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38 - Sad

وَہَلْ اَتٰىكَ نَبَؤُا الْخَصْمِ۝۰ۘ اِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا الْمِحْرَابَ۝۲۱ۙ
Wahal ataka nabao alkhasmi ith tasawwaroo almihraba

English

Ahmed Ali

Have you heard of the litigants who jumped over the wall into his chamber?

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اِذْ دَخَلُوْا عَلٰي دَاوٗدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْہُمْ قَالُوْا لَا تَخَفْ۝۰ۚ خَصْمٰنِ بَغٰى بَعْضُنَا عَلٰي بَعْضٍ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَــقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَاہْدِنَاۗ اِلٰى سَوَاۗءِ الصِّرَاطِ۝۲۲
Ith dakhaloo AAala dawooda fafaziAAa minhum qaloo la takhaf khasmani bagha baAAduna AAala baAAdin faohkum baynana bialhaqqi wala tushtit waihdina ila sawai alssirati

English

Ahmed Ali

When they came before David, he was frightened of them. "Do not be afraid," they said. "The two of us are disputing the wrong one has done the other. So judge between us with equity, and do not be unjust, and guide us to the right path.

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اِنَّ ھٰذَاۗ اَخِيْ۝۰ۣ لَہٗ تِسْعٌ وَّتِسْعُوْنَ نَعْجَۃً وَّلِيَ نَعْجَۃٌ وَّاحِدَۃٌ۝۰ۣ فَقَالَ اَكْفِلْنِيْہَا وَعَزَّنِيْ فِي الْخِطَابِ۝۲۳
Inna hatha akhee lahu tisAAun watisAAoona naAAjatan waliya naAAjatun wahidatun faqala akfilneeha waAAazzanee fee alkhitabi

English

Ahmed Ali

This man here is my brother. He has ninety and nine ewes while I have only one. He demands that I should give him my ewe, and wants to get the better of me in argument."

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قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ اِلٰى نِعَاجِہٖ۝۰ۭ وَاِنَّ كَثِيْرًا مِّنَ الْخُلَطَاۗءِ لَيَبْغِيْ بَعْضُہُمْ عَلٰي بَعْضٍ اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَقَلِيْلٌ مَّا ہُمْ۝۰ۭ وَظَنَّ دَاوٗدُ اَنَّمَا فَتَنّٰہُ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّہٗ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَّاَنَابَ۝۲۴۞
Qala laqad thalamaka bisuali naAAjatika ila niAAajihi wainna katheeran mina alkhulatai layabghee baAAduhum AAala baAAdin illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati waqaleelun ma hum wathanna dawoodu annama fatannahu faistaghfara rabbahu wakharra rakiAAan waanaba

English

Ahmed Ali

(David) said: "He is unjust in demanding your ewe to add to his (many) ewes. Many partners are surely -- unjust to one another, except those who believe and do the right; but there are only a few of them." It occurred to David that he was being tried by Us, and he begged his Lord to forgive him, and fell down in homage and repented.

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فَغَفَرْنَا لَہٗ ذٰلِكَ۝۰ۭ وَاِنَّ لَہٗ عِنْدَنَا لَـزُلْفٰى وَحُسْنَ مَاٰبٍ۝۲۵
Faghafarna lahu thalika wainna lahu AAindana lazulfa wahusna maabin

English

Ahmed Ali

So We forgave him. He has surely a high rank with Us and an excellent place of return.

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يٰدَاوٗدُ اِنَّا جَعَلْنٰكَ خَلِيْفَۃً فِي الْاَرْضِ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْہَوٰى فَيُضِلَّكَ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اؘ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَضِلُّوْنَ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللہِ لَہُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيْدٌۢ بِمَا نَسُوْا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ۝۲۶ۧ
Ya dawoodu inna jaAAalnaka khaleefatan fee alardi faohkum bayna alnnasi bialhaqqi wala tattabiAAi alhawa fayudillaka AAan sabeeli Allahi inna allatheena yadilloona AAan sabeeli Allahi lahum AAathabun shadeedun bima nasoo yawma alhisabi

English

Ahmed Ali

"O David, We have made you trustee on the earth. So judge between men equitably, and do not follow your lust lest it should lead you astray from the way of God. Surely for those who go astray from the way of God, is severe punishment, for having forgotten the Day of Reckoning.

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وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاۗءَ وَالْاَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَہُمَا بَاطِلًا۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا۝۰ۚ فَوَيْلٌ لِّــلَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنَ النَّارِ۝۲۷ۭ
Wama khalaqna alssamaa waalarda wama baynahuma batilan thalika thannu allatheena kafaroo fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo mina alnnari

English

Ahmed Ali

We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, all for nothing. Only those who deny imagine so. So for the unbelievers there is woe from the fire.

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اَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِيْنَ فِي الْاَرْضِ۝۰ۡ اَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ كَالْفُجَّارِ۝۲۸
Am najAAalu allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati kaalmufsideena fee alardi am najAAalu almuttaqeena kaalfujjari

English

Ahmed Ali

Should We equate those who do the right with those who spread corruption in the land? Should We make those who are morally integrated equal to those who seek disintegration?

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كِتٰبٌ اَنْزَلْنٰہُ اِلَيْكَ مُبٰرَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوْۗا اٰيٰتِہٖ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ۝۲۹
Kitabun anzalnahu ilayka mubarakun liyaddabbaroo ayatihi waliyatathakkara oloo alalbabi

English

Ahmed Ali

We have sent down a Book to you which is blessed, so that people may apply their minds to its revelations, and the men of wisdom may reflect.

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وَوَہَبْنَا لِدَاوٗدَ سُلَيْمٰنَ۝۰ۭ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ۝۰ۭ اِنَّہٗۗ اَوَّابٌ۝۳۰ۭ
Wawahabna lidawooda sulaymana niAAma alAAabdu innahu awwabun

English

Ahmed Ali

We bestowed Solomon on David who was an excellent devotee, for he turned to God in penitence.

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