Verse 38:18 in Context
Translator
Abdel Haleem
14
إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ ١٤
in kullun illā kadhaba l-rusula faḥaqqa ʿiqāb
They all rejected the mes-sengers and they were deservedly struck by My punishment
15
وَمَا یَنظُرُ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ إِلَّا صَیۡحَةࣰ وَ ٰحِدَةࣰ مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقࣲ ١٥
wamā yanẓuru hāulāi illā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan mā lahā min fawāqi
all the disbelievers here are waiting for is a single blast that cannot be postponed
16
وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبۡلَ یَوۡمِ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ١٦
waqālū rabbanā ʿajjil lanā qiṭṭanā qabla yawmi l-ḥisāb
They say, ‘Our Lord! Advance us our share of punishment before the Day of Reckoning!’
17
ٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا یَقُولُونَ وَٱذۡكُرۡ عَبۡدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلۡأَیۡدِۖ إِنَّهُۥۤ أَوَّابٌ ١٧
iṣ'bir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wa-udh'kur ʿabdanā dāwūda dhā l-aydi innahu awwābu
Bear their words patiently [Prophet]. Remember Our servant David, a man of strength who always turned to Us
18
إِنَّا سَخَّرۡنَا ٱلۡجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ یُسَبِّحۡنَ بِٱلۡعَشِیِّ وَٱلۡإِشۡرَاقِ ١٨
innā sakharnā l-jibāla maʿahu yusabbiḥ'na bil-ʿashiyi wal-ish'rāq
We made the mountains join him in glorifying Us at sunset and sunrise
19
وَٱلطَّیۡرَ مَحۡشُورَةࣰۖ كُلࣱّ لَّهُۥۤ أَوَّابࣱ ١٩
wal-ṭayra maḥshūratan kullun lahu awwābu
and the birds, too, in flocks, all echoed his praise
20
وَشَدَدۡنَا مُلۡكَهُۥ وَءَاتَیۡنَـٰهُ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَفَصۡلَ ٱلۡخِطَابِ ٢٠
washadadnā mul'kahu waātaynāhu l-ḥik'mata wafaṣla l-khiṭāb
We strengthened his kingdom; We gave him wisdom and a decisive way of speaking
21
۞ وَهَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَصۡمِ إِذۡ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلۡمِحۡرَابَ ٢١
wahal atāka naba-u l-khaṣmi idh tasawwarū l-miḥ'rāb
Have you heard the story of the two litigants who climbed into his private quarters
22
إِذۡ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ دَاوُۥدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنۡهُمۡۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفۡۖ خَصۡمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعۡضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ فَٱحۡكُم بَیۡنَنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَا تُشۡطِطۡ وَٱهۡدِنَاۤ إِلَىٰ سَوَاۤءِ ٱلصِّرَ ٰطِ ٢٢
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-ṣirāṭ
When they reached David, he took fright, but they said, ‘Do not be afraid. We are two litigants, one of whom has wronged the other: judge between us fairly- do not be unjust- and guide us to the right path
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