Sura 38 Sad (The letter Saad), ayah 24

  1. قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِ ۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْخُلَطَاءِ لَيَبْغِي بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَا هُمْ ۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوُودُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّاهُ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ ۩

    Translation by words

    قَالَ
    He said,
    لَقَدْ
    "Certainly,
    ظَلَمَكَ
    he has wronged you
    بِسُؤَالِ
    by demanding
    نَعْجَتِكَ
    your ewe
    إِلَىٰ
    to
    نِعَاجِهِۦ
    his ewes.
    وَإِنَّ
    And indeed,
    كَثِيرًا
    many
    مِّنَ
    of
    ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ
    the partners
    لَيَبْغِى
    certainly oppress
    بَعْضُهُمْ
    some of them
    عَلَىٰ
    [on]
    بَعْضٍ
    another
    إِلَّا
    except
    ٱلَّذِينَ
    those who
    ءَامَنُوا۟
    believe
    وَعَمِلُوا۟
    and do
    ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
    righteous deeds
    وَقَلِيلٌ
    and few
    مَّا
    (are) they."
    هُمْ
    (are) they."
    وَظَنَّ
    And became certain
    دَاوُۥدُ
    Dawood
    أَنَّمَا
    that
    فَتَنَّٰهُ
    We (had) tried him,
    فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ
    and he asked forgiveness
    رَبَّهُۥ
    (of) his Lord
    وَخَرَّ
    and fell down
    رَاكِعًا
    bowing
    وَأَنَابَ
    and turned in repentance.

    (David) said, "He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe (in addition) to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds - and few are they." And David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing (in prostration) and turned in repentance (to Allah).

    38:24

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 38 Sad (The letter Saad)