Sura Saba’
34
Introduction of Surah
Saba’ (Sheba) is the 34th sura of the Qur’an. It derives its name from verses 15–21, which contain a story of the ruling Yemenite tribe, whose branches spread in the Arabian Peninsula. Later Saba’ (Sheba) became the capital seat of South Arabian civilisation in ancient times. Sheba was the son of Yashjub, the son of Ya‘rub, the son of Qahtan. This sura belongs to the Meccan period and comprises 54 verses, 880 words, 4,512 letters, and 6 segments. It is the 58th sura in chronological order, revealed after Sura Luqman. The story contains the destruction of Sheba with a devastating flood and warnings to the deniers of the Day of Res-urrection. The sura further mentions God’s favours to Prophet Dawud (David) and Prophet Sulayman (Solomon [peace be upon both of them]), including warnings to the spoiled elite and idol worshippers. In the end, the sura declares the Holy Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) a bearer of good news and a warner for the evildoers and invites the Meccan pagans and deniers to accept the truth before it becomes too late.
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the All-Merciful
ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣ
34:1. All praise is for Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And to Him belongs all praise in the Hereafter. And He is the All-Wise, the All-Aware.
الحمد لله الذي له ما في السماوات وما في الأرض وله الحمد في الآخرة وهو الحكيم الخبير
(Saba’, 34 : 1)
ﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷ
34:2. He knows whatever penetrates the earth and whatever emerges out of it, and whatever descends from Heaven and whatever ascends into it. And He is the All-Merciful, the Most-Forgiving.
يعلم ما يلج في الأرض وما يخرج منها وما ينزل من السماء وما يعرج فيها وهو الرحيم الغفور
(Saba’, 34 : 2)
ﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚ
34:3. The disbelievers say: ‘The Hour will not come to us.’ Say: ‘Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you.’ (He is) the Knower of the Unseen. Not (even) the weight of an atom can escape Him in the heavens or on the earth. (There is) nothing smaller than that nor bigger, but it is (mentioned) in a clear Book,
وقال الذين كفروا لا تأتينا الساعة قل بلى وربي لتأتينكم عالم الغيب لا يعزب عنه مثقال ذرة في السماوات ولا في الأرض ولا أصغر من ذلك ولا أكبر إلا في كتاب مبين
(Saba’, 34 : 3)
ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢ
34:8. Has he fabricated a lie against Allah, or is there a madness in him?’ Instead, those who do not believe in the Hereafter shall (languish) in punishment and (are in) extreme error.
أفترى على الله كذبا أم به جنة بل الذين لا يؤمنون بالآخرة في العذاب والضلال البعيد
(Saba’, 34 : 8)
ﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂ
34:9. Have they not considered what is in front of them and what is behind them (engulfing them) from the sky and the earth? If We wish, We could make the earth swallow them or cause (deadly) pieces of the sky to fall upon them. Indeed, there is a sign in this for every penitent servant.
أفلم يروا إلى ما بين أيديهم وما خلفهم من السماء والأرض إن نشأ نخسف بهم الأرض أو نسقط عليهم كسفا من السماء إن في ذلك لآية لكل عبد منيب
(Saba’, 34 : 9)
ﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡ
34:12. And for Sulayman (Solomon), (We subjected) the wind: Its morning course was a month’s journey, and its evening course was (also) a month’s journey. And We caused a fountain of molten copper to flow for him. And (We subjected) some of the jinn who would work for him by the command of his Lord. And (We had warned that) whoever of them turned away from Our order, We would make him taste the punishment of the Blaze.
ولسليمان الريح غدوها شهر ورواحها شهر وأسلنا له عين القطر ومن الجن من يعمل بين يديه بإذن ربه ومن يزغ منهم عن أمرنا نذقه من عذاب السعير
(Saba’, 34 : 12)
ﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷ
34:13. They built for him as many places of worship as he wished, and images and bowls (large) like water reservoirs and cooking pots fixed in the ground. (We commanded:) ‘O family of Dawud (David)! Work thankfully. Only a few of My servants are thankful!’
يعملون له ما يشاء من محاريب وتماثيل وجفان كالجواب وقدور راسيات اعملوا آل داوود شكرا وقليل من عبادي الشكور
(Saba’, 34 : 13)
ﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇﰈﰉﰊﰋﰌﰍﰎﰏﰐﰑﰒﰓﰔ
34:14. Then, when We decreed death for him, nothing indicated his death to them except a creature of the earth that kept eating his staff. And, when he collapsed, the jinn realised that if they had known the Unseen, they would not have remained in that humiliating punishment.
فلما قضينا عليه الموت ما دلهم على موته إلا دابة الأرض تأكل منسأته فلما خر تبينت الجن أن لو كانوا يعلمون الغيب ما لبثوا في العذاب المهين
(Saba’, 34 : 14)
ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨ
34:15. Indeed, there was a sign for (the people of) Saba’ (Sheba) in their dwelling place. (There were) two gardens: to the right and the left. (They were told:) ‘Eat from the provision of your Lord and be grateful to Him. (Yours is) a good land and a forgiving Lord!’
لقد كان لسبإ في مسكنهم آية جنتان عن يمين وشمال كلوا من رزق ربكم واشكروا له بلدة طيبة ورب غفور
(Saba’, 34 : 15)
ﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹ
34:16. But they turned away (from obedience). So We sent upon them a devastating flood and replaced their two gardens with two (other) gardens, bearing bitter fruit, tamarisk bushes and a few thorny trees (here and there).
فأعرضوا فأرسلنا عليهم سيل العرم وبدلناهم بجنتيهم جنتين ذواتى أكل خمط وأثل وشيء من سدر قليل
(Saba’, 34 : 16)
ﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖ
34:18. We had set up between them and the towns (on the Yemen-Syria highway) many other prominent settlements (to facilitate their trade), which We had blessed (with provisions). We had set moderate travel distances in between (for rest). (And We said:) ‘Travel safely between them by night and by day.’
وجعلنا بينهم وبين القرى التي باركنا فيها قرى ظاهرة وقدرنا فيها السير سيروا فيها ليالي وأياما آمنين
(Saba’, 34 : 18)
ﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫ
34:19. But they said: ‘Our Lord! Place a distance between our journeys,’ and they wronged themselves. So, We turned them into old stories (as a warning) and caused them to disintegrate totally. Indeed, there are signs in this (account) for every extraordinary patient and highly grateful person.
فقالوا ربنا باعد بين أسفارنا وظلموا أنفسهم فجعلناهم أحاديث ومزقناهم كل ممزق إن في ذلك لآيات لكل صبار شكور
(Saba’, 34 : 19)
ﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮ
34:21. He possesses no authority over them, but We only want to distinguish those who believe in the Hereafter from those who doubt it. And your Lord is Watchful over everything.
وما كان له عليهم من سلطان إلا لنعلم من يؤمن بالآخرة ممن هو منها في شك وربك على كل شيء حفيظ
(Saba’, 34 : 21)
ﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇﰈﰉﰊ
34:22. Say: ‘Call upon those you claim to be (gods) besides Allah. They do not control (even) an atom’s weight in the heavens or the earth. Nor have they any share in either of them. Nor is any one of them a helper to Him.’
قل ادعوا الذين زعمتم من دون الله لا يملكون مثقال ذرة في السماوات ولا في الأرض وما لهم فيهما من شرك وما له منهم من ظهير
(Saba’, 34 : 22)
ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪ
34:23. No intercession will be of any benefit in His presence except by those to whom He has (already) granted permission. When fear is banished from their hearts, they will ask: ‘What has your Lord said?’ They will say: ‘The truth. And He is the All-Exalted, the All-Great.’
ولا تنفع الشفاعة عنده إلا لمن أذن له حتى إذا فزع عن قلوبهم قالوا ماذا قال ربكم قالوا الحق وهو العلي الكبير
(Saba’, 34 : 23)
ﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿ
34:24. Say: ‘Who provides you sustenance from the heavens and the earth?’ Say: ‘Allah (is the One Who provides). Indeed, (either) we or you (i.e. one of us) must be upon guidance or in manifest error.’
قل من يرزقكم من السماوات والأرض قل الله وإنا أو إياكم لعلى هدى أو في ضلال مبين
(Saba’, 34 : 24)
ﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇ
34:31. The disbelievers say: ‘We will never believe in this Qur’an, nor in what was (revealed) before it.’ If only you could see when the wrongdoers would be made to stand before their Lord, throwing blame at each other. Those who had been oppressed will say to those who were arrogant: ‘Had it not been for you, we would surely have been believers.’
وقال الذين كفروا لن نؤمن بهذا القرآن ولا بالذي بين يديه ولو ترى إذ الظالمون موقوفون عند ربهم يرجع بعضهم إلى بعض القول يقول الذين استضعفوا للذين استكبروا لولا أنتم لكنا مؤمنين
(Saba’, 34 : 31)
ﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆ
34:33. The oppressed will say to the arrogant: ‘No! (It was your) plotting by night and day when you prompted us to disbelieve in Allah and assign equals to Him.’ They will hide (their) regret when they see the punishment, and We will put iron shackles around the necks of the disbelievers. Will they be rewarded except for what they used to do?
وقال الذين استضعفوا للذين استكبروا بل مكر الليل والنهار إذ تأمروننا أن نكفر بالله ونجعل له أندادا وأسروا الندامة لما رأوا العذاب وجعلنا الأغلال في أعناق الذين كفروا هل يجزون إلا ما كانوا يعملون
(Saba’, 34 : 33)
ﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥ
34:37. It is not your wealth nor your children that will bring you closer to Our proximity. But those who believe and act righteously, it is they for whom there will be a manifold reward for what they did, and they will be secure in elevated mansions (of Paradise).
وما أموالكم ولا أولادكم بالتي تقربكم عندنا زلفى إلا من آمن وعمل صالحا فأولئك لهم جزاء الضعف بما عملوا وهم في الغرفات آمنون
(Saba’, 34 : 37)
ﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅﰆ
34:39. Say: ‘Indeed, my Lord gives provision in abundance to whom He pleases among His servants and restraints it for whom (He wills). And whatever you spend (in charity), He will replace it (in compensation). And He is the best of providers.’
قل إن ربي يبسط الرزق لمن يشاء من عباده ويقدر له وما أنفقتم من شيء فهو يخلفه وهو خير الرازقين
(Saba’, 34 : 39)
ﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾ
34:42. So, today, none of you has any power to benefit or harm one another. And We shall say to the wrongdoers: ‘Taste the punishment of the Fire which you used to deny.’
فاليوم لا يملك بعضكم لبعض نفعا ولا ضرا ونقول للذين ظلموا ذوقوا عذاب النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون
(Saba’, 34 : 42)
ﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢ
34:43. When Our clear revelations are recited to them, they say: ‘This is just a man who desires to keep you away from what your fathers used to worship.’ And they (also) say: ‘This (Qur’an) is nothing but a fabricated lie.’ And the disbelievers (further) say about the truth when it has come to them: ‘This is nothing but pure magic.’
وإذا تتلى عليهم آياتنا بينات قالوا ما هذا إلا رجل يريد أن يصدكم عما كان يعبد آباؤكم وقالوا ما هذا إلا إفك مفترى وقال الذين كفروا للحق لما جاءهم إن هذا إلا سحر مبين
(Saba’, 34 : 43)
ﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽ
34:46. Say: ‘I advise you to do one thing only: That you rise for Allah’s sake, in pairs or individually (remaining awake and warned) and then reflect. There is no madness in your companion. He is just a warner to you before (the arrival of) a severe punishment.’
قل إنما أعظكم بواحدة أن تقوموا لله مثنى وفرادى ثم تتفكروا ما بصاحبكم من جنة إن هو إلا نذير لكم بين يدي عذاب شديد
(Saba’, 34 : 46)
ﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬ
