38. Sad · verses 10–21

أَمۡ لَهُم مُّلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَاۖ فَلۡيَرۡتَقُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَسۡبَٰبِ

Am lahum mulku alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma falyartaqoo fee alasbabi

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)!

جُندٞ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهۡزُومٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابِ

Jundun ma hunalika mahzoomun mina alahzabi

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

كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ وَعَادٞ وَفِرۡعَوۡنُ ذُو ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ

Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin waAAadun wafirAAawnu thoo alawtadi

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

وَثَمُودُ وَقَوۡمُ لُوطٖ وَأَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ

Wathamoodu waqawmu lootin waashabu alaykati olaika alahzabu

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

إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ

In kullun illa kaththaba alrrusula fahaqqa AAiqabi

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

وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٖ

Wama yanthuru haolai illa sayhatan wahidatan ma laha min fawaqin

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

وَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبۡلَ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡحِسَابِ

Waqaloo rabbana AAajjil lana qittana qabla yawmi alhisabi

They say: "Our Lord! hasten to us our sentence (even) before the Day of Account!"

ٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذۡكُرۡ عَبۡدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلۡأَيۡدِۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

Isbir AAala ma yaqooloona waothkur AAabdana dawooda tha alaydi innahu awwabun

Have patience at what they say, and remember our servant David, the man of strength: for he ever turned (to Allah).

إِنَّا سَخَّرۡنَا ٱلۡجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحۡنَ بِٱلۡعَشِيِّ وَٱلۡإِشۡرَاقِ

Inna sakhkharna aljibala maAAahu yusabbihna bialAAashiyyi waalishraqi

It was We that made the hills declare, in unison with him, Our Praises, at eventide and at break of day,

وَٱلطَّيۡرَ مَحۡشُورَةٗۖ كُلّٞ لَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٞ

Waalttayra mahshooratan kullun lahu awwabun

And the birds gathered (in assemblies): all with him did turn (to Allah).

وَشَدَدۡنَا مُلۡكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَفَصۡلَ ٱلۡخِطَابِ

Washadadna mulkahu waataynahu alhikmata wafasla alkhitabi

We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision.

۞ وَهَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُاْ ٱلۡخَصۡمِ إِذۡ تَسَوَّرُواْ ٱلۡمِحۡرَابَ

Wahal ataka nabao alkhasmi ith tasawwaroo almihraba

Has the Story of the Disputants reached thee? Behold, they climbed over the wall of the private chamber;