بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
صٓ وَالْقُرْاٰنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِۜ
بَلِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا ف۪ي عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ
38:3 We destroyed many generations before them, and they cried out, but it was not the time of salvation.
كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَلَاتَ ح۪ينَ مَنَاصٍ
38:4 "They thought it strange that a warner should come to them from among themselves. The disbelievers said, "This is a sorcerer, a liar."
وَعَجِبُٓوا اَنْ جَٓاءَهُمْ مُنْذِرٌ مِنْهُمْۘ وَقَالَ الْكَافِرُونَ هٰذَا سَاحِرٌ كَذَّابٌۚ
اَجَعَلَ الْاٰلِهَةَ اِلٰهاً وَاحِداًۚ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ
38:6 "Their leaders rushed forward and said, "Go on, stick to your gods. This is all that is required of you."
وَانْطَلَقَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ اَنِ امْشُوا وَاصْبِرُوا عَلٰٓى اٰلِهَتِكُمْۚ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ يُرَادُۚ
38:7 We have not heard anything like this in the last religion; it is a fabrication.
مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهٰذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْاٰخِرَةِۚ اِنْ هٰذَٓا اِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌۚ
38:8 "Why was the Message revealed to him from among us?"Indeed, they are in doubt about My Message. No, they have not yet tasted the torment."
ءَاُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ مِنْ بَيْنِنَاۜ بَلْ هُمْ ف۪ي شَكٍّ مِنْ ذِكْر۪يۚ بَلْ لَمَّا يَذُوقُوا عَذَابِۜ
38:9 Or are the treasures of mercy of your Lord, the Exalted and the Bestower, with them?
اَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَٓائِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ الْعَز۪يزِ الْوَهَّابِۚ
38:10 Or does the government of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them belong to them? Let them glorify themselves.
اَمْ لَهُمْ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا۠ فَلْيَرْتَقُوا فِي الْاَسْبَابِ
جُنْدٌ مَا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِنَ الْاَحْزَابِ
38:12 Before them were the people of Noah and the people of Ad and Pharaoh, the owner of the pyramids.
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُوالْاَوْتَادِۙ
38:13 So did Thamud, the people of Lot and the Aykelites. They were parties.
وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَاَصْحَابُ لْـَٔيْكَةِۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ الْاَحْزَابُ
اِنْ كُلٌّ اِلَّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ۟
38:15 They are waiting for a single explosion which will not be repaired.
وَمَا يَنْظُرُ هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ اِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً مَا لَهَا مِنْ فَوَاقٍ
38:16 "And they challenged, "Our Lord, give us our share in haste before the Day of Reckoning."
وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا عَجِّلْ لَنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ
38:17 Be patient with their words, and remember David, a skillful servant of ours, who always turned (to God).
اِصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُ۫دَ ذَا الْاَيْدِۚ اِنَّـهُٓ اَوَّابٌ
38:18 We placed the mountains at his command; they glorified (God) with him at evening and at dawn.
اِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا الْجِبَالَ مَعَهُ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْاِشْرَاقِۙ
38:19 The birds also were gathered together; they all followed his command.
وَالطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةًۜ كُلٌّ لَـهُٓ اَوَّابٌ
38:20 We strengthened his government; We gave him wisdom and good judgment.
وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُ وَاٰتَيْنَاهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ