Surah Sad, ayah 24
قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبْغِى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ ۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّـٰهُ فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ ۩
[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].
Word by word
- قَالَqālaHe said
- لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
- ظَلَمَكَẓalamakahe has wronged you
- بِسُؤَالِbisuāliby demanding
- نَعْجَتِكَnaʿjatikayour ewe
- إِلَىٰilāto
- نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖniʿājihihis ewes
- وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
- كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmany
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلْخُلَطَآءِl-khulaṭāithe partners
- لَيَبْغِىlayabghīcertainly oppress
- بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them
- عَلَىٰʿalā[on]
- بَعْضٍbaʿḍinanother
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
- وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
- ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
- وَقَلِيلٌۭwaqalīlunand few
- مَّاmā(are) they
- هُمْ ۗhum(are) they
- وَظَنَّwaẓannaAnd became certain
- دَاوُۥدُdāwūduDawood
- أَنَّمَاannamāthat
- فَتَنَّـٰهُfatannāhuWe (had) tried him
- فَٱسْتَغْفَرَfa-is'taghfaraand he asked forgiveness
- رَبَّهُۥrabbahu(of) his Lord
- وَخَرَّwakharraand fell down
- رَاكِعًۭاrākiʿanbowing
- وَأَنَابَ ۩wa-anābaand turned in repentance
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