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صٓSaadوَٱلْقُرْءَانِBy the Quranذِىfull (of) reminderٱلذِّكْرِfull (of) reminder﴿١﴾

Sad. By the Qur'an containing reminder

بَلِNayٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveفِى(are) inعِزَّةٍself-gloryوَشِقَاقٍand opposition﴿٢﴾

But those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension

كَمْHow manyأَهْلَكْنَاWe destroyedمِنbefore themقَبْلِهِمbefore themمِّنofقَرْنٍa generationفَنَادَوا۟then they called outوَّلَاتَwhen there (was) no longerحِينَtimeمَنَاصٍ(for) escape﴿٣﴾

How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape

وَعَجِبُوٓا۟And they wonderأَنthatجَآءَهُمhas come to themمُّنذِرٌa warnerمِّنْهُمْfrom themselvesوَقَالَAnd saidٱلْكَٰفِرُونَthe disbelieversهَٰذَاThisسَٰحِرٌ(is) a magicianكَذَّابٌa liar﴿٤﴾

And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician and a liar

أَجَعَلَHas he madeٱلْءَالِهَةَthe godsإِلَٰهًا(into) one godوَٰحِدًا(into) one godإِنَّIndeedهَٰذَاthisلَشَىْءٌ(is) certainly a thingعُجَابٌcurious﴿٥﴾

Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing

وَٱنطَلَقَAnd went forthٱلْمَلَأُthe chiefsمِنْهُمْamong themأَنِthatٱمْشُوا۟Continueوَٱصْبِرُوا۟and be patientعَلَىٰٓoverءَالِهَتِكُمْyour godsإِنَّIndeedهَٰذَاthisلَشَىْءٌ(is) certainly a thingيُرَادُintended﴿٦﴾

And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended

مَاNotسَمِعْنَاwe heardبِهَٰذَاof thisفِىinٱلْمِلَّةِthe religionٱلْءَاخِرَةِthe lastإِنْNotهَٰذَآ(is) thisإِلَّاbutٱخْتِلَٰقٌa fabrication﴿٧﴾

We have not heard of this in the latest religion. This is not but a fabrication

أَءُنزِلَHas been revealedعَلَيْهِto himٱلذِّكْرُthe Messageمِنۢfromبَيْنِنَاamong usبَلْNayهُمْTheyفِى(are) inشَكٍّdoubtمِّنaboutذِكْرِىMy MessageبَلNayلَّمَّاnot yetيَذُوقُوا۟they have tastedعَذَابِMy punishment﴿٨﴾

Has the message been revealed to him out of [all of] us?" Rather, they are in doubt about My message. Rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment

أَمْOrعِندَهُمْhave theyخَزَآئِنُ(the) treasuresرَحْمَةِ(of the) Mercyرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordٱلْعَزِيزِthe All-Mightyٱلْوَهَّابِthe Bestower﴿٩﴾

Or do they have the depositories of the mercy of your Lord, the Exalted in Might, the Bestower

أَمْOrلَهُمfor themمُّلْكُ(is the) dominionٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthوَمَاand whateverبَيْنَهُمَا(is) between themفَلْيَرْتَقُوا۟Then let them ascendفِىbyٱلْأَسْبَٰبِthe means﴿١٠﴾

Or is theirs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend through [any] ways of access

جُندٌSoldiers مَّاthereهُنَالِكَthereمَهْزُومٌ(they will be) defeatedمِّنَamongٱلْأَحْزَابِthe companies﴿١١﴾

[They are but] soldiers [who will be] defeated there among the companies [of disbelievers]

كَذَّبَتْDeniedقَبْلَهُمْbefore themقَوْمُ(the) peopleنُوحٍ(of) Nuhوَعَادٌand Aadوَفِرْعَوْنُand Firaunذُو(the) ownerٱلْأَوْتَادِ(of) the stakes﴿١٢﴾

The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes

وَثَمُودُAnd Thamudوَقَوْمُand (the) peopleلُوطٍ(of) Lutوَأَصْحَٰبُand (the) companionsلْـَٔيْكَةِ(of) the woodأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَThoseٱلْأَحْزَابُ(were) the companies﴿١٣﴾

And [the tribe of] Thamud and the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket. Those are the companies

إِنNotكُلٌّall (of them)إِلَّاbutكَذَّبَdeniedٱلرُّسُلَthe Messengersفَحَقَّso (was) justعِقَابِMy penalty﴿١٤﴾

Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified

وَمَاAnd notيَنظُرُawaitهَٰٓؤُلَآءِtheseإِلَّاbutصَيْحَةًa shoutوَٰحِدَةًoneمَّاnotلَهَاfor itمِنanyفَوَاقٍdelay﴿١٥﴾

And these [disbelievers] await not but one blast [of the Horn]; for it there will be no delay

وَقَالُوا۟And they sayرَبَّنَاOur LordعَجِّلHastenلَّنَاfor usقِطَّنَاour shareقَبْلَbeforeيَوْمِ(the) Dayٱلْحِسَابِ(of) the Account﴿١٦﴾

And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account

ٱصْبِرْBe patientعَلَىٰoverمَاwhatيَقُولُونَthey sayوَٱذْكُرْand rememberعَبْدَنَاOur slaveدَاوُۥدَDawoodذَاthe possessor of strengthٱلْأَيْدِthe possessor of strengthإِنَّهُۥٓIndeed, he (was)أَوَّابٌrepeatedly turning﴿١٧﴾

Be patient over what they say and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allah]

إِنَّاIndeed, Weسَخَّرْنَاsubjectedٱلْجِبَالَthe mountainsمَعَهُۥwith himيُسَبِّحْنَglorifyingبِٱلْعَشِىِّin the eveningوَٱلْإِشْرَاقِand [the] sunrise﴿١٨﴾

Indeed, We subjected the mountains [to praise] with him, exalting [Allah] in the [late] afternoon and [after] sunrise

وَٱلطَّيْرَAnd the birdsمَحْشُورَةًassembledكُلٌّallلَّهُۥٓwith himأَوَّابٌrepeatedly turning﴿١٩﴾

And the birds were assembled, all with him repeating [praises]

وَشَدَدْنَاAnd We strengthenedمُلْكَهُۥhis kingdomوَءَاتَيْنَٰهُand We gave himٱلْحِكْمَةَ[the] wisdomوَفَصْلَand decisiveٱلْخِطَابِspeech﴿٢٠﴾

And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech