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34. Surah Saba

Sheba · Makki · 54 Ayahs

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

34:1

ٱلْحَمْدُ All praises لِلَّهِ (be) to Allah ٱلَّذِى the One to Whom belongs لَهُۥ the One to Whom belongs مَا whatever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَمَا and whatever فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَهُ and for Him ٱلْحَمْدُ (are) all praises فِى in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ the Hereafter وَهُوَ And He ٱلْحَكِيمُ (is) the All-Wise ٱلْخَبِيرُ the All-Aware ١

[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the Aware.

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34:2

يَعْلَمُ He knows مَا what يَلِجُ penetrates فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَمَا and what يَخْرُجُ comes out مِنْهَا from it وَمَا and what يَنزِلُ descends مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven وَمَا and what يَعْرُجُ ascends فِيهَا ۚ therein وَهُوَ And He ٱلرَّحِيمُ (is) the Most Merciful ٱلْغَفُورُ the Oft-Forgiving ٢

He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein. And He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.

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34:3

وَقَالَ But say ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لَا Not تَأْتِينَا will come to us ٱلسَّاعَةُ ۖ the Hour قُلْ Say بَلَىٰ Nay وَرَبِّى by my Lord لَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ surely it will come to you عَـٰلِمِ (He is the) Knower ٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ (of) the unseen لَا Not يَعْزُبُ escapes عَنْهُ from Him مِثْقَالُ (the) weight ذَرَّةٍۢ (of) an atom فِى in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَلَا and not فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَآ and not أَصْغَرُ smaller مِن than ذَٰلِكَ that وَلَآ and not أَكْبَرُ greater إِلَّا but فِى (is) in كِتَـٰبٍۢ a Record مُّبِينٍۢ Clear ٣

But those who disbelieve say, "The Hour will not come to us." Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you. [Allāh is] the Knower of the unseen." Not absent from Him is an atom's weight within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register -

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34:4

لِّيَجْزِىَ That He may reward ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ ۚ righteous deeds أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those لَهُم for them مَّغْفِرَةٌۭ (will be) forgiveness وَرِزْقٌۭ and a provision كَرِيمٌۭ noble ٤

That He may reward those who believe and do righteous deeds. Those will have forgiveness and noble provision.

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34:5

وَٱلَّذِينَ But those who سَعَوْ strive فِىٓ against ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses مُعَـٰجِزِينَ (to) cause failure أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those لَهُمْ for them عَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishment مِّن of رِّجْزٍ foul nature أَلِيمٌۭ painful ٥

But those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature.

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34:6

وَيَرَى And see ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ have been given ٱلْعِلْمَ the knowledge ٱلَّذِىٓ (that) what أُنزِلَ is revealed إِلَيْكَ to you مِن from رَّبِّكَ your Lord هُوَ [it] ٱلْحَقَّ (is) the Truth وَيَهْدِىٓ and it guides إِلَىٰ to صِرَٰطِ (the) Path ٱلْعَزِيزِ (of) the All-Mighty ٱلْحَمِيدِ the Praiseworthy ٦

And those who have been given knowledge see that what is revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, and it guides to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy.

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34:7

وَقَالَ But say ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve هَلْ Shall نَدُلُّكُمْ we direct you عَلَىٰ to رَجُلٍۢ a man يُنَبِّئُكُمْ who informs you إِذَا when مُزِّقْتُمْ you have disintegrated كُلَّ (in) total مُمَزَّقٍ disintegration إِنَّكُمْ indeed you لَفِى surely (will be) in خَلْقٍۢ a creation جَدِيدٍ new ٧

But those who disbelieve say, "Shall we direct you to a man who will inform you [that] when you have disintegrated in complete disintegration, you will [then] be [recreated] in a new creation?

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34:8

أَفْتَرَىٰ Has he invented عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah كَذِبًا a lie أَم or بِهِۦ in him جِنَّةٌۢ ۗ (is) madness بَلِ Nay ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter فِى (will be) in ٱلْعَذَابِ the punishment وَٱلضَّلَـٰلِ and error ٱلْبَعِيدِ far ٨

Has he invented about Allāh a lie or is there in him madness?" Rather, they who do not believe in the Hereafter will be in the punishment and [are in] extreme error.

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34:9

أَفَلَمْ Then, do not يَرَوْا۟ they see إِلَىٰ towards مَا what بَيْنَ (is) before them أَيْدِيهِمْ (is) before them وَمَا and what خَلْفَهُم (is) behind them مِّنَ of ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth إِن If نَّشَأْ We will نَخْسِفْ We (could) cause to swallow them بِهِمُ We (could) cause to swallow them ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth أَوْ or نُسْقِطْ cause to fall عَلَيْهِمْ upon them كِسَفًۭا fragments مِّنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ the sky إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَةًۭ surely, is a Sign لِّكُلِّ for every عَبْدٍۢ slave مُّنِيبٍۢ who turns (to Allah) ٩

Then, do they not look at what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and earth? If We should will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or [could] let fall upon them fragments from the sky. Indeed in that is a sign for every servant turning back [to Allāh].

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34:10

۞ وَلَقَدْ And certainly ءَاتَيْنَا We gave دَاوُۥدَ Dawood مِنَّا from Us فَضْلًۭا ۖ Bounty يَـٰجِبَالُ O mountains أَوِّبِى Repeat praises مَعَهُۥ with him وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۖ and the birds وَأَلَنَّا And We made pliable لَهُ for him ٱلْحَدِيدَ [the] iron ١٠

And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,

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34:11

أَنِ That ٱعْمَلْ make سَـٰبِغَـٰتٍۢ full coats of mail وَقَدِّرْ and measure precisely فِى [of] ٱلسَّرْدِ ۖ the links (of armor) وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ and work صَـٰلِحًا ۖ righteousness إِنِّى Indeed, I Am بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do بَصِيرٌۭ All-Seer ١١

[Commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."

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34:12

وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ And to Sulaiman ٱلرِّيحَ the wind غُدُوُّهَا its morning course شَهْرٌۭ (was) a month وَرَوَاحُهَا and its afternoon course شَهْرٌۭ ۖ (was) a month وَأَسَلْنَا and We caused to flow لَهُۥ for him عَيْنَ a spring ٱلْقِطْرِ ۖ (of) molten copper وَمِنَ And [of] ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn مَن who يَعْمَلُ worked بَيْنَ before him يَدَيْهِ before him بِإِذْنِ by the permission رَبِّهِۦ ۖ (of) his Lord وَمَن And whoever يَزِغْ deviated مِنْهُمْ among them عَنْ from أَمْرِنَا Our Command نُذِقْهُ We will make him taste مِنْ of عَذَابِ (the) punishment ٱلسَّعِيرِ (of) the Blaze ١٢

And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind - its morning [journey was that of] a month - and its afternoon [journey was that of] a month, and We made flow for him a spring of [liquid] copper. And among the jinn were those who worked for him by the permission of his Lord. And whoever deviated among them from Our command - We will make him taste of the punishment of the Blaze.

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34:13

يَعْمَلُونَ They worked لَهُۥ for him مَا what يَشَآءُ he willed مِن of مَّحَـٰرِيبَ elevated chambers وَتَمَـٰثِيلَ and statues وَجِفَانٍۢ and bowls كَٱلْجَوَابِ like reservoirs وَقُدُورٍۢ and cooking-pots رَّاسِيَـٰتٍ ۚ fixed ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟ Work ءَالَ O family دَاوُۥدَ (of) Dawood شُكْرًۭا ۚ (in) gratitude وَقَلِيلٌۭ But few مِّنْ of عِبَادِىَ My slaves ٱلشَّكُورُ (are) grateful ١٣

They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.

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34:14

فَلَمَّا Then when قَضَيْنَا We decreed عَلَيْهِ for him ٱلْمَوْتَ the death مَا not دَلَّهُمْ indicated to them عَلَىٰ [on] مَوْتِهِۦٓ his death إِلَّا except دَآبَّةُ a creature ٱلْأَرْضِ (of) the earth تَأْكُلُ eating مِنسَأَتَهُۥ ۖ his staff فَلَمَّا But when خَرَّ he fell down تَبَيَّنَتِ became clear ٱلْجِنُّ (to) the jinn أَن that لَّوْ if كَانُوا۟ they had يَعْلَمُونَ known ٱلْغَيْبَ the unseen مَا not لَبِثُوا۟ they (would have) remained فِى in ٱلْعَذَابِ the punishment ٱلْمُهِينِ humiliating ١٤

And when We decreed for him [i.e., Solomon] death, nothing indicated to them [i.e., the jinn] his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff. But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment.

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34:15

لَقَدْ Certainly كَانَ (there) was لِسَبَإٍۢ for Saba فِى in مَسْكَنِهِمْ their dwelling place ءَايَةٌۭ ۖ a sign: جَنَّتَانِ Two gardens عَن on يَمِينٍۢ (the) right وَشِمَالٍۢ ۖ and (on the) left كُلُوا۟ Eat مِن from رِّزْقِ (the) provision رَبِّكُمْ (of) your Lord وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ and be grateful لَهُۥ ۚ to Him بَلْدَةٌۭ A land طَيِّبَةٌۭ good وَرَبٌّ and a Lord غَفُورٌۭ Oft-Forgiving ١٥

There was for [the tribe of] Saba’ in their dwelling place a sign: two [fields of] gardens on the right and on the left. [They were told], "Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord."

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34:16

فَأَعْرَضُوا۟ But they turned away فَأَرْسَلْنَا so We sent عَلَيْهِمْ upon them سَيْلَ (the) flood ٱلْعَرِمِ (of) the dam وَبَدَّلْنَـٰهُم and We changed for them بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ their two gardens جَنَّتَيْنِ (with) two gardens ذَوَاتَىْ producing fruit أُكُلٍ producing fruit خَمْطٍۢ bitter وَأَثْلٍۢ and tamarisks وَشَىْءٍۢ and (some)thing مِّن of سِدْرٍۢ lote trees قَلِيلٍۢ few ١٦

But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam, and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees.

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34:17

ذَٰلِكَ That جَزَيْنَـٰهُم We recompensed them بِمَا because كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ they disbelieved وَهَلْ And not نُجَـٰزِىٓ We recompense إِلَّا except ٱلْكَفُورَ the ungrateful ١٧

[By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful?

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34:18

وَجَعَلْنَا And We made بَيْنَهُمْ between them وَبَيْنَ and between ٱلْقُرَى the towns ٱلَّتِى which بَـٰرَكْنَا We had blessed فِيهَا in it قُرًۭى towns ظَـٰهِرَةًۭ visible وَقَدَّرْنَا And We determined فِيهَا between them ٱلسَّيْرَ ۖ the journey سِيرُوا۟ Travel فِيهَا between them لَيَالِىَ (by) night وَأَيَّامًا and (by) day ءَامِنِينَ safely ١٨

And We placed between them and the cities which We had blessed [many] visible cities. And We determined between them the [distances of] journey, [saying], "Travel between them by night or by day in safety."

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34:19

فَقَالُوا۟ But they said رَبَّنَا Our Lord بَـٰعِدْ lengthen (the distance) بَيْنَ between أَسْفَارِنَا our journeys وَظَلَمُوٓا۟ And they wronged أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ so We made them أَحَادِيثَ narrations وَمَزَّقْنَـٰهُمْ and We dispersed them كُلَّ (in) a total مُمَزَّقٍ ۚ dispersion إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs لِّكُلِّ for everyone صَبَّارٍۢ patient شَكُورٍۢ (and) grateful ١٩

But [insolently] they said, "Our Lord, lengthen the distance between our journeys," and wronged themselves, so We made them narrations and dispersed them in total dispersion. Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.

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34:20

وَلَقَدْ And certainly صَدَّقَ found true عَلَيْهِمْ about them إِبْلِيسُ Iblis ظَنَّهُۥ his assumption فَٱتَّبَعُوهُ so they followed him إِلَّا except فَرِيقًۭا a group مِّنَ of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ٢٠

And Iblees had already confirmed through them his assumption, so they followed him, except for a party of believers.

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