Quran 38, Sad (Dawood) ⓘ

38:1 Sad. By the Qur'an containing reminder...

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ص وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ

38:2 But those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension.

بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ

38:3 How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.

كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ

38:4 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.

وَعَجِبُوا أَنْ جَاءَهُمْ مُنْذِرٌ مِنْهُمْ وَقَالَ الْكَافِرُونَ هَذَا سَاحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ

38:5 Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing."

أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ

38:6 And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.

وَانْطَلَقَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ امْشُوا وَاصْبِرُوا عَلَى آلِهَتِكُمْ إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ يُرَادُ

38:7 We have not heard of this in the latest religion. This is not but a fabrication.

مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ