# 34. Surah Saba

> سورة سَبَأ — Sheba · 54 verses · Mushaf page: 428

- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-saba
- **Translation:** Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

_In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful._

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

## Verse 1

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذ۪ي لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْاَرْضِ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي الْاٰخِرَةِۜ  وَهُوَ الْحَك۪يمُ الْخَب۪يرُ

Alhamdu lillahi allatheelahu ma fee assamawati wamafee al-ardi walahu alhamdu fee al-akhiratiwahuwa alhakeemu alkhabeer

Praise belongs to God, to whom belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth — and to Him belongs the praise in the Hereafter; and He is the Wise, the Aware.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-1.md_

## Verse 2

يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ ف۪يهَاۜ وَهُوَ الرَّح۪يمُ الْغَفُورُ

YaAAlamu ma yaliju fee al-ardiwama yakhruju minha wama yanzilu mina assama-iwama yaAAruju feeha wahuwa arraheemualghafoor

He knows what penetrates the earth and what comes forth from it, and what descends from the sky and what ascends into it; and He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-2.md_

## Verse 3

وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَأْت۪ينَا السَّاعَةُۜ قُلْ بَلٰى وَرَبّ۪ي لَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِۚ لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْاَرْضِ وَلَٓا اَصْغَرُ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ وَلَٓا اَكْبَرُ اِلَّا ف۪ي كِتَابٍ مُب۪ينٍۙ

Waqala allatheena kafaroo lata/teena assaAAatu qul bala warabbeelata/tiyannakum AAalimi alghaybi la yaAAzubu AAanhumithqalu tharratin fee assamawatiwala fee al-ardi wala asgharu min thalikawala akbaru illa fee kitabin mubeen

And those who ignore warning say: “The Hour will not come to us.” Say thou: “Verily, by my Lord — it will come to you — the Knower of the Unseen!” Not absent from Him is the weight of an atom in the heavens or in the earth, or what is smaller than that or greater, save is in a clear writ,

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-3.md_

## Verse 4

لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَر۪يمٌ

Liyajziya allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati ola-ika lahummaghfiratun warizqun kareem

That He might reward those who heed warning and do righteous deeds; those have pardon and a noble provision.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-4.md_

## Verse 5

وَالَّذ۪ينَ سَعَوْ ف۪ٓي اٰيَاتِنَا مُعَاجِز۪ينَ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِنْ رِجْزٍ اَل۪يمٌۗ

Wallatheena saAAaw fee ayatinamuAAajizeena ola-ika lahum AAathabun minrijzin aleem

And those who strive against Our proofs, to frustrate: those have the punishment of a painful scourge.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-5.md_

## Verse 6

وَيَرَى الَّذ۪ينَ اُو۫تُوا الْعِلْمَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ هُوَ الْحَقَّۙ وَيَهْد۪ٓي اِلٰى صِرَاطِ الْعَز۪يزِ الْحَم۪يدِ

Wayara allatheena ootooalAAilma allathee onzila ilayka min rabbika huwa alhaqqawayahdee ila sirati alAAazeezi alhameed

And those given knowledge see that what is sent down to thee from thy Lord is the truth, and it guides to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-6.md_

## Verse 7

وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا هَلْ نَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰى رَجُلٍ يُنَبِّئُكُمْ اِذَا مُزِّقْتُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍۙ اِنَّكُمْ لَف۪ي خَلْقٍ جَد۪يدٍۚ

Waqala allatheena kafaroo halnadullukum AAala rajulin yunabbi-okum ithamuzziqtum kulla mumazzaqin innakum lafee khalqin jadeed

And those who ignore warning say: “Shall we direct you to a man who informs you that when you are scattered utterly, you will be in a new creation?

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-7.md_

## Verse 8

اَفْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِباً اَمْ بِه۪ جِنَّةٌۜ  بَلِ الَّذ۪ينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ فِي الْعَذَابِ وَالضَّلَالِ الْبَع۪يدِ

Aftara AAala Allahi kathibanam bihi jinnatun bali allatheena la yu/minoona bil-akhiratifee alAAathabi waddalali albaAAeed

“He has invented a lie about God.” If he be possessed: the truth is, those who believe not in the Hereafter are in punishment and extreme error.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-8.md_

## Verse 9

اَفَلَمْ يَرَوْا اِلٰى مَا بَيْنَ اَيْد۪يهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ اِنْ نَشَأْ نَخْسِفْ بِهِمُ الْاَرْضَ اَوْ نُسْقِطْ عَلَيْهِمْ كِسَفاً مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُن۪يبٍ۟

Afalam yaraw ila ma baynaaydeehim wama khalfahum mina assama-i wal-ardiin nasha/ nakhsif bihimu al-arda aw nusqitAAalayhim kisafan mina assama-i inna fee thalikalaayatan likulli AAabdin muneeb

Do they then not see what is before them, and what following them of the heaven and the earth? If We will, We can make the earth swallow them, or cause to fall upon them pieces of the sky. In that is a proof for every repentant servant.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-9.md_

## Verse 10

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا دَاوُ۫دَ مِنَّا فَضْلاًۜ يَا جِبَالُ اَوِّب۪ي مَعَهُ وَالطَّيْرَۚ وَاَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَد۪يدَۙ

Walaqad atayna dawoodaminna fadlan ya jibalu awwibeemaAAahu wattayra waalanna lahu alhadeed

And We gave David from Us bounty: “O you mountains: echo with it, and you birds.” And We softened iron for him:

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-10.md_

## Verse 11

اَنِ اعْمَلْ سَابِغَاتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِي السَّرْدِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحاًۜ اِنّ۪ي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَص۪يرٌ

Ani iAAmal sabighatin waqaddirfee assardi waAAmaloo salihan inneebima taAAmaloona baseer

“Do thou abundant good works, and decree thou their continuance.” And work righteousness; I see what you do.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-11.md_

## Verse 12

وَلِسُلَيْمٰنَ الرّ۪يحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌۚ وَاَسَلْنَا لَهُ عَيْنَ الْقِطْرِۜ وَمِنَ الْجِنِّ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِاِذْنِ رَبِّه۪ۜ وَمَنْ يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ اَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّع۪يرِ

Walisulaymana arreehaghuduwwuha shahrun warawahuha shahrunwaasalna lahu AAayna alqitri wamina aljinni manyaAAmalu bayna yadayhi bi-ithni rabbihi waman yazighminhum AAan amrina nuthiqhu min AAathabi assaAAeer

And to Solomon the wind: its morning course a month, and its evening course a month. And We made flow for him a spring of molten brass. And among the domini worked some before him, by the leave of his Lord; and who deviated among them from Our command — We will let him taste of the punishment of the Inferno.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-12.md_

## Verse 13

يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَٓاءُ مِنْ مَحَار۪يبَ وَتَمَاث۪يلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَاسِيَاتٍۜ اِعْمَلُٓوا اٰلَ دَاوُ۫دَ شُكْراًۜ وَقَل۪يلٌ مِنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ

YaAAmaloona lahu ma yashao minmahareeba watamatheela wajifanin kaljawabiwaqudoorin rasiyatin iAAmaloo ala dawoodashukran waqaleelun min AAibadiya ashshakoor

They made for him what he willed of sanctuaries, and statues, and basins like pools, and vessels firmly fixed. “Work, house of David, in gratitude!” And few are the grateful among My servants.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-13.md_

## Verse 14

فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلٰى مَوْتِه۪ٓ اِلَّا دَٓابَّةُ الْاَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنْسَاَتَهُۚ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ اَنْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُه۪ينِ

Falamma qadaynaAAalayhi almawta ma dallahum AAala mawtihi illadabbatu al-ardi ta/kulu minsaatahu falammakharra tabayyanati aljinnu an law kanoo yaAAlamoonaalghayba ma labithoo fee alAAathabi almuheen

And when We decreed death for him, there indicated his death to them only a creature of the earth eating at his staff. But when he fell down, it became clear to the domini that had they but known the Unseen, they would not have tarried in the humiliating punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-14.md_

## Verse 15

لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَبَأٍ ف۪ي مَسْكَنِهِمْ اٰيَةٌۚ جَنَّتَانِ عَنْ يَم۪ينٍ وَشِمَالٍۜ كُلُوا مِنْ رِزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لَهُۜ بَلْدَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَرَبٌّ غَفُورٌ

Laqad kana lisaba-in fee maskanihim ayatunjannatani AAan yameenin washimalin kuloo min rizqirabbikum washkuroo lahu baldatun tayyibatunwarabbun ghafoor

There was for Saba’ a proof in their dwelling-place: — two gardens, on the right hand and on the left — “Eat of the provision of your Lord, and be grateful to Him. A good land and a forgiving Lord!”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-15.md_

## Verse 16

فَاَعْرَضُوا فَاَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ الْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَاهُمْ بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَيْ اُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَاَثْلٍ وَشَيْءٍ مِنْ سِدْرٍ قَل۪يلٍ

FaaAAradoo faarsalna AAalayhimsayla alAAarimi wabaddalnahum bijannatayhim jannatayni thawatayokulin khamtin waathlin washay-in min sidrin qaleel

Then they turned away, so We sent upon them the flooding of the dam, and gave them in exchange for their two gardens, two gardens bearing bitter fruit, and tamarisk, and something of sparse lote trees.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-16.md_

## Verse 17

ذٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَاهُمْ بِمَا كَفَرُواۜ وَهَلْ نُجَاز۪ٓي اِلَّا الْكَفُورَ

Thalika jazaynahum bimakafaroo wahal nujazee illa alkafoor

That We rewarded them because they denied; and do We reward save the ungrateful?

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-17.md_

## Verse 18

وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْقُرَى الَّت۪ي بَارَكْنَا ف۪يهَا قُرًى ظَاهِرَةً وَقَدَّرْنَا ف۪يهَا السَّيْرَۜ س۪يرُوا ف۪يهَا لَيَالِيَ وَاَيَّاماً اٰمِن۪ينَ

WajaAAalna baynahum wabayna alquraallatee barakna feeha quran thahiratanwaqaddarna feeha assayra seeroo feehalayaliya waayyaman amineen

And We made between them and the cities We had blessed cities visible; and determined the journey between them: “Travel in this by night and day in safety.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-18.md_

## Verse 19

فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا بَاعِدْ بَيْنَ اَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُٓوا اَنْفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ اَحَاد۪يثَ وَمَزَّقْنَاهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَاتٍ لِكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ

Faqaloo rabbana baAAidbayna asfarina wathalamoo anfusahumfajaAAalnahum ahadeetha wamazzaqnahum kullamumazzaqin inna fee thalika laayatin likullisabbarin shakoor

But they said: “Long has our Lord made the distance between our journeys”; and they wronged their souls, and We made them tales told, and scattered them utterly. In that are proofs for everyone patient and grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-19.md_

## Verse 20

وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ اِبْل۪يسُ ظَنَّهُ فَاتَّبَعُوهُ اِلَّا فَر۪يقاً مِنَ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ

Walaqad saddaqa AAalayhim ibleesu thannahufattabaAAoohu illa fareeqan mina almu/mineen

And Iblīs had proved right in his assumption about them, and they followed him save a faction among the believers.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-20.md_

## Verse 21

وَمَا كَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ اِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِنْهَا ف۪ي شَكٍّۜ وَرَبُّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَف۪يظٌ۟

Wama kana lahu AAalayhim minsultanin illa linaAAlama man yu/minu bil-akhiratimimman huwa minha fee shakkin warabbuka AAala kullishay-in hafeeth

And he had no authority over them save that We might know him who believes in the Hereafter from him who is thereof in doubt; and thy Lord is custodian over all things.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-21.md_

## Verse 22

قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذ۪ينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِۚ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْاَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ ف۪يهِمَا مِنْ شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ ظَه۪يرٍ

Quli odAAoo allatheena zaAAamtum mindooni Allahi la yamlikoona mithqala tharratinfee assamawati wala fee al-ardiwama lahum feehima min shirkin wama lahuminhum min thaheer

Say thou: “Call to those whom you claim besides God.” They possess not the weight of an atom in the heavens or in the earth, and they have not in them any partnership, nor has He among them any helper.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-22.md_

## Verse 23

وَلَا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ عِنْدَهُٓ اِلَّا لِمَنْ اَذِنَ لَهُۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ قَالُوا مَاذَاۙ قَالَ رَبُّكُمْۜ قَالُوا الْحَقَّۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَب۪يرُ

Wala tanfaAAu ashshafaAAatuAAindahu illa liman athina lahu hattaitha fuzziAAa AAan quloobihim qaloo matha qalarabbukum qaloo alhaqqa wahuwa alAAaliyyu alkabeer

And intercession avails not with Him save him whom He gives leave. When terror has been lifted from their hearts, they will say: “What said your Lord?” They will say: “The truth”; and He is the Exalted, the Great.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-23.md_

## Verse 24

قُلْ مَنْ يَرْزُقُكُمْ مِنَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ قُلِ اللّٰهُۙ وَاِنَّٓا اَوْ اِيَّاكُمْ لَعَلٰى هُدًى اَوْ ف۪ي ضَلَالٍ مُب۪ينٍ

Qul man yarzuqukum mina assamawatiwal-ardi quli Allahu wa-inna aw iyyakumlaAAala hudan aw fee dalalin mubeen

Say thou: “Who provides for you from the heavens and the earth?” Say thou: “God; and either we or you are upon guidance, or in manifest error.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-24.md_

## Verse 25

قُلْ لَا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّٓا اَجْرَمْنَا وَلَا نُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

Qul la tus-aloona AAammaajramna wala nus-alu AAamma taAAmaloon

Say thou: “You will not be questioned about what we committed, nor will we be questioned about what you do.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-25.md_

## Verse 26

قُلْ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَنَا رَبُّنَا ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّۜ وَهُوَ الْفَتَّاحُ الْعَل۪يمُ

Qul yajmaAAu baynana rabbunathumma yaftahu baynana bilhaqqiwahuwa alfattahu alAAaleem

Say thou: “Our Lord will bring us together, then will He decide between us with justice”; and He is the Knowing Judge.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-26.md_

## Verse 27

قُلْ اَرُونِيَ الَّذ۪ينَ اَلْحَقْتُمْ بِه۪ شُرَكَٓاءَ كَلَّاۜ بَلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ الْعَز۪يزُ الْحَك۪يمُ

Qul arooniya allatheena alhaqtumbihi shurakaa kalla bal huwa AllahualAAazeezu alhakeem

Say thou: “Show me those whom you have joined with Him as partners.” No, indeed! The truth is, He is God, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-27.md_

## Verse 28

وَمَٓا اَرْسَلْنَاكَ اِلَّا كَٓافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ بَش۪يراً وَنَذ۪يراً وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Wama arsalnaka illa kaffatanlinnasi basheeran wanatheeran walakinnaakthara annasi la yaAAlamoon

And We sent thee only as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner to all mankind, but most men know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-28.md_

## Verse 29

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتٰى هٰذَا الْوَعْدُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِق۪ينَ

Wayaqooloona mata hathaalwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeen

And they say: “When is this promise, if you be truthful?”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-29.md_

## Verse 30

قُلْ لَكُمْ م۪يعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَا تَسْتَأْخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ۟

Qul lakum meeAAadu yawmin latasta/khiroona AAanhu saAAatan wala tastaqdimoon

Say thou: “You have the appointment of a day you cannot defer an hour, nor can you advance.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-30.md_

## Verse 31

وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لَنْ نُؤْمِنَ بِهٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ وَلَا بِالَّذ۪ي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِۜ وَلَوْ تَرٰٓى اِذِ الظَّالِمُونَ مَوْقُوفُونَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْۚ يَرْجِعُ بَعْضُهُمْ اِلٰى بَعْضٍۨ الْقَوْلَۚ يَقُولُ الَّذ۪ينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا لِلَّذ۪ينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا  لَوْلَٓا اَنْتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِن۪ينَ

Waqala allatheena kafaroo lannu/mina bihatha alqur-ani wala billatheebayna yadayhi walaw tara ithi aththalimoonamawqoofoona AAinda rabbihim yarjiAAu baAAduhum ilabaAAdin alqawla yaqoolu allatheena istudAAifoolillatheena istakbaroo lawla antum lakunnamu/mineen

And those who ignore warning say: “We will never believe in this Qur’an, nor in what was before it.” But if thou couldst see when the wrongdoers are brought before their Lord, refuting each other’s word[...]. Those who were despised will say to those who had waxed proud: “Were it not for you, we would have been believers!”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-31.md_

## Verse 32

قَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا لِلَّذ۪ينَ اسْتُضْعِفُٓوا اَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنَاكُمْ عَنِ الْهُدٰى بَعْدَ اِذْ جَٓاءَكُمْ بَلْ كُنْتُمْ مُجْرِم۪ينَ

Qala allatheena istakbaroolillatheena istudAAifoo anahnu sadadnakumAAani alhuda baAAda ith jaakum bal kuntummujrimeen

Those who had waxed proud will say to those who were despised: “Did we turn you away from the guidance after it had come to you? Nay, you were lawbreakers.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-32.md_

## Verse 33

وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا لِلَّذ۪ينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا بَلْ مَكْرُ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ اِذْ تَأْمُرُونَـنَٓا اَنْ نَكْفُرَ بِاللّٰهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهُٓ  اَنْدَاداًۜ وَاَسَرُّوا النَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَاَوُا الْعَذَابَۜ وَجَعَلْنَا الْاَغْلَالَ ف۪ٓي اَعْنَاقِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُواۜ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ اِلَّا مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Waqala allatheena istudAAifoolillatheena istakbaroo bal makru allayli wannahariith ta/muroonana an nakfura billahiwanajAAala lahu andadan waasarroo annadamatalamma raawoo alAAathaba wajaAAalna al-aghlalafee aAAnaqi allatheena kafaroo hal yujzawna illama kanoo yaAAmaloon

And those who were despised will say to those who had waxed proud: “Nay, it was your scheme night and day, when you commanded us to deny God and make equals to Him.” And they will whisper remorse when they see the punishment, and We place yokes on the necks of those who ignore warning. Will they be rewarded save for what they did?

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-33.md_

## Verse 34

وَمَٓا اَرْسَلْنَا ف۪ي قَرْيَةٍ مِنْ نَذ۪يرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَٓاۙ اِنَّا بِمَٓا اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِه۪ كَافِرُونَ

Wama arsalna fee qaryatin minnatheerin illa qala mutrafooha innabima orsiltum bihi kafiroon

And We sent not to a city any warner save its opulent ones said: “We are deniers of that wherewith you have been sent.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-34.md_

## Verse 35

وَقَالُوا نَحْنُ اَكْثَرُ اَمْوَالاً وَاَوْلَاداًۙ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّب۪ينَ

Waqaloo nahnu aktharu amwalanwaawladan wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeen

And they said: “We are greater in wealth and children,” and: “We are not to be punished.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-35.md_

## Verse 36

قُلْ اِنَّ رَبّ۪ي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَٓاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ۟

Qul inna rabbee yabsutu arrizqaliman yashao wayaqdiru walakinna akthara annasila yaAAlamoon

Say thou: “My Lord expands provision for whom He wills, and He straitens.” But most men know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-36.md_

## Verse 37

وَمَٓا اَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَٓا اَوْلَادُكُمْ بِالَّت۪ي تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِنْدَنَا زُلْفٰٓى اِلَّا مَنْ اٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاًۘ فَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَزَٓاءُ الضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَهُمْ فِي الْغُرُفَاتِ اٰمِنُونَ

Wama amwalukum wala awladukumbillatee tuqarribukum AAindana zulfa illaman amana waAAamila salihan faola-ikalahum jazao addiAAfi bima AAamiloowahum fee alghurufati aminoon

And it is not your wealth or your children that bring you near to Us in proximity, only whoso believes and works righteousness: those have the double reward for what they did, and they will be in the high chambers, secure.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-37.md_

## Verse 38

وَالَّذ۪ينَ يَسْعَوْنَ ف۪ٓي اٰيَاتِنَا مُعَاجِز۪ينَ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُونَ

Wallatheena yasAAawna fee ayatinamuAAajizeena ola-ika fee alAAathabi muhdaroon

And those who strive to frustrate Our proofs: those will be summoned to the punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-38.md_

## Verse 39

قُلْ اِنَّ رَبّ۪ي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَٓاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِه۪ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُۜ وَمَٓا اَنْفَقْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِق۪ينَ

Qul inna rabbee yabsutu arrizqaliman yashao min AAibadihi wayaqdiru lahu wamaanfaqtum min shay-in fahuwa yukhlifuhu wahuwa khayru arraziqeen

Say thou: “My Lord expands provision for whom He wills of His servants, and He straitens for him.” And what you have spent of anything, He will replace it; and He is the best of providers.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-39.md_

## Verse 40

وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَم۪يعاً ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لِلْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ اَهٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ اِيَّاكُمْ  كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ

Wayawma yahshuruhum jameeAAan thummayaqoolu lilmala-ikati ahaola-i iyyakumkanoo yaAAbudoon

And the day He gathers them all together, then will He say to the angels: “Did these serve you?”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-40.md_

## Verse 41

قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ اَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِنْ دُونِهِمْۚ بَلْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْجِنَّۚ اَكْثَرُهُمْ بِهِمْ مُؤْمِنُونَ

Qaloo subhanaka anta waliyyunamin doonihim bal kanoo yaAAbudoona aljinna aktharuhumbihim mu/minoon

They will say: “Glory be to Thee! Thou art our ally, not them!” The truth is, they served the domini; most of them were believers in them.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-41.md_

## Verse 42

فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يَمْلِكُ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ نَفْعاً وَلَا ضَراًّۜ وَنَقُولُ لِلَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُوا ذُوقُوا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الَّت۪ي كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ

Falyawma la yamliku baAAdukumlibaAAdin nafAAan wala darran wanaqoolulillatheena thalamoo thooqoo AAathabaannari allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboon

And that day will you possess for one another neither benefit nor harm, and We will say to those who did wrong: “Taste the punishment of the Fire which you denied!”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-42.md_

## Verse 43

وَاِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالُوا مَا هٰذَٓا اِلَّا رَجُلٌ يُر۪يدُ اَنْ يَصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ اٰبَٓاؤُ۬كُمْۚ وَقَالُوا مَا هٰذَٓا اِلَّٓا اِفْكٌ مُفْتَرًىۜ وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَٓاءَهُمْۙ اِنْ هٰذَٓا اِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُب۪ينٌ

Wa-itha tutla AAalayhim ayatunabayyinatin qaloo ma hatha illarajulun yureedu an yasuddakum AAamma kanayaAAbudu abaokum waqaloo ma hathailla ifkun muftaran waqala allatheenakafaroo lilhaqqi lamma jaahum in hathailla sihrun mubeen

And when Our proofs are recited to them as clear signs, they say: “This is only a man who wishes to turn you away from what your fathers served”; and they say: “This is only an invented falsehood.” And those who ignore warning say of the truth when it has come to them: “This is only obvious sorcery.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-43.md_

## Verse 44

وَمَٓا اٰتَيْنَاهُمْ مِنْ كُتُبٍ يَدْرُسُونَهَا وَمَٓا اَرْسَلْنَٓا اِلَيْهِمْ قَبْلَكَ مِنْ نَذ۪يرٍۜ

Wama ataynahum minkutubin yadrusoonaha wama arsalna ilayhimqablaka min natheer

And We gave them not any Writs to study, and We sent not to them before thee any warner.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-44.md_

## Verse 45

وَكَذَّبَ الَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۙ وَمَا بَلَغُوا مِعْشَارَ مَٓا اٰتَيْنَاهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوا رُسُل۪ي۠ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَك۪يرِ۟

Wakaththaba allatheena minqablihim wama balaghoo miAAshara ma ataynahumfakaththaboo rusulee fakayfa kana nakeer

And those before them denied; and they attained not a tenth of what We gave them but they denied My messengers — then how was My rejection!

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-45.md_

## Verse 46

قُلْ اِنَّـمَٓا اَعِظُـكُمْ بِوَاحِدَةٍۚ اَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلّٰهِ مَثْنٰى وَفُرَادٰى ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا۠ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُمْ مِنْ جِنَّةٍۜ اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا نَذ۪يرٌ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذَابٍ شَد۪يدٍ

Qul innama aAAithukumbiwahidatin an taqoomoo lillahi mathna wafuradathumma tatafakkaroo ma bisahibikum min jinnatin inhuwa illa natheerun lakum bayna yaday AAathabinshadeed

Say thou: “I but exhort you to one thing: that you stand up for God in twos and alone, then reflect.” Your companion is not possessed; he is only a warner to you before a severe punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-46.md_

## Verse 47

قُلْ مَا سَاَلْتُكُمْ مِنْ اَجْرٍ فَهُوَ لَكُمْۜ اِنْ اَجْرِيَ اِلَّا عَلَى اللّٰهِۚ وَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَه۪يدٌ

Qul ma saaltukum min ajrin fahuwalakum in ajriya illa AAala Allahi wahuwaAAala kulli shay-in shaheed

Say thou: “What I might have asked of you of reward, it is yours. My reward is only upon God; and He is witness over all things.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-47.md_

## Verse 48

قُلْ اِنَّ رَبّ۪ي يَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّۚ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ

Qul inna rabbee yaqthifu bilhaqqiAAallamu alghuyoob

Say thou: “My Lord hurls the truth — the Knower of the Unseen Realms.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-48.md_

## Verse 49

قُلْ جَٓاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُع۪يدُ

Qul jaa alhaqqu wamayubdi-o albatilu wama yuAAeed

Say thou: “The truth has come; and vanity originates not, and it repeats not.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-49.md_

## Verse 50

قُلْ اِنْ ضَلَلْتُ فَاِنَّـمَٓا اَضِلُّ عَلٰى نَفْس۪يۚ وَاِنِ اهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوح۪ٓي اِلَيَّ رَبّ۪يۜ اِنَّهُ سَم۪يعٌ قَر۪يبٌ

Qul in dalaltu fa-innama adilluAAala nafsee wa-ini ihtadaytu fabima yooheeilayya rabbee innahu sameeAAun qareeb

Say thou: “If I go astray, I but go astray against my soul; and if I am guided, it is because of what my Lord reveals to me. He is hearer and near.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-50.md_

## Verse 51

وَلَوْ تَرٰٓى اِذْ فَزِعُوا فَلَا فَوْتَ وَاُخِذُوا مِنْ مَكَانٍ قَر۪يبٍۙ

Walaw tara ith faziAAoo falafawta waokhithoo min makanin qareeb

And if thou couldst see when they are in terror: — but there is no escape — and they are seized from a near place,

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-51.md_

## Verse 52

وَقَالُٓوا اٰمَنَّا بِه۪ۚ وَاَنّٰى لَهُمُ التَّنَاوُشُ مِنْ مَكَانٍ بَع۪يدٍۚ

Waqaloo amanna bihiwaanna lahumu attanawushu min makaninbaAAeed

And they say: “We believe in it!” But how will they have the reaching from a place far away

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-52.md_

## Verse 53

وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا بِه۪ مِنْ قَبْلُۚ وَيَقْذِفُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ مِنْ مَكَانٍ بَع۪يدٍ

Waqad kafaroo bihi min qablu wayaqthifoonabilghaybi min makanin baAAeed

When they denied it before, and attacked the Unseen from a place far away?

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-53.md_

## Verse 54

وَح۪يلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِاَشْيَاعِهِمْ مِنْ قَبْلُۜ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا ف۪ي شَكٍّ مُر۪يبٍ

Waheela baynahum wabayna mayashtahoona kama fuAAila bi-ashyaAAihim min qabluinnahum kanoo fee shakkin mureeb

And a barrier will be set between them and what they desire, as was done with their sects before; they were in sceptical doubt.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-54.md_

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