38:1  Sad. By the Qur'an full of admonition

38:2  Verily those who disbelieve are in vainglory and shism

38:3  How many a generation have We destroyed afore them, and they cried when there was not time of fleeing

38:4  And they marvel that there should come Unto them a warner from among themselves. And the infidels say: this is a magician and a liar

38:5  Maketh he the gods One God? Verily that is a thing astounding

38:6  The chiefs among them departed saying: go, and persevere in your gods; verily this is a thing designed

38:7  We heard not thereof in the later faith; this is naught but an invention

38:8  Hath Unto him the admonition been sent down from amongst us! Yea! they are in doubt concerning My admonition. Yea! they have not yet tasted My torment

38:9  Or, are with them the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord, the Bestower

38:10  Or, is theirs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and that which is in-between the twain? If so, let them ascend by steps

38:11  Here there is a host of the confederates only to be defeated

38:12  Before them there have belied the people of Nuh and the 'Aad, and Fir'awn the owner of the stakes

38:13  And the Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the dwellers of the wood; these were the confederates

38:14  There was not one but belied the apostles, wherefore justified was My wrath

38:15  And these wait but for one shout, wherefrom there will be no deferment

38:16  And they say : our Lord! hasten our portion unto us before the Day of Reckonin

38:17  Bear thou with that which they say, and remember Our bondman, Da-ud, endured with strength; verily he was oft-returning onto Us

38:18  Verily We so subjected the mountains that they should hallow Us with him at nightfall and sunrise

38:19  And the birds also, gathering all oft-returning onto Him on his account

38:20  And We made his dominion strong and vouchsafed him wisdom and decisive speech

38:21  And hath the tidings of the contending parties reached thee, when they walled the apartment

38:22  When they went in unto Da-ud, he was frightened at them. They said: fear not we are two contending parties; one of us hath oppressed the other, so judge between us with truth, and be not iniquitious, and guide us unto the even path

38:23  Verily this my brother hath nine and ninety ewes while I have one ewe; and he saith: entrust it to me, and he hath prevailed upon me in speech

38:24  Da-ud said: assuredly he hath wronged thee in demanding thine ewe in addition to his ewes, and verily many of the partners oppress each other save such as believe and work righteous works, and few are they. And Da-ud imagined that We had tried him; so he asked forgiveness of his Lord, and he fell down bowing and turned in penitence

38:25  So We forgave him that; and verily for him is an approach with us, and a happy retreat

38:26  O Da-ud! verily We have appointed thee a vicegerent in the earth, so judge between mankind with truth, and follow not desire, lest it cause thee to err from the path of Allah. Verily those who err from the path of Allah - Unto them shall be a severe torment, for they forgat the Day of Reckoning

38:27  And We have not created the heaven and the earth and whatsoever is in-between the twain in vain." That is the opinion of those who disbelieve. And woe Unto those who disbelieve the Fire."

38:28  Shall We make those who believe and work righteous works I i ke Unto the corrupters in the earth; Or Shall We make the God-fearing like Unto the wicked

38:29  This is a Book We have sent down Unto thee, blest, that they may ponder the revelations thereof, and that there may be admonished men of understanding

38:30  And We vouchsafed Unto Da-ud Sulaiman. How excellent a bondman! j Verily he was oft-returning.

38:31  Recall what time there were presented Unto him, at eventide, s coursers swift-footed

38:32  He said: verily I have loved the love of earthly good above the remembrance of my Lord until the sun hath disappeared behind the veil

38:33  Bring them back Unto me; and he set about slashing their legs and necks

38:34  And assuredly We tried Sulaiman, and set upon his throne a mere body. Thereafter he was penitent

38:35  He said: my Lord! forgive me, and bestow on me a dominion which no one may obtain beside me: verily Thou! Thou art the Bestower

38:36  Then We subjected to him the wind: it ran gently by his command withersoever he directed

38:37  And We subjected to him the evil ones: every builder and diver

38:38  And others bound in fetters

38:39  This is Our gift, SO bestow thou or withhold, without rendering an account

38:40  And verily for him is an approach with us, and a happy end

38:41  And remember thou Our bondman Ayyub, what time he cried Unto his Lord: verily the Satan hath touched me with affliction and suffering

38:42  Stamp the ground with thy foot. yonder is water to wash in, cool, and water to drink

38:43  And We bestowed on him his household and along with them the like thereof, out of mercy from us, and a remembrance Unto men of understanding

38:44  And take in thine hand a handful of twigs, and strike therewith, and break not thine oath. Verily We! We found him patient. How excellent a bondman! Verily he was oft-returning

38:45  And remember thou Our bond men, Ibrahim and Is-haq and Ya'qub. owners of might ana insight

38:46  Verily We! We distinguished them with a distinct quality: the remembrance of the Abode

38:47  And verily they are with us of the elect of the excellent one

38:48  And remember Isma'il and Al-Yas'a and Zul-kifl: all of the excellent ones

38:49  This is an admonition, and verily for the God-feoring is a happy retreat

38:50  Gardens Everlasting, whereof the portals remain opened for them

38:51  Therein they will recline; therein they will call for plenteous fruit and drink

38:52  And with them will be virgins of refraining looks and of equal age

38:53  This it is that ye are promised for the Day of Reckoning

38:54  Verily this is Our provision: there will be no ceasing thereof

38:55  This: and verily for the exorbitant there shall be an evil retreat

38:56  Hell, wherein they roast: a wretched couch

38:57  This - let them taste it: scalding water and corruption

38:58  And other torments, like thereof, conjoined

38:59  This is a crowd rushing in along with you; no welcome for them; verily they are to roast in the Fire

38:60  They will say nay! it is ye, for whom there is no welcome: it is ye who have brought it upon us. Evil shall be the resting-place

38:61  They Will say: our Lord! whosever hath brought this upon us, - Unto him increase doubly the torment of the Fire

38:62  And they will Say: what aileth us that we behold not men whom we were wont to count among the evil ones

38:63  Took we them so unjustly for a butt of mockery, or are they deluding our eyes

38:64  Verily this is the very truth: the wrangling of the fellows of the Fire

38:65  Say thou: I am but warner, and there is no god but Allah, the One, the Subduer

38:66  Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever is in- between the twain, the Mighty, the Forgiver

38:67  Say thou: it is a tiding mighty

38:68  Ye are therefrom averting

38:69  I had no knowledge of the chiefs on high when they disputed

38:70  Naught is revealed Unto me except that I am a warner manifest

38:71  Recall what time thy Lord said Unto the angels: verily I am about to create a human being from clay

38:72  Then when I have formed him and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down before him prostrate

38:73  The angels prostrated themselves, all of them

38:74  Not so lblis. He grew stiffnecked and became of the infidels

38:75  Allah said: O Iblis! what preventeth thee from prostrating thyself before that which have created with both my hands? Becomest thou stiff-necked, or art thou of the exalted ones

38:76  He said: I am better than he: me Thou hast created of fire, and him Thou hast created of clay

38:77  Allah said: get thee forth therefrom verify thou art driven away

38:78  And verily My curse shall be on thee till the Day of Requital

38:79  He said: my Lord! respite me till the Day whereon they are raised up

38:80  Allah said: verily, thou art of those respited

38:81  Until the Day of the time appointed

38:82  He said: by Thy majesty, then, I shall surely seduce them, all

38:83  Save Thy bondmen among them Sincere

38:84  Allah said: the truth is, and it is the truth that I speak,

38:85  That I shall fill Hell with thee and such of them as shall follow thee, all together

38:86  Say thou: ask of you for it no hire, nor am I of the affecters

38:87  It is naught but an admonition Unto the worlds

38:88  And ye shall surely come to know the truth thereof after a season