This is an independent, educational Quran reader. Content provided as is — see Disclaimer and Privacy. Not a substitute for qualified scholars.

myQuran
0:00/ 5:00

Surah 38 · Meccan · 88 verses

Sad

The Letter Sad

ص

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1

صٓ‌ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكْرِ ١

Ṣãd. By the Quran, full of reminders

2

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ ٢

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

3

كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَواْ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ ٣

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

4

وَعَجِبُوٓاْ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ‌ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ ٤

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

5

أَجَعَلَ ٱلْأَلِهَةَ إِلَـٰهًا وَٲحِدًا‌ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ ٥

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

6

وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُواْ وَٱصْبِرُواْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ‌ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ يُرَادُ ٦

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˺

7

مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـٰذَا فِى ٱلْمِلَّةِ ٱلْأَخِرَةِ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا ٱخْتِلَـٰقٌ ٧

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

8

أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا‌ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِى‌ۖ بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِ ٨

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

9

أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْوَهَّابِ ٩

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

10

أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا‌ۖ فَلْيَرْتَقُواْ فِى ٱلْأَسْبَـٰبِ ١٠

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˺

11

جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ ١١

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

12

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ ١٢

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

13

وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَـٰبُ لْــَٔيْكَةِ‌ۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ ١٣

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

14

إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ ١٤

Each rejected their messenger, so My punishment was justified

15

وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٲحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ ١٥

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

16

وَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ ١٦

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

17

ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِ‌ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ ١٧

Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And remember Our servant, David, the man of strength. Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺

18

إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ ١٨

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

19

وَٱلطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً‌ۖ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ ١٩

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

20

وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ ٢٠

We strengthened his kingship, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment

21

۞ وَهَلْ أَتَـٰكَ نَبَؤُاْ ٱلْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُواْ ٱلْمِحْرَابَ ٢١

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

22

إِذْ دَخَلُواْ عَلَىٰ دَاوُۥدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ‌ۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفْ‌ۖ خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَٱهْدِنَآ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلصِّرَٲطِ ٢٢

When they came into David’s presence, he was startled by them. They said, “Have no fear. ˹We are merely˺ two in a dispute: one of us has wronged the other. So judge between us with truth—do not go beyond ˹it˺—and guide us to the right way

23

إِنَّ هَـٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٲحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ ٢٣

This is my brother. He has ninety-nine sheep while I have ˹only˺ one. ˹Still˺ he asked me to give it up to him, overwhelming me with ˹his˺ argument.”

24

قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦ‌ۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبْغِى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ‌ۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّـٰهُ فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ ۩ ٢٤

David ˹eventually˺ ruled, “He has definitely wronged you in demanding ˹to add˺ your sheep to his. And certainly many partners wrong each other, except those who believe and do good—but how few are they!” Then David realized that We had tested him so he asked for his Lord’s forgiveness, fell down in prostration, and turned ˹to Him in repentance˺

25

فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُۥ ذَٲلِكَ‌ۖ وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَــَٔابٍ ٢٥

So We forgave that for him. And he will indeed have ˹a status of˺ closeness to Us and an honourable destination

26

يَـٰدَاوُۥدُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَـٰكَ خَلِيفَةً فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدُۢ بِمَا نَسُواْ يَوْمَ ٱلْحِسَابِ ٢٦

˹We instructed him:˺ “O David! We have surely made you an authority in the land, so judge between people with truth. And do not follow ˹your˺ desires or they will lead you astray from Allah’s Way. Surely those who go astray from Allah’s Way will suffer a severe punishment for neglecting the Day of Reckoning.”

27

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَـٰطِلاً‌ۚ ذَٲلِكَ ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ‌ۚ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ ٢٧

We have not created the heavens and earth and everything in between without purpose—as the disbelievers think. So woe to the disbelievers because of the Fire

28

أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ ٢٨

Or should We treat those who believe and do good like those who make mischief throughout the land? Or should We treat the righteous like the wicked

29

كِتَـٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَـٰرَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوٓاْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُوْلُواْ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ٢٩

˹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

30

وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُۥدَ سُلَيْمَـٰنَ‌ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ‌ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ ٣٠

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

31

إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّـٰفِنَـٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ ٣١

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

32

فَقَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ ٱلْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّى حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِٱلْحِجَابِ ٣٢

He then proclaimed, “I am truly in love with ˹these˺ fine things out of remembrance for Allah,” until they went out of sight

33

رُدُّوهَا عَلَىَّ‌ۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحَۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ ٣٣

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

34

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَـٰنَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِۦ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ ٣٤

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

35

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ‌ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ ٣٥

He prayed, “My Lord! Forgive me, and grant me an authority that will never be matched by anyone after me. You are indeed the Giver ˹of all bounties˺.”

36

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ ٣٦

So We subjected to him the wind, blowing gently at his command to wherever he pleased

37

وَٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ ٣٧

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

38

وَءَاخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِى ٱلْأَصْفَادِ ٣٨

and others bound together in chains

39

هَـٰذَا عَطَآؤُنَا فَٱمْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ٣٩

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

40

وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَــَٔابٍ ٤٠

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

41

وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَآ أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ بِنُصْبٍ وَعَذَابٍ ٤١

And remember Our servant Job, when he cried out to his Lord, “Satan has afflicted me with distress and suffering.”

42

ٱرْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ‌ۖ هَـٰذَا مُغْتَسَلُۢ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ ٤٢

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

43

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُوْلِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ٤٣

And We gave him back his family, twice as many, as a mercy from Us and a lesson for people of reason

44

وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ‌ۗ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَـٰهُ صَابِرًا‌ۚ نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ‌ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ ٤٤

˹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.” We truly found him patient. What an excellent servant ˹he was˺! Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺

45

وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَـٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٲهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُوْلِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ ٤٥

And remember Our servants: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the men of strength and insight

46

إِنَّآ أَخْلَصْنَـٰهُم بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى ٱلدَّارِ ٤٦

We truly chose them for the honour of proclaiming the Hereafter

47

وَإِنَّهُمْ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَيْنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ ٤٧

And in Our sight they are truly among the chosen and the finest

48

وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ‌ۖ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ ٤٨

Also remember Ishmael, Elisha, and Ⱬul-Kifl. All are among the best

49

هَـٰذَا ذِكْرٌ‌ۚ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَــَٔابٍ ٤٩

This is ˹all˺ a reminder. And the righteous will certainly have an honourable destination

50

جَنَّـٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٲبُ ٥٠

the Gardens of Eternity, whose gates will be open for them

51

مُتَّكِــِٔينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَـٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَشَرَابٍ ٥١

There they will recline, calling for abundant fruit and drink

52

۞ وَعِندَهُمْ قَـٰصِرَٲتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ ٥٢

And with them will be maidens of modest gaze and equal age

53

هَـٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ ٥٣

This is what you are promised for the Day of Reckoning

54

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ ٥٤

This is indeed Our provision that will never end

55

هَـٰذَا‌ۚ وَإِنَّ لِلطَّـٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَــَٔابٍ ٥٥

That is that. And the transgressors will certainly have the worst destination

56

جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ ٥٦

Hell, where they will burn. What an evil place to rest

57

هَـٰذَا فَلْيَذُوقُوهُ حَمِيمٌ وَغَسَّاقٌ ٥٧

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

58

وَءَاخَرُ مِن شَكْلِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٲجٌ ٥٨

and other torments of the same sort

59

هَـٰذَا فَوْجٌ مُّقْتَحِمٌ مَّعَكُمْ‌ۖ لَا مَرْحَبَۢا بِهِمْ‌ۚ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُواْ ٱلنَّارِ ٥٩

˹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.”

60

قَالُواْ بَلْ أَنتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبَۢا بِكُمْ‌ۖ أَنتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ لَنَا‌ۖ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرَارُ ٦٠

The followers will respond, “No! You are not welcome! You brought this upon us. What an evil place for settlement!”

61

قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا مَن قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَـٰذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا فِى ٱلنَّارِ ٦١

Adding, “Our Lord! Whoever brought this upon us, double their punishment in the Fire.”

62

وَقَالُواْ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالاً كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ ٦٢

The tyrants will ask ˹one another˺, “But why do we not see those we considered to be lowly

63

أَتَّخَذْنَـٰهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ ٦٣

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

64

إِنَّ ذَٲلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ أَهْلِ ٱلنَّارِ ٦٤

This dispute between the residents of the Fire will certainly come to pass

65

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۟ مُنذِرٌ‌ۖ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٲحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ ٦٥

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I am only a warner. And there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah—the One, the Supreme

66

رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُ ٦٦

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

67

قُلْ هُوَ نَبَؤٌاْ عَظِيمٌ ٦٧

Say, “This ˹Quran˺ is momentous news

68

أَنتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُونَ ٦٨

from which you ˹pagans˺ are turning away.”

69

مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمِۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ٦٩

˹And say,˺ “I had no knowledge of the highest assembly ˹in heaven˺ when they differed ˹concerning Adam˺

70

إِن يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِلَّآ أَنَّمَآ أَنَا۟ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ٧٠

What is revealed to me is that I am only sent with a clear warning.”

71

إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَـٰلِقُۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ ٧١

˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to create a human being from clay

72

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُواْ لَهُۥ سَـٰجِدِينَ ٧٢

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

73

فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ ٧٣

So the angels prostrated all together—

74

إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ٧٤

but not Iblîs, who acted arrogantly, becoming unfaithful

75

قَالَ يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ‌ۖ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ ٧٥

Allah asked, “O Iblîs! What prevented you from prostrating to what I created with My Own Hands? Did you ˹just˺ become proud? Or have you always been arrogant?”

76

قَالَ أَنَا۟ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ‌ۖ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ ٧٦

He replied, “I am better than he is: You created me from fire and him from clay.”

77

قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ ٧٧

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

78

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ٧٨

And surely upon you is My condemnation until the Day of Judgment.”

79

قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ ٧٩

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

80

قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ ٨٠

Allah said, “You will be delayed

81

إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ ٨١

until the appointed Day.”

82

قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٨٢

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

83

إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ٨٣

except Your chosen servants among them.”

84

قَالَ فَٱلْحَقُّ وَٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ ٨٤

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

85

لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكَ وَمِمَّن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٨٥

I will surely fill up Hell with you and whoever follows you from among them, all together.”

86

قُلْ مَآ أَسْــَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ ٨٦

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹Quran˺, nor do I pretend to be someone I am not

87

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٨٧

It is only a reminder to the whole world

88

وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُۥ بَعْدَ حِينِۭ ٨٨

And you will certainly know its truth before long.”