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

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو الْأَوْتَادِ ﴿۱۲﴾
Before them the nations of Noah, Aad and Pharaoh, and he of the tentpegs belied, (12)
وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ أُولَئِكَ الْأَحْزَابُ ﴿۱۳﴾
Thamood, the nation of Lot and the dwellers of the Thicket such were the confederates. (13)
إِنْ كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ ﴿۱۴﴾
There was not one of those that did not belie the Messengers. Therefore, My retribution was realized. (14)
وَمَا يَنْظُرُ هَؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً مَا لَهَا مِنْ فَوَاقٍ ﴿۱۵﴾
These only wait for a single Shout for which there will be no delay. (15)
وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا عَجِّلْ لَنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ ﴿۱۶﴾
They say: 'Our Lord, hasten to us our share before the Day of Recompense. ' (16)
اصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ ﴿۱۷﴾
Bear patiently with what they say, and remember Our worshiper David, a man of might. He was ever turning in repentance. (17)
إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا الْجِبَالَ مَعَهُ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِشْرَاقِ ﴿۱۸﴾
We subjected the mountains to exalt (Me) with him in the evening and at sunrise, (18)
وَالطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً كُلٌّ لَهُ أَوَّابٌ ﴿۱۹﴾
and the birds, too, gathered each obedient to him. (19)
وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ ﴿۲۰﴾
We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech. (20)
وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ نَبَأُ الْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا الْمِحْرَابَ ﴿۲۱﴾
Has the news of the dispute reached you (Prophet Muhammad)? When they scaled the Sanctuary (21)