلِيمٌpainful﴿٥﴾

But those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature

وَيَرَىAnd seeٱلَّذِينَthose whoأُوتُوا۟have been givenٱلْعِلْمَthe knowledgeٱلَّذِىٓ(that) whatأُنزِلَis revealedإِلَيْكَto youمِنfromرَّبِّكَyour Lordهُوَ[it]ٱلْحَقَّ(is) the Truthوَيَهْدِىٓand it guidesإِلَىٰtoصِرَٰطِ(the) Pathٱلْعَزِيزِ(of) the All-Mightyٱلْحَمِيدِthe Praiseworthy﴿٦﴾

And those who have been given knowledge see that what is revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, and it guides to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy

وَقَالَBut sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveهَلْShallنَدُلُّكُمْwe direct youعَلَىٰtoرَجُلٍa manيُنَبِّئُكُمْwho informs youإِذَاwhenمُزِّقْتُمْyou have disintegratedكُلَّ(in) totalمُمَزَّقٍdisintegrationإِنَّكُمْindeed youلَفِىsurely (will be) inخَلْقٍa creationجَدِيدٍnew﴿٧﴾

But those who disbelieve say, "Shall we direct you to a man who will inform you [that] when you have disintegrated in complete disintegration, you will [then] be [recreated] in a new creation

أَفْتَرَىٰHas he inventedعَلَىaboutٱللَّهِAllahكَذِبًاa lieأَمorبِهِۦin himجِنَّةٌۢ(is) madnessبَلِNayٱلَّذِينَthose whoلَا(do) notيُؤْمِنُونَbelieveبِٱلْءَاخِرَةِin the Hereafterفِى(will be) inٱلْعَذَابِthe punishmentوَٱلضَّلَٰلِand errorٱلْبَعِيدِfar﴿٨﴾

Has he invented about Allah a lie or is there in him madness?" Rather, they who do not believe in the Hereafter will be in the punishment and [are in] extreme error

أَفَلَمْThen, do notيَرَوْا۟they seeإِلَىٰtowardsمَاwhatبَيْنَ(is) before themأَيْدِيهِمْ(is) before themوَمَاand whatخَلْفَهُم(is) behind themمِّنَofٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavenوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthإِنIfنَّشَأْWe willنَخْسِفْWe (could) cause to swallow themبِهِمُWe (could) cause to swallow themٱلْأَرْضَthe earthأَوْorنُسْقِطْcause to fallعَلَيْهِمْupon themكِسَفًاfragmentsمِّنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَةًsurely, is a Signلِّكُلِّfor everyعَبْدٍslaveمُّنِيبٍwho turns (to Allah)﴿٩﴾

Then, do they not look at what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and earth? If We should will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or [could] let fall upon them fragments from the sky. Indeed in that is a sign for every servant turning back [to Allah]

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyءَاتَيْنَاWe gaveدَاوُۥدَDawoodمِنَّاfrom UsفَضْلًاBountyيَٰجِبَالُO mountainsأَوِّبِىRepeat praisesمَعَهُۥwith himوَٱلطَّيْرَand the birdsوَأَلَنَّاAnd We made pliableلَهُfor himٱلْحَدِيدَ[the] iron﴿١٠﴾

And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron

أَنِThatٱعْمَلْmakeسَٰبِغَٰتٍfull coats of mailوَقَدِّرْand measure preciselyفِى[of]ٱلسَّرْدِthe links (of armor)وَٱعْمَلُوا۟and workصَٰلِحًاrighteousnessإِنِّىIndeed, I Amبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُونَyou doبَصِيرٌAll-Seer﴿١١﴾

[Commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing

وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَAnd to Sulaimanٱلرِّيحَthe wind غُدُوُّهَاits morning courseشَهْرٌ(was) a monthوَرَوَاحُهَاand its afternoon courseشَهْرٌ(was) a monthوَأَسَلْنَاand We caused to flowلَهُۥfor himعَيْنَa springٱلْقِطْرِ(of) molten copperوَمِنَAnd [of]ٱلْجِنِّthe jinnمَنwhoيَعْمَلُworkedبَيْنَbefore himيَدَيْهِbefore himبِإِذْنِby the permissionرَبِّهِۦ(of) his LordوَمَنAnd whoeverيَزِغْdeviatedمِنْهُمْamong themعَنْfromأَمْرِنَاOur CommandنُذِقْهُWe will make him tasteمِنْofعَذَابِ(the) punishmentٱلسَّعِيرِ(of) the Blaze﴿١٢﴾

And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind - its morning [journey was that of] a month - and its afternoon [journey was that of] a month, and We made flow for him a spring of [liquid] copper. And among the jinn were those who worked for him by the permission of his Lord. And whoever deviated among them from Our command - We will make him taste of the punishment of the Blaze

يَعْمَلُونَThey workedلَهُۥfor himمَاwhatيَشَآءُhe willedمِنofمَّحَٰرِيبَelevated chambersوَتَمَٰثِيلَand statuesوَجِفَانٍand bowlsكَٱلْجَوَابِlike reservoirsوَقُدُورٍand cooking-potsرَّاسِيَٰتٍfixedٱعْمَلُوٓا۟WorkءَالَO familyدَاوُۥدَ(of) Dawoodشُكْرًا(in) gratitudeوَقَلِيلٌBut fewمِّنْofعِبَادِىَMy slavesٱلشَّكُورُ(are) grateful﴿١٣﴾

They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful

فَلَمَّاThen whenقَضَيْنَاWe decreedعَلَيْهِfor himٱلْمَوْتَthe deathمَاnotدَلَّهُمْindicated to themعَلَىٰ[on]مَوْتِهِۦٓhis deathإِلَّاexceptدَآبَّةُa creatureٱلْأَرْضِ(of) the earthتَأْكُلُeatingمِنسَأَتَهُۥhis staffفَلَمَّاBut whenخَرَّhe fell downتَبَيَّنَتِbecame clearٱلْجِنُّ(to) the jinnأَنthatلَّوْifكَانُوا۟they hadيَعْلَمُونَknownٱلْغَيْبَthe unseenمَاnotلَبِثُوا۟they (would have) remainedفِىinٱلْعَذَابِthe punishmentٱلْمُهِينِhumiliating﴿١٤﴾

And when We decreed for Solomon death, nothing indicated to the jinn his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff. But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment

لَقَدْCertainlyكَانَ(there) wasلِسَبَإٍfor Sabaفِىinمَسْكَنِهِمْtheir dwelling placeءَايَةٌa sign:جَنَّتَانِTwo gardensعَنonيَمِينٍ(the) rightوَشِمَالٍand (on the) leftكُلُوا۟Eatمِنfromرِّزْقِ(the) provisionرَبِّكُمْ(of) your Lordوَٱشْكُرُوا۟and be gratefulلَهُۥto HimبَلْدَةٌA landطَيِّبَةٌgoodوَرَبٌّand a LordغَفُورٌOft-Forgiving﴿١٥﴾

There was for [the tribe of] Saba' in their dwelling place a sign: two [fields of] gardens on the right and on the left. [They were told], "Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord

فَأَعْرَضُوا۟But they turned awayفَأَرْسَلْنَاso We sentعَلَيْهِمْupon themسَيْلَ(the) floodٱلْعَرِمِ(of) the damوَبَدَّلْنَٰهُمand We changed for themبِجَنَّتَيْهِمْtheir two gardensجَنَّتَيْنِ(with) two gardensذَوَاتَىْproducing fruitأُكُلٍproducing fruitخَمْطٍbitterوَأَثْلٍand tamarisksوَشَىْءٍand (some)thingمِّنofسِدْرٍlote treesقَلِيلٍfew﴿١٦﴾

But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam, and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees

ذَٰلِكَThatجَزَيْنَٰهُمWe recompensed themبِمَاbecauseكَفَرُوا۟they disbelievedوَهَلْAnd notنُجَٰزِىٓWe recompenseإِلَّاexceptٱلْكَفُورَthe ungrateful﴿١٧﴾

[By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful

وَجَعَلْنَاAnd We madeبَيْنَهُمْbetween themوَبَيْنَand betweenٱلْقُرَىthe townsٱلَّتِىwhichبَٰرَكْنَاWe had blessedفِيهَاin itقُرًىtownsظَٰهِرَةًvisibleوَقَدَّرْنَاAnd We determinedفِيهَاbetween themٱلسَّيْرَthe journeyسِيرُوا۟Travelفِيهَاbetween themلَيَالِىَ(by) nightوَأَيَّامًاand (by) dayءَامِنِينَsafely﴿١٨﴾

And We placed between them and the cities which We had blessed [many] visible cities. And We determined between them the [distances of] journey, [saying], "Travel between them by night or day in safety

فَقَالُوا۟But they saidرَبَّنَاOur Lordبَٰعِدْlengthen (the distance)بَيْنَbetweenأَسْفَارِنَاour journeysوَظَلَمُوٓا۟And they wrongedأَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesفَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْso We made themأَحَادِيثَnarrationsوَمَزَّقْنَٰهُمْand We dispersed themكُلَّ(in) a totalمُمَزَّقٍdispersionإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّكُلِّfor everyoneصَبَّارٍpatientشَكُورٍ(and) grateful﴿١٩﴾

But [insolently] they said, "Our Lord, lengthen the distance between our journeys," and wronged themselves, so We made them narrations and dispersed them in total dispersion. Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyصَدَّقَfound trueعَلَيْهِمْabout themإِبْلِيسُIblisظَنَّهُۥhis assumptionفَٱتَّبَعُوهُso they followed himإِلَّاexceptفَرِيقًاa groupمِّنَofٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers﴿٢٠﴾

And Iblees had already confirmed through them his assumption, so they followed him, except for a party of believers