Sura 38: SAD (THE LETTER SAD) - Juz' 23 - Translation Shakir

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
ص وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ ﴿۱﴾
Suad, I swear by the Quran, full of admonition (1)
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ ﴿۲﴾
Nay! those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition (2)
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ ﴿۳﴾
How many did We destroy before them of the generations, then they cried while the time of escaping had passed away (3)
وَعَجِبُوا أَنْ جَاءَهُمْ مُنْذِرٌ مِنْهُمْ وَقَالَ الْكَافِرُونَ هَذَا سَاحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ ﴿۴﴾
And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say: This IS an enchanter, a liar (4)
أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ ﴿۵﴾
What! makes he the gods a single Allah? A strange thing is this, to be sure! (5)
وَانْطَلَقَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ امْشُوا وَاصْبِرُوا عَلَى آلِهَتِكُمْ إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ يُرَادُ ﴿۶﴾
And the chief persons of them break forth, saying: Go and steadily adhere to your gods; this is most surely a thing sought after (6)
مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ ﴿۷﴾
We never heard of this in the former faith; this is nothing but a forgery: (7)
أَأُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِنْ ذِكْرِي بَلْ لَمَّا يَذُوقُوا عَذَابِ ﴿۸﴾
Has the reminder been revealed to him from among us? Nay! they are in doubt as to My reminder. Nay! they have not yet tasted My chastisement! (8)
أَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ الْعَزِيزِ الْوَهَّابِ ﴿۹﴾
Or is it that they have the treasures of the mercy of your Lord, the Mighty, the great Giver? (9)
أَمْ لَهُمْ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَلْيَرْتَقُوا فِي الْأَسْبَابِ ﴿۱۰﴾
Or is it that theirs is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend by any (10)