Surah Sad Word by Word Translation, Transliteration with Audio

sad wal-qur'āni dhī l-dhik'ri

Ṣãd. By the Quran, full of reminders!

bali alladhīna kafarū fī ʿizzatin washiqāqin

˹This is the truth,˺ yet the disbelievers are ˹entrenched˺ in arrogance and opposition.

kam ahlaknā min qablihim min qarnin fanādaw walāta ḥīna manāṣin

˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was too late to escape.

waʿajibū an jāahum mundhirun min'hum waqāla l-kāfirūna hādhā sāḥirun kadhābun

Now, the pagans are astonished that a warner has come to them from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, “This is a magician, a total liar!

ajaʿala l-ālihata ilāhan wāḥidan inna hādhā lashayon ʿujābun

Has he reduced ˹all˺ the gods to One God? Indeed, this is something totally astonishing.”

wa-inṭalaqa l-mala-u min'hum ani im'shū wa-iṣ'birū ʿalā ālihatikum inna hādhā lashayon yurādu

The chiefs among them went forth saying, “Carry on, and stand firm in devotion to your gods. Certainly this is just a scheme ˹for power˺.

mā samiʿ'nā bihādhā fī l-milati l-ākhirati in hādhā illā ikh'tilāqun

We have never heard of this in the previous faith. This is nothing but a fabrication.

a-unzila ʿalayhi l-dhik'ru min bayninā bal hum fī shakkin min dhik'rī bal lammā yadhūqū ʿadhābi

Has the Reminder been revealed ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us?” In fact, they are ˹only˺ in doubt of My ˹revealed˺ Reminder. In fact, ˹they do so because˺ they have not yet tasted My punishment.

am ʿindahum khazāinu raḥmati rabbika l-ʿazīzi l-wahābi

Or ˹is it because˺ they possess the treasuries of the mercy of your Lord—the Almighty, the Giver ˹of all bounties˺.

am lahum mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā falyartaqū fī l-asbābi

Or ˹is it because˺ the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between belongs to them? Let them then climb their way ˹to heaven, if their claim is true˺.

jundun mā hunālika mahzūmun mina l-aḥzābi

This is just another ˹enemy˺ force bound for defeat out there.

kadhabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin waʿādun wafir'ʿawnu dhū l-awtādi

Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺, as did ’Âd, Pharaoh of the mighty structures,

wathamūdu waqawmu lūṭin wa-aṣḥābu al'aykati ulāika l-aḥzābu

Thamûd, the people of Lot, and the residents of the Forest. These were ˹all˺ enemy forces.

in kullun illā kadhaba l-rusula faḥaqqa ʿiqābi

Each rejected their messenger, so My punishment was justified.

wamā yanẓuru hāulāi illā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan mā lahā min fawāqin

These ˹pagans˺ are awaiting nothing but a single Blast that cannot be stopped.

waqālū rabbanā ʿajjil lanā qiṭṭanā qabla yawmi l-ḥisābi

They say ˹mockingly˺, “Our Lord! Hasten for us our share ˹of the punishment˺ before the Day of Reckoning.”

iṣ'bir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wa-udh'kur ʿabdanā dāwūda dhā l-aydi innahu awwābun

Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And remember Our servant, David, the man of strength. Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.

innā sakharnā l-jibāla maʿahu yusabbiḥ'na bil-ʿashiyi wal-ish'rāqi

We truly subjected the mountains to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with him in the evening and after sunrise.

wal-ṭayra maḥshūratan kullun lahu awwābun

And ˹We subjected˺ the birds, flocking together. All turned to him ˹echoing his hymns˺.

washadadnā mul'kahu waātaynāhu l-ḥik'mata wafaṣla l-khiṭābi

We strengthened his kingship, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment.

wahal atāka naba-u l-khaṣmi idh tasawwarū l-miḥ'rāba

Has the story of the two plaintiffs, who scaled the ˹wall of David’s˺ sanctuary, reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

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 came into David’s presence, he was startled by them. They said, “Have no fear. ˹We are merely˺ two in a dispute: one of us has wronged the other. So judge between us with truth—do not go beyond ˹it˺—and guide us to the right way.

inna hādhā akhī lahu tis'ʿun watis'ʿūna naʿjatan waliya naʿjatun wāḥidatun faqāla akfil'nīhā waʿazzanī fī l-khiṭābi

This is my brother. He has ninety-nine sheep while I have ˹only˺ one. ˹Still˺ he asked me to give it up to him, overwhelming me with ˹his˺ argument.”

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 ˹eventually˺ ruled, “He has definitely wronged you in demanding ˹to add˺ your sheep to his. And certainly many partners wrong each other, except those who believe and do good—but how few are they!” Then David realized that We had tested him so he asked for his Lord’s forgiveness, fell down in prostration, and turned ˹to Him in repentance˺.

faghafarnā lahu dhālika wa-inna lahu ʿindanā lazul'fā waḥus'na maābin

So We forgave that for him. And he will indeed have ˹a status of˺ closeness to Us and an honourable destination!

yādāwūdu innā jaʿalnāka khalīfatan fī l-arḍi fa-uḥ'kum bayna l-nāsi bil-ḥaqi walā tattabiʿi l-hawā fayuḍillaka ʿan sabīli l-lahi inna alladhīna yaḍillūna ʿan sabīli l-lahi lahum ʿadhābun shadīdun bimā nasū yawma l-ḥisābi

˹We instructed him:˺ “O David! We have surely made you an authority in the land, so judge between people with truth. And do not follow ˹your˺ desires or they will lead you astray from Allah’s Way. Surely those who go astray from Allah’s Way will suffer a severe punishment for neglecting the Day of Reckoning.”

wamā khalaqnā l-samāa wal-arḍa wamā baynahumā bāṭilan dhālika ẓannu alladhīna kafarū fawaylun lilladhīna kafarū mina l-nāri

We have not created the heavens and earth and everything in between without purpose—as the disbelievers think. So woe to the disbelievers because of the Fire!

am najʿalu alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti kal-muf'sidīna fī l-arḍi am najʿalu l-mutaqīna kal-fujāri

Or should We treat those who believe and do good like those who make mischief throughout the land? Or should We treat the righteous like the wicked?

kitābun anzalnāhu ilayka mubārakun liyaddabbarū āyātihi waliyatadhakkara ulū l-albābi

˹This is˺ a blessed Book which We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ so that they may contemplate its verses, and people of reason may be mindful.

wawahabnā lidāwūda sulaymāna niʿ'ma l-ʿabdu innahu awwābun

And We blessed David with Solomon—what an excellent servant ˹he was˺! Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.