Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Part 247

S: And all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

Chapter 38:

SAD (THE LETTER SAD) Total Verses: 88 Revealed At: MAKKA

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

038.001 Y: Sad: By the Qur'an, Full of Admonition: (This is the Truth).

P: Sad. By the renowned Qur'an,

S: Suad, I swear by the Quran, full of admonition.

038.002 Y: But the Unbelievers (are steeped) in self-glory and Separatism.

P: Nay, but those who disbelieve are in false pride and schism.

S: Nay! those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition.

038.003 Y: How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved!

P: How many a generation We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was no longer the time for escape!

S: How many did We destroy before them of the generations, then they cried while the time of escaping had pa.s.sed away.

038.004 Y: So they wonder that a Warner has come to them from among themselves!

and the Unbelievers say, "This is a sorcerer telling lies!"

P: And they marvel that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them, and the disbelievers say: This is a wizard, a charlatan.

S: And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say: This IS an enchanter, a liar.

038.005 Y: "Has he made the G.o.ds (all) into one Allah? Truly this is a wonderful thing!"

P: Maketh he the G.o.ds One Allah? Lo! that is an astounding thing.

S: What! makes he the G.o.ds a single Allah? A strange thing is this, to be sure!

038.006 Y: And the leader among them go away (impatiently), (saying), "Walk ye away, and remain constant to your G.o.ds! For this is truly a thing designed (against you)!"

P: The chiefs among them go about, exhorting: Go and be staunch to your G.o.ds! Lo! this is a thing designed.

S: And the chief persons of them break forth, saying: Go and steadily adhere to your G.o.ds; this is most surely a thing sought after.

038.007 Y: "We never heard (the like) of this among the people of these latter days: this is nothing but a made-up tale!"

P: We have not heard of this in later religion. This is naught but an invention.

S: We never heard of this in the former faith; this is nothing but a forgery:

038.008 Y: "What! has the Message been sent to him - (Of all persons) among us?"...but they are in doubt concerning My (Own) Message! Nay, they have not yet tasted My Punishment!

P: Hath the reminder been unto him (alone) among us? Nay, but they are in doubt concerning My reminder; nay but they have not yet tasted My doom.

S: Has the reminder been revealed to him from among us? Nay! they are in doubt as to My reminder. Nay! they have not yet tasted My chastis.e.m.e.nt!

038.009 Y: Or have they the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord,- the Exalted in Power, the Grantor of Bounties without measure?

P: Or are theirs the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower?

S: Or is it that they have the treasures of the mercy of your Lord, the Mighty, the great Giver?

038.010 Y: Or have they the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all between? If so, let them mount up with the ropes and means (to reach that end)!

P: Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them theirs? Then let them ascend by ropes!

S: Or is it that theirs is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend by any means.

038.011 Y: But there - will be put to flight even a host of confederates.

P: A defeated host are (all) the factions that are there.

S: A host of deserters of the allies shall be here put to flight.

038.012 Y: Before them (were many who) rejected messengers,- the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh, the Lord of Stakes,

P: The folk of Noah before them denied (their messenger) and (so did the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh firmly planted,

S: The people of Nuh and Ad, and Firon, the lord of spikes, rejected (messengers) before them.

038.013 Y: And Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the Companions of the Wood; - such were the Confederates.

P: And (the tribe of) Thamud, and the folk of Lot, and the dwellers in the wood: these were the factions.

S: And Samood and the people of Lut and the dwellers of the thicket; these were the parties.

038.014 Y: Not one (of them) but rejected the messengers, but My punishment came justly and inevitably (on them).

P: Not one of them but did deny the messengers, therefor My doom was justified,

S: There was none of them but called the messengers liars, so just was My retribution.

038.015 Y: These (today) only wait for a single mighty Blast, which (when it comes) will brook no delay.