# 38. Surah Sad, Verse 12 - **Surah:** 38. Surah Sad (The letter Saad) — سورة ص - **Verse:** 12 / 88 · **Juz:** 23 · **Mushaf page:** 452 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-12 ## Arabic كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُوالْاَوْتَادِۙ ## Transcription Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohinwaAAadun wafirAAawnu thoo al-awtad ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Before them the people of Nuh denied the truth, as did ‘Ad and Pharaoh of the Stakes, ### Progressive Muslims Disbelieving before them were the people of Noah, 'Aad, and Pharaoh with the planks. ### Shabbir Ahmed And before them denied the Truth, the people of Noah, Aad and Pharaoh of the firm stakes. ('Zil-awtad' could indicate 'the lord of the Pyramids'). ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation The people of Noah denied before them, and ʿĀd, and Pharaoh, the Lord of Stakes, ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Disbelieving before them were the people of Noah, 'Aad, and Pharaoh with the planks. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Disbelieving before them were the people of Noah, 'Aad, and the mighty Pharaoh. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Even before them the people of Noah, 'Ad, the mighty Pharoah, ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes, ### Muhammad Asad To the truth gave the lie aforetime Noah’s people, and [the tribe of] Ad, and Pharaoh of the [many] tent-poles, ### Marmaduke Pickthall The folk of Noah before them denied (their messenger) and (so did the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh firmly planted, ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Before them the people of Noah, Ad, and Pharaoh of the tent-pegs gave the lie (to the Messengers)[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] The use of dhul-autad (of the stakes) for Pharaoh is either in the sense that his kingdom was very strong as though a stake were firmly driven into the ground, or for the reason that wherever his large armies camped, pegs of the tents were seen driven into the ground on every side, or because he would torture and punish at the stakes anyone with whom he was angry. And possibly the stakes may imply the pyramids of Egypt which seem to be driven into the earth like the stakes. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Long before them did people deny the divine message and reject Allah's religious principles, like the people Nuh, of 'Aad (the 'Adites ) and of Pharaoh, king of the immense fixed constructions, ### Bijan Moeinian Before them, there were other disbelievers such as people of Noah, people of Ad and people of mighty pharaoh. ### Al-Hilali & Khan Before them (were many who) belied (Messengers) - the people of Nûh (Noah); and ‘Âd; and Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) the man of stakes (with which he used to punish the people), ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Before them (were many who) rejected messengers,- the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh, the Lord of Stakes, ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺, as did ’Âd, Pharaoh of the mighty structures,[1] ### Taqi Usmani Even before them, the people of NūH and ‘Ād and Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), the man of stakes, ### Abdul Haleem The people of Noah, Ad, and firmly-supported Pharaoh rejected their prophets before them. ### Arthur John Arberry Cried lies before them the people of Noah, and Ad, and Pharaoh, he of the tent-pegs, ### E. Henry Palmer Before them did Noah's people, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh of the stakes call the apostles liars; ### Hamid S. Aziz The people of Noah before them denied the messengers and so did the people of A'ad, and Pharaoh, the Lord of Stakes (of stability). ### Mahmoud Ghali The people of Nûh, (Noah) and c?d, and Firaawn, (Pharaoh) owner of the bulwarks, cried lies before them. ### George Sale The people of Noah, and the tribe of Ad, and Pharaoh the contriver of the stakes, ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Before them (there were many who rejected messengers of Allah)— The people of Nuh (Noah), and Ad, and Firon (Pharaoh), the lord of (wooden) poles, (to mark his empire. ) ### Amatul Rahman Omar The people of Noah, (the tribe of) `âd and Pharaoh, lord of mighty hosts, treated (their Apostles) before them as liars. ### Ali Quli Qarai Before them Noah’s people impugned [their apostle] and [so did the people of] ‘Ād, and Pharaoh, the Impaler [of his victims], ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Bunlardan önce Nuh'un halkı, Ad (Hud'un halkı) ve sütunlar (üzerine kurulu saraylar) sahibi Firavun yalanladı. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Onlardan önce Nuh kavmi, Ad ve kazıklar sahibi Firavun da yalanlamıştı. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali - Onlardan önce Nuh kavmi, 'Ad kavmi, kazıklar sahibi Firavun, Semud, Lut kavmi ve Eyke halkı da yalanladılar. İşte bunlar da birleşik topluluklardı. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali (12-13) Onlardan önce de Nuh kavmi, Ad kavmi, kazıklar sahibi Firavun, Semud kavmi, Lut kavmi ve Eyke halkı da Peygamberleri yalanlamışlardı. İşte onlar da (böyle) gruplardı. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Onlardan evvel tekzib etmişti Nuh kavmi ve Ad ve o kazıkların sahibi Fir'avn ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Onlardan önce Nuh kavmi, Ad kavmi ve o kazıkların (büyük yapıtların) sahibi Firavun da peygamberleri yalanladılar. ### Gültekin Onan Onlardan önce Nuh kavmi, Ad ve kazıklar sahibi Firavun da yalanlamıştı. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim (12-13) Onlardan evvel Nuuh kavmi, Aad ve kazıklar saahibi Fir'avn, Semud, Lut kavim (ler) i ile Eyke yaranı da (peygamberlerini) tekzib etmiş (ler) di. İşte o partiler (in akıbeti)! ### İbni Kesir Onlardan önce, Nuh kavmi, Ad ve kazıklar sahibi Firavun da yalanlamıştı. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Daha önce Nuh kavmi, 'Ad (kavmi) ve (sayısız) direkler üstünde duran çadırların sahibi Firavun (toplumu) da hakikati yalanladılar, ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Onlardan önce Nuh, Ad ve piramit sahibi Firavun kavmi de yalanlamıştı. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Onlardan önce de Nuh kavmi, Ad (kavmi) ve kazıklar sahibi (temelleri kazık gibi yere çakılmış, yüksek pramitler yaptıran) Fir'avn da yalanlamıştı. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Onlardan önce Nuh kavmi ve Ad da yalanlamıştı. Kazıklar sahibi Firavun da... ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Onlardan önce Nuh ve Ad kavmi ve yüksek sütunlar sahibi Firavun da gerçeği yalanlamıştı; ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Onlardan önce Nuh toplumu, Ad, kazıklar sahibi Firavun da yalanlamıştı. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Onlardan önce, Nuh toplumu, Âd ve direkler edinen Firavun da yalanlamıştı. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Onlardan önce Nuh halkı, Ad ve kazıkları (piramitleri) olan Firavun da yalana sarılmıştı, ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (12, 13) (Nitekim) kendilerinden önce Nuh kavmi, Âd (kavmi), kazıklar sahibi Firavun, Semûd, Lut kavmi ve Eyke halkı (gibi) bütün bu gruplar yalanlamışlardı. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Onlardan önce Nuh toplumu, Âd, kazıklar sahibi Firavun da yalanlamıştı. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Onlardan önce Nuh toplumu, Ad, kazıklar sahibi Firavun da yalanlamıştı. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Onlardan önce Nuh halkı, Ad, kazıkları (piramitleri) olan[1] Firavun da yalana sarılmıştı, _Footnotes_ - [1] [Fecr 89/10.](https://quran.so/89/10) Allah Teala dağları da "kazıklar/evtad" olarak nitelediği için bu anlam tercih edilmiştir ([Nebe 78/7](https://quran.so/78/7)). ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | كَذَّبَتْ — kadhabat | Denied | كذب — Kef-Zal-Be | | 2 | قَبْلَهُمْ — qablahum | before them | قبل — Kaf-Be-Lam | | 3 | قَوْمُ — qawmu | (the) people | قوم — Kaf-Vav-Mim | | 4 | نُوحٍۢ — nūḥin | (of) Nuh | — | | 5 | وَعَادٌۭ — waʿādun | and Aad | عود — Ayn-Vav-Dal | | 6 | وَفِرْعَوْنُ — wafir'ʿawnu | and Firaun | — | | 7 | ذُو — dhū | (the) owner | — | | 8 | ٱلْأَوْتَادِ — l-awtādi | (of) the stakes | وتد — Vav-Te-Dal | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-11.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-13.md Retrieved: 2026-08-16 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.