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Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation

Translation of Surah Sad in الإنجليزية from Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation

Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation


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

Now, the pagans are astonished that a warner has come to them from among themselves.1 And the disbelievers say, “This is a magician, a total liar!

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

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˺.

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

We truly subjected the mountains to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with him in the evening and after sunrise.

And ˹We subjected˺ the birds, flocking together. All turned to him ˹echoing his hymns˺.

Has the story of the two plaintiffs, who scaled the ˹wall of David’s˺ sanctuary, reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

˹This is˺ a blessed Book which We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ so that they may contemplate its verses, and people of reason may be mindful.

And We blessed David with Solomon—what an excellent servant ˹he was˺! Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.

˹Remember˺ when the well-trained, swift horses were paraded before him in the evening.

˹He ordered,˺ “Bring them back to me!” Then he began to rub down their legs and necks.1 

And indeed, We tested Solomon, placing a ˹deformed˺ body on his throne,1 then he turned ˹to Allah in repentance˺.
Verse 37

And ˹We subjected to him˺ every builder and diver1 of the jinn,

˹Allah said,˺ “This is Our gift, so give or withhold ˹as you wish˺, never to be called to account.”

And he will indeed have ˹a status of˺ closeness to Us and an honourable destination!

˹We responded,˺ “Stomp your foot: ˹now˺ here is a cool ˹and refreshing˺ spring for washing and drinking.”

˹And We said to him,˺ “Take in your hand a bundle of grass, and strike ˹your wife˺ with it, and do not break your oath.”1 We truly found him patient. What an excellent servant ˹he was˺! Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.
Verse 57

Let them then taste this: boiling water and ˹oozing˺ pus,

˹The misleaders will say to one another,˺ “Here is a crowd ˹of followers˺ being thrown in with us. They are not welcome, ˹for˺ they ˹too˺ will burn in the Fire.”1

Were we wrong in mocking them ˹in the world˺?1 Or do our eyes ˹just˺ fail to see them ˹in the Fire˺?”

˹He is the˺ Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between—the Almighty, Most Forgiving.”
Verse 68

from which you ˹pagans˺ are turning away.”

So when I have fashioned him and had a spirit of My Own ˹creation˺ breathed into him, fall down in prostration to him.”

Allah commanded, “Then get out of Paradise, for you are truly cursed.

Satan appealed, “My Lord! Then delay my end until the Day of their resurrection.”
Verse 82

Satan said, “By Your Glory! I will certainly mislead them all,
Verse 84

Allah concluded, “The truth is—and I ˹only˺ say the truth—:
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