Surah Sad, Ayah 5 (38:5)
اَجَعَلَ الۡاٰلِهَةَ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا ۖۚ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَىۡءٌ عُجَابٌ ٥
English translation (Pickthall)
Maketh he the gods One God? Lo! that is an astounding thing.
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وَعَجِبُوۡۤا اَنۡ جَآءَهُمۡ مُّنۡذِرٌ مِّنۡهُمۡ وَقَالَ الۡكٰفِرُوۡنَ هٰذَا سٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ ۖۚ ٤
38:4And they marvel that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them, and the disbelievers say: This is a wizard, a charlatan.
اَجَعَلَ الۡاٰلِهَةَ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا ۖۚ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَىۡءٌ عُجَابٌ ٥
38:5Maketh he the gods One God? Lo! that is an astounding thing.
وَانْطَلَقَ الۡمَلَاُ مِنۡهُمۡ اَنِ امۡشُوۡا وَاصۡبِرُوۡا عَلٰٓى اٰلِهَتِكُمۡۖۚ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَىۡءٌ يُّرَادُ ۖۚ ٦
38:6The chiefs among them go about, exhorting: Go and be staunch to your gods! Lo! this is a thing designed.
مَا سَمِعۡنَا بِهٰذَا فِى الۡمِلَّةِ الۡاٰخِرَةِۖۚ اِنۡ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا اخۡتِلَاقٌۖۚ ٧
38:7We have not heard of this in later religion. This is naught but an invention.
ءَاُنۡزِلَ عَلَيۡهِ الذِّكۡرُ مِنۡۢ بَيۡنِنَاؕ بَلۡ هُمۡ فِىۡ شَكٍّ مِّنۡ ذِكۡرِىۡۚ بَلْ لَّمَّا يَذُوۡقُوۡا عَذَابِؕ ٨
38:8Hath the reminder been revealed unto him (alone) among us? Nay, but they are in doubt concerning My reminder; nay but they have not yet tasted My doom.
اَمۡ عِنۡدَهُمۡ خَزَآٮِٕنُ رَحۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ الۡعَزِيۡزِ الۡوَهَّابِۚ ٩
38:9Or are theirs the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower?
اَمۡ لَهُمۡ مُّلۡكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا فَلۡيَرۡتَقُوۡا فِى الۡاَسۡبَابِ ١٠
38:10Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them theirs? Then let them ascend by ropes!
جُنۡدٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهۡزُوۡمٌ مِّنَ الۡاَحۡزَابِ ١١
38:11A defeated host are (all) the factions that are there.
كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوۡحٍ وَّعَادٌ وَّفِرۡعَوۡنُ ذُو الۡاَوۡتَادِۙ ١٢
38:12The folk of Noah before them denied (their messenger) and (so did the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh firmly planted,
وَثَمُوۡدُ وَقَوۡمُ لُوۡطٍ وَّاَصۡحٰبُ لْئَیْكَةِؕ اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ الۡاَحۡزَابُ ١٣
38:13And (the tribe of) Thamud, and the folk of Lot, and the dwellers in the wood: these were the factions.
اِنۡ كُلٌّ اِلَّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ ١٤
38:14Not one of them but did deny the messengers, therefor My doom was justified,
وَمَا يَنۡظُرُ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ اِلَّا صَيۡحَةً وَّاحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِنۡ فَوَاقٍ ١٥
38:15These wait for but one Shout, there will be no second thereto.
وَقَالُوۡا رَبَّنَا عَجِّلْ لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبۡلَ يَوۡمِ الۡحِسَابِ ١٦
38:16They say: Our Lord! Hasten on for us our fate before the Day of Reckoning.
اِصۡبِرۡ عَلٰى مَا يَقُوۡلُوۡنَ وَاذۡكُرۡ عَبۡدَنَا دَاوٗدَ ذَاالۡاَيۡدِۚ اِنَّـهٗۤ اَوَّابٌ ١٧
38:17Bear with what they say, and remember Our bondman David, lord of might, Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
اِنَّا سَخَّرۡنَا الۡجِبَالَ مَعَهٗ يُسَبِّحۡنَ بِالۡعَشِىِّ وَالۡاِشۡرَاقِۙ ١٨
38:18Lo! We subdued the hills to hymn the praises (of their Lord) with him at nightfall and sunrise,
