Surah Sad

88 verses · revealed in Mecca

صۤ ۗوَالْقُرْاٰنِ ذِى الذِّكْرِۗ

1. Sad: By the Qur'an, Full of Admonition: (This is the Truth)

بَلِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا فِيْ عِزَّةٍ وَّشِقَاقٍ

2. But the Unbelievers (are steeped) in self-glory and Separatism

كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَّلَاتَ حِيْنَ مَنَاصٍ

3. How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved

وَعَجِبُوْٓا اَنْ جَاۤءَهُمْ مُّنْذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖوَقَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا سٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌۚ

4. So they wonder that a Warner has come to them from among themselves! and the Unbelievers say, "This is a sorcerer telling lies

اَجَعَلَ الْاٰلِهَةَ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا ۖاِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ

5. Has he made the gods (all) into one Allah? Truly this is a wonderful thing

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

6. And the leader among them go away (impatiently), (saying), "Walk ye away, and remain constant to your gods! For this is truly a thing designed (against you)

مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهٰذَا فِى الْمِلَّةِ الْاٰخِرَةِ ۖاِنْ هٰذَآ اِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌۚ

7. We never heard (the like) of this among the people of these latter days: this is nothing but a made-up tale

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

8. What! has the Message been sent to him - (Of all persons) among us?"... but they are in doubt concerning My (Own) Message! Nay, they have not yet tasted My Punishment

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