Surah Sad, Ayah 24 (38:24)

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قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ …

Quran 38:24 is ayah 24 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 454 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:24 Sajdah
قَالَلَقَدْظَلَمَكَبِسُؤَالِنَعْجَتِكَإِلَىٰنِعَاجِهِۦ ۖوَإِنَّكَثِيرًامِّنَٱلْخُلَطَآءِلَيَبْغِىبَعْضُهُمْعَلَىٰبَعْضٍإِلَّاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَعَمِلُوا۟ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِوَقَلِيلٌمَّاهُمْ ۗوَظَنَّدَاوُۥدُأَنَّمَافَتَنَّٰهُفَٱسْتَغْفَرَرَبَّهُۥوَخَرَّرَاكِعًاوَأَنَابَ ۩٢٤
qāla laqad ẓalamaka bisuāli naʿjatika ilā niʿājihi wa-inna kathīran mina l-khulaṭāi layabghī baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti waqalīlun mā hum waẓanna dāwūdu annamā fatannāhu fa-is'taghfara rabbahu wakharra rākiʿan wa-anāba

[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 Allāh].(24)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
  3. ظَلَمَكَẓalamakahe has wronged you
  4. بِسُؤَالِbisuāliby demanding
  5. نَعْجَتِكَnaʿjatikayour ewe
  6. إِلَىٰilāto
  7. نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖniʿājihihis ewes
  8. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
  9. كَثِيرًاkathīranmany
  10. مِّنَminaof
  11. ٱلْخُلَطَآءِl-khulaṭāithe partners
  12. لَيَبْغِىlayabghīcertainly oppress
  13. بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them
  14. عَلَىٰʿalā[on]
  15. بَعْضٍbaʿḍinanother
  16. إِلَّاillāexcept
  17. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  18. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  19. وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
  20. ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
  21. وَقَلِيلٌwaqalīlunand few
  22. مَّاmā(are) they
  23. هُمْ ۗhum(are) they
  24. وَظَنَّwaẓannaAnd became certain
  25. دَاوُۥدُdāwūduDawood
  26. أَنَّمَاannamāthat
  27. فَتَنَّٰهُfatannāhuWe (had) tried him
  28. فَٱسْتَغْفَرَfa-is'taghfaraand he asked forgiveness
  29. رَبَّهُۥrabbahu(of) his Lord
  30. وَخَرَّwakharraand fell down
  31. رَاكِعًاrākiʿanbowing
  32. وَأَنَابَ ۩wa-anābaand turned in repentance

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