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38.Surah

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The Letter "Saad"

88 āyāt · Meccan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

38:1

ﱁﱂSaadBy the Quranfull (of) reminderfull (of) reminder

Ṣãd. By the Quran, full of reminders!

38:2

Naythose whodisbelieve(are) inself-gloryand opposition

˹This is the truth,˺ yet the disbelievers are ˹entrenched˺ in arrogance and opposition.

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How manyWe destroyedbefore thembefore themofa generationthen they called outwhen there (was) no longertime(for) escape

˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was too late to escape.

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And they wonderthathas come to thema warnerﱝﱞfrom themselvesAnd saidthe disbelieversThis(is) a magiciana liar

Now, the pagans are astonished that a warner has come to them from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, “This is a magician, a total liar!

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Has he madethe gods(into) one godﱨﱩ(into) one godIndeedthis(is) certainly a thingcurious

Has he reduced ˹all˺ the gods to One God? Indeed, this is something totally astonishing.”

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And went forththe chiefsamong themthatContinueand be patientoverﱶﱷyour godsIndeedthis(is) certainly a thingintended

The chiefs among them went forth saying, “Carry on, and stand firm in devotion to your gods. Certainly this is just a scheme ˹for power˺.

38:7

Notwe heardﱿof thisinthe religionthe lastNot(is) thisbuta fabrication

We have never heard of this in the previous faith. This is nothing but a fabrication.

38:8

Has been revealedto himthe Messagefromﲌﲍamong usNayThey(are) indoubtaboutﲓﲔMy MessageNaynot yetthey have tastedMy punishment

Has the Reminder been revealed ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us?” In fact, they are ˹only˺ in doubt of My ˹revealed˺ Reminder. In fact, ˹they do so because˺ they have not yet tasted My punishment.

38:9

Orhave they(the) treasures(of the) Mercy(of) your Lordthe All-Mightythe Bestower

Or ˹is it because˺ they possess the treasuries of the mercy of your Lord—the Almighty, the Giver ˹of all bounties˺.

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Orfor them(is the) dominion(of) the heavensand the earthand whateverﲨﲩ(is) between themThen let them ascendbythe means

Or ˹is it because˺ the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between belongs to them? Let them then climb their way ˹to heaven, if their claim is true˺.

38:11

Soldiers therethere(they will be) defeatedamongthe companies

This is just another ˹enemy˺ force bound for defeat out there.

38:12

Deniedbefore them(the) people(of) Nuhand Aadand Firaun(the) owner(of) the stakes

Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺, as did ’Âd, Pharaoh of the mighty structures,

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And Thamudﲿand (the) people(of) Lutand (the) companionsﳂﳃ(of) the woodThose(were) the companies

Thamûd, the people of Lot, and the residents of the Forest. These were ˹all˺ enemy forces.

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Notall (of them)butdeniedthe Messengersso (was) justMy penalty

Each rejected their messenger, so My punishment was justified.

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And notawaitthesebuta shoutonenotfor itanydelay

These ˹pagans˺ are awaiting nothing but a single Blast that cannot be stopped.

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And they sayOur LordHastenfor usour sharebefore(the) Day(of) the Account

They say ˹mockingly˺, “Our Lord! Hasten for us our share ˹of the punishment˺ before the Day of Reckoning.”

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