38:1صٓۚsadSaadوَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِwal-qur'aniBy the Quranذِيdhifull (of) reminderٱلذِّكۡرِal-dhik'rifull (of) reminder١
38:2بَلِbaliNayٱلَّذِينَalladhinathose whoكَفَرُواْkafarudisbelieveفِيfi(are) inعِزَّةٖizzatinself-gloryوَشِقَاقٖwashiqaqinand opposition٢
38:3كَمۡkamHow manyأَهۡلَكۡنَاahlaknaWe destroyedمِنminbefore themقَبۡلِهِمqablihimbefore themمِّنminofقَرۡنٖqarnina generationفَنَادَواْfanadawthen they called outوَّلَاتَwalatawhen there (was) no longerحِينَhinatimeمَنَاصٖmanasin(for) escape٣
38:4وَعَجِبُوٓاْwa'ajibuAnd they wonderأَنanthatجَآءَهُمjaahumhas come to themمُّنذِرٞmundhiruna warnerمِّنۡهُمۡۖmin'humfrom themselvesوَقَالَwaqalaAnd saidٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَal-kafirunathe disbelieversهَٰذَاhadhaThisسَٰحِرٞsahirun(is) a magicianكَذَّابٌkadhabuna liar٤
38:5أَجَعَلَaja'alaHas he madeٱلۡأٓلِهَةَal-alihatathe godsإِلَٰهٗاilahan(into) one godوَٰحِدًاۖwahidan(into) one godإِنَّinnaIndeedهَٰذَاhadhathisلَشَيۡءٌlashayon(is) certainly a thingعُجَابٞujabuncurious٥
38:6وَٱنطَلَقَwa-intalaqaAnd went forthٱلۡمَلَأُal-mala-uthe chiefsمِنۡهُمۡmin'humamong themأَنِanithatٱمۡشُواْim'shuContinueوَٱصۡبِرُواْwa-is'biruand be patientعَلَىٰٓalaoverءَالِهَتِكُمۡۖalihatikumyour godsإِنَّinnaIndeedهَٰذَاhadhathisلَشَيۡءٞlashayon(is) certainly a thingيُرَادُyuraduintended٦
38:7مَاmaNotسَمِعۡنَاsami'nawe heardبِهَٰذَاbihadhaof thisفِيfiinٱلۡمِلَّةِal-milatithe religionٱلۡأٓخِرَةِal-akhiratithe lastإِنۡinNotهَٰذَآhadha(is) thisإِلَّاillabutٱخۡتِلَٰقٌikh'tilaquna fabrication٧
38:8أَءُنزِلَa-unzilaHas been revealedعَلَيۡهِalayhito himٱلذِّكۡرُal-dhik'ruthe Messageمِنۢminfromبَيۡنِنَاۚbayninaamong usبَلۡbalNayهُمۡhumTheyفِيfi(are) inشَكّٖshakkindoubtمِّنminaboutذِكۡرِيۚdhik'riMy MessageبَلbalNayلَّمَّاlammanot yetيَذُوقُواْyadhuquthey have tastedعَذَابِadhabiMy punishment٨
38:9أَمۡamOrعِندَهُمۡindahumhave theyخَزَآئِنُkhazainu(the) treasuresرَحۡمَةِrahmati(of the) Mercyرَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lordٱلۡعَزِيزِal-'azizithe All-Mightyٱلۡوَهَّابِal-wahabithe Bestower٩
38:10أَمۡamOrلَهُمlahumfor themمُّلۡكُmul'ku(is the) dominionٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِal-samawati(of) the heavensوَٱلۡأَرۡضِwal-ardiand the earthوَمَاwamaand whateverبَيۡنَهُمَاۖbaynahuma(is) between themفَلۡيَرۡتَقُواْfalyartaquThen let them ascendفِيfibyٱلۡأَسۡبَٰبِal-asbabithe means١٠
38:11جُندٞjundunSoldiers مَّاmathereهُنَالِكَhunalikathereمَهۡزُومٞmahzumun(they will be) defeatedمِّنَminaamongٱلۡأَحۡزَابِal-ahzabithe companies١١
38:12كَذَّبَتۡkadhabatDeniedقَبۡلَهُمۡqablahumbefore themقَوۡمُqawmu(the) peopleنُوحٖnuhin(of) Nuhوَعَادٞwa'adunand Aadوَفِرۡعَوۡنُwafir'awnuand Firaunذُوdhu(the) ownerٱلۡأَوۡتَادِal-awtadi(of) the stakes١٢
38:13وَثَمُودُwathamuduAnd Thamudوَقَوۡمُwaqawmuand (the) peopleلُوطٖlutin(of) Lutوَأَصۡحَٰبُwa-ashabuand (the) companionsلۡـَٔيۡكَةِۚal'aykati(of) the woodأُوْلَٰٓئِكَulaikaThoseٱلۡأَحۡزَابُal-ahzabu(were) the companies١٣
38:14إِنinNotكُلٌّkullunall (of them)إِلَّاillabutكَذَّبَkadhabadeniedٱلرُّسُلَal-rusulathe Messengersفَحَقَّfahaqqaso (was) justعِقَابِiqabiMy penalty١٤
38:15وَمَاwamaAnd notيَنظُرُyanzuruawaitهَٰٓؤُلَآءِhaulaitheseإِلَّاillabutصَيۡحَةٗsayhatana shoutوَٰحِدَةٗwahidatanoneمَّاmanotلَهَاlahafor itمِنminanyفَوَاقٖfawaqindelay١٥
38:16وَقَالُواْwaqaluAnd they sayرَبَّنَاrabbanaOur LordعَجِّلajjilHastenلَّنَاlanafor usقِطَّنَاqittanaour shareقَبۡلَqablabeforeيَوۡمِyawmi(the) Dayٱلۡحِسَابِal-hisabi(of) the Account١٦
38:17ٱصۡبِرۡis'birBe patientعَلَىٰalaoverمَاmawhatيَقُولُونَyaqulunathey sayوَٱذۡكُرۡwa-udh'kurand rememberعَبۡدَنَاabdanaOur slaveدَاوُۥدَdawudaDawoodذَاdhathe possessor of strengthٱلۡأَيۡدِۖal-aydithe possessor of strengthإِنَّهُۥٓinnahuIndeed he (was)أَوَّابٌawwabunrepeatedly turning١٧
38:18إِنَّاinnaIndeed Weسَخَّرۡنَاsakharnasubjectedٱلۡجِبَالَal-jibalathe mountainsمَعَهُۥma'ahuwith himيُسَبِّحۡنَyusabbih'naglorifyingبِٱلۡعَشِيِّbil-'ashiyiin the eveningوَٱلۡإِشۡرَاقِwal-ish'raqiand [the] sunrise١٨
38:19وَٱلطَّيۡرَwal-tayraAnd the birdsمَحۡشُورَةٗۖmahshuratanassembledكُلّٞkullunallلَّهُۥٓlahuwith himأَوَّابٞawwabunrepeatedly turning١٩
38:20وَشَدَدۡنَاwashadadnaAnd We strengthenedمُلۡكَهُۥmul'kahuhis kingdomوَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُwaataynahuand We gave himٱلۡحِكۡمَةَal-hik'mata[the] wisdomوَفَصۡلَwafaslaand decisiveٱلۡخِطَابِal-khitabispeech٢٠
38:21۞وَهَلۡwahalAnd has (there)أَتَىٰكَatakacome to youنَبَؤُاْnaba-u(the) newsٱلۡخَصۡمِal-khasmi(of) the litigantsإِذۡidhwhenتَسَوَّرُواْtasawwaruthey climbed over the wallٱلۡمِحۡرَابَal-mih'raba(of) the chamber٢١
38:22إِذۡidhWhenدَخَلُواْdakhaluthey enteredعَلَىٰalauponدَاوُۥدَdawudaDawoodفَفَزِعَfafazi'aand he was afraidمِنۡهُمۡۖmin'humof themقَالُواْqaluthey saidلَاla(Do) notتَخَفۡۖtakhaffearخَصۡمَانِkhasmani(We are) two litigantsبَغَىٰbaghahas wrongedبَعۡضُنَاba'dunaone of usعَلَىٰalatoبَعۡضٖba'dinanotherفَٱحۡكُمfa-uh'kumso judgeبَيۡنَنَاbaynanabetween usبِٱلۡحَقِّbil-haqiin truthوَلَاwalaand (do) notتُشۡطِطۡtush'titbe unjustوَٱهۡدِنَآwa-ih'dinaand guide usإِلَىٰilatoسَوَآءِsawaian evenٱلصِّرَٰطِal-sirati[the] path٢٢
38:23إِنَّinnaIndeedهَٰذَآhadhathisأَخِيakhi(is) my brotherلَهُۥlahuhe hasتِسۡعٞtis'unninety-nineوَتِسۡعُونَwatis'unaninety-nineنَعۡجَةٗna'jatanewe(s)وَلِيَwaliyawhile I haveنَعۡجَةٞna'jatuneweوَٰحِدَةٞwahidatunoneفَقَالَfaqalaso he saidأَكۡفِلۡنِيهَاakfil'nihaEntrust her to meوَعَزَّنِيwa'azzaniand he overpowered meفِيfiinٱلۡخِطَابِal-khitabi[the] speech٢٣
38:24قَالَqalaHe saidلَقَدۡlaqadCertainlyظَلَمَكَzalamakahe has wronged youبِسُؤَالِbisualiby demandingنَعۡجَتِكَna'jatikayour eweإِلَىٰilatoنِعَاجِهِۦۖni'ajihihis ewesوَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeedكَثِيرٗاkathiranmanyمِّنَminaofٱلۡخُلَطَآءِal-khulataithe partnersلَيَبۡغِيlayabghicertainly oppressبَعۡضُهُمۡba'duhumsome of themعَلَىٰala[on]بَعۡضٍba'dinanotherإِلَّاillaexceptٱلَّذِينَalladhinathose whoءَامَنُواْamanubelieveوَعَمِلُواْwa'amiluand doٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِal-salihatirighteous deedsوَقَلِيلٞwaqalilunand fewمَّاma(are) theyهُمۡۗhum(are) theyوَظَنَّwazannaAnd became certainدَاوُۥدُdawuduDawoodأَنَّمَاannamathatفَتَنَّٰهُfatannahuWe (had) tried himفَٱسۡتَغۡفَرَfa-is'taghfaraand he asked forgivenessرَبَّهُۥrabbahu(of) his Lordوَخَرَّۤwakharraand fell downرَاكِعٗاۤraki'anbowingوَأَنَابَ۩wa-anabaand turned in repentance٢٤
38:25فَغَفَرۡنَاfaghafarnaSo We forgaveلَهُۥlahufor himذَٰلِكَۖdhalikathatوَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeedلَهُۥlahufor himعِندَنَاindanawith Usلَزُلۡفَىٰlazul'fasurely is a near accessوَحُسۡنَwahus'naand a goodمَـَٔابٖmaabinplace of return٢٥