Surah Sad (ص) • The Letter "Saad"

Quran 38:24

38:24

قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبْغِى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ ۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّـٰهُ فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ ۩

qāla laqad ẓalamaka bisuāli naʿjatika ilā niʿājihi wa-inna kathīran mina l-khulaṭāi layabghī baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti waqalīlun mā hum waẓanna dāwūdu annamā fatannāhu fa-is'taghfara rabbahu wakharra rākiʿan wa-anāba

[David] said, "He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe [in addition] to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds - and few are they." And David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allāh].

— Saheeh International

David said, ‘He has done you wrong by demanding to add your ewe to his flock. Many partners treat each other unfairly. Those who sincerely believe and do good deeds do not do this, but these are very few.’ [Then] David realized that We had been testing him, so he asked his Lord for forgiveness, fell down on his knees, and repented:

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

[Dâwûd (David)] said (immediately without listening to the opponent): "He has wronged you in demanding your ewe in addition to his ewes. And, verily, many partners oppress one another, except those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and they are few." And Dâwûd (David) guessed that We have tried him and he sought Forgiveness of his Lord, and he fell down prostrate and turned (to Allâh) in repentance.

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

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Word by Word

قَالَqālaHe said
لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
ظَلَمَكَẓalamakahe has wronged you
بِسُؤَالِbisuāliby demanding
نَعْجَتِكَnaʿjatikayour ewe
إِلَىٰilāto
نِعَاجِهِۦۖniʿājihihis ewes
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmany
مِّنَminaof
ٱلْخُلَطَآءِl-khulaṭāithe partners
لَيَبْغِىlayabghīcertainly oppress
بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them
عَلَىٰʿalā[on]
بَعْضٍbaʿḍinanother
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
وَقَلِيلٌۭwaqalīlunand few
مَّاmā(are) they
هُمْۗhum(are) they
وَظَنَّwaẓannaAnd became certain
دَاوُۥدُdāwūduDawood
أَنَّمَاannamāthat
فَتَنَّـٰهُfatannāhuWe (had) tried him
فَٱسْتَغْفَرَfa-is'taghfaraand he asked forgiveness
رَبَّهُۥrabbahu(of) his Lord
وَخَرَّwakharraand fell down
رَاكِعًۭاrākiʿanbowing
وَأَنَابَ ۩wa-anābaand turned in repentance