Surah Sad (ص) • The Letter "Saad"

Quran 38:35

38:35

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

qāla rabbi igh'fir lī wahab lī mul'kan lā yanbaghī li-aḥadin min baʿdī innaka anta l-wahābu

He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."

— Saheeh International

He turned to Us and prayed: ‘Lord forgive me! Grant me such power as no one after me will have- You are the Most Generous Provider.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

He said: "My Lord! Forgive me, and bestow upon me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me: Verily, You are the Bestower."

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

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قَالَqālaHe said
رَبِّrabbiO my Lord
ٱغْفِرْigh'firForgive
لِىlīme
وَهَبْwahaband grant
لِىlīme
مُلْكًۭاmul'kana kingdom
لَّاlānot
يَنۢبَغِىyanbaghī(will) belong
لِأَحَدٍۢli-aḥadinto anyone
مِّنۢminafter me
بَعْدِىٓۖbaʿdīafter me
إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, You
أَنتَanta[You]
ٱلْوَهَّابُl-wahābu(are) the Bestower