Surah Sad (ص) • The Letter "Saad"

Quran 38:22

38:22

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ دَاوُۥدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَٱهْدِنَآ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ

idh dakhalū ʿalā dāwūda fafaziʿa min'hum qālū lā takhaf khaṣmāni baghā baʿḍunā ʿalā baʿḍin fa-uḥ'kum baynanā bil-ḥaqi walā tush'ṭiṭ wa-ih'dinā ilā sawāi l-ṣirāṭi

When they entered upon David and he was alarmed by them? They said, "Fear not. [We are] two adversaries, one of whom has wronged the other, so judge between us with truth and do not exceed [it] and guide us to the sound path.

— Saheeh International

When they reached David, he took fright, but they said, ‘Do not be afraid. We are two litigants, one of whom has wronged the other: judge between us fairly- do not be unjust- and guide us to the right path.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

When they entered in upon Dâwûd (David), he was terrified of them. They said: "Fear not! (We are) two litigants, one of whom has wronged the other, therefore judge between us with truth, and treat us not with injustice, and guide us to the Right Way.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

إِذْidhWhen
دَخَلُوا۟dakhalūthey entered
عَلَىٰʿalāupon
دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
فَفَزِعَfafaziʿaand he was afraid
مِنْهُمْۖmin'humof them
قَالُوا۟qālūthey said
لَاlā(Do) not
تَخَفْۖtakhaffear
خَصْمَانِkhaṣmāni(We are) two litigants
بَغَىٰbaghāhas wronged
بَعْضُنَاbaʿḍunāone of us
عَلَىٰʿalāto
بَعْضٍۢbaʿḍinanother
فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kumso judge
بَيْنَنَاbaynanābetween us
بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin truth
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تُشْطِطْtush'ṭiṭbe unjust
وَٱهْدِنَآwa-ih'dināand guide us
إِلَىٰilāto
سَوَآءِsawāian even
ٱلصِّرَٰطِl-ṣirāṭi[the] path