Sura 34: Saba’ (Sheba) - Quran Inspector

In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) nameٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God,ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmāniMost Gracious,ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmiMost Merciful.

[34:1] Praise be to GOD - to whom belongs everything in the heavens and the earth; all praise is also due to Him in the Hereafter. He is the Most Wise, the Cognizant.

ٱلْحَمْدُal-ḥamduAll praiseلِلَّهِlillahi(be) to Godٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One whoلَهُۥlahufor himمَاmāwhateverفِىfī(is) inٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَمَاwamāand whateverفِىfī(is) inٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth,وَلَهُwalahuand for Him (is)ٱلْحَمْدُl-ḥamduall praiseفِىfīinٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhiratithe Hereafter.وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmuMost Wise,ٱلْخَبِيرُl-khabīruthe Cognizant. ﴿١﴾

[34:2] He knows everything that goes into the earth, and everything that comes out of it, and everything that comes down from the sky, and everything that climbs into it. He is the Most Merciful, the Forgiving.

يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuHe knowsمَاmāwhatيَلِجُyalijuit penetratesفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthوَمَاwamāand whatيَخْرُجُyakhrujuit comes outمِنْهَاmin'hāfrom it,وَمَاwamāand whatيَنزِلُyanziluit descendsمِنَminafromٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe heavenوَمَاwamāand whatيَعْرُجُyaʿrujuit ascendsفِيهَاfīhātherein.وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmuMost Merciful,ٱلْغَفُورُl-ghafūruthe Forgiving. ﴿٢﴾

[34:3] Those who disbelieve have said, "The Hour will never come to pass!" Say, "Absolutely - by my Lord - it will most certainly come to you. He is the Knower of the future. Not even the equivalent of an atom's weight is hidden from Him, be it in the heavens or the earth. Not even smaller than that, or larger (is hidden). All are in a profound record."

وَقَالَwaqālaBut [he] saidٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelieved,لَاlā"Notتَأْتِينَاtatīnā[it] will come to usٱلسَّاعَةُl-sāʿatuthe Hour."قُلْqulSay,بَلَىٰbalā"Absolutelyوَرَبِّىwarabbīby my Lordلَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْlatatiyannakumsurely it will come to you [all].عَـٰلِمِʿālimi(He is the) Knower (of)ٱلْغَيْبِl-ghaybithe unseen / future."لَاlāNotيَعْزُبُyaʿzubuit escapesعَنْهُʿanhufrom Himمِثْقَالُmith'qālu(the) weight (of)ذَرَّةٍdharratinan atomفِىfīinٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَلَاwalāand notفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthوَلَآwalāand notأَصْغَرُaṣgharusmallerمِنminthanذَٰلِكَdhālikathatوَلَآwalāand notأَكْبَرُakbarugreater / larger,إِلَّاillābutفِىfī(is) inكِتَـٰبٍkitābina recordمُّبِينٍmubīninprofound. ﴿٣﴾

[34:4] Most certainly, He will reward those who believe and lead a righteous life. These have deserved forgiveness and a generous provision.

لِّيَجْزِىَliyajziyaThat He may rewardٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believedوَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand [they] didٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥāti[the] righteous deeds.أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThoseلَهُمlahumfor themمَّغْفِرَةٌmaghfiratunforgivenessوَرِزْقٌwariz'qunand a provisionكَرِيمٌkarīmunnoble / generous. ﴿٤﴾

[34:5] As for those who constantly challenge our revelations, they have incurred a retribution of painful humiliation.

وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaBut those whoسَعَوْsaʿaw[they] stroveفِىٓfīagainstءَايَـٰتِنَاāyātināour verses / revelationsمُعَـٰجِزِينَmuʿājizīnaones who weakens or frustrates (challenges),أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathoseلَهُمْlahumfor them (is)عَذَابٌʿadhābuna retributionمِّنminofرِّجْزٍrij'zinfoul nature / humiliation,أَلِيمٌalīmunpainful. ﴿٥﴾

[34:6] It is evident to those who are blessed with knowledge that this revelation from your Lord to you is the truth, and that it guides to the path of the Almighty, the Most Praiseworthy.

وَيَرَىwayarāAnd [he] seeٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoأُوتُوا۟ūtū[they] were givenٱلْعِلْمَl-ʿil'mathe knowledge,ٱلَّذِىٓalladhīthat whichأُنزِلَunzilait was revealedإِلَيْكَilaykato youمِنminfromرَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lordهُوَhuwa[it] (is)ٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe truth,وَيَهْدِىٓwayahdīand it guidesإِلَىٰilātoصِرَٰطِṣirāṭi(the) path (of)ٱلْعَزِيزِl-ʿazīzithe Almighty,ٱلْحَمِيدِl-ḥamīdiMost Praiseworthy. ﴿٦﴾

[34:7] Those who disbelieve have said, "Let us show you a man who tells you that after you are torn apart you will be created anew.

وَقَالَwaqālaBut [he] saidٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelieved,هَلْhal"Shallنَدُلُّكُمْnadullukumwe show / direct you [all]عَلَىٰʿalātoرَجُلٍrajulina manيُنَبِّئُكُمْyunabbi-ukumhe informs you [all]إِذَاidhāwhen [in the future]مُزِّقْتُمْmuzziq'tumyou [all] were disintegrated (decomposed) / torn to piecesكُلَّkulla(in) totalمُمَزَّقٍmumazzaqindisintegration,إِنَّكُمْinnakumindeed you [all] (will be)لَفِىlafīsurely inخَلْقٍkhalqina creationجَدِيدٍjadīdinanew? ﴿٧﴾

[34:8] "Either he fabricated lies about GOD, or he is crazy." Indeed, those who disbelieve in the Hereafter have incurred the worst retribution; they have gone far astray.

أَفْتَرَىٰaftarā"Has he fabricatedعَلَىʿalāaboutٱللَّهِl-lahiGodكَذِبًاkadhibana lieأَمamor isبِهِۦbihiin himجِنَّةٌۢjinnatunmadness / insanity?"بَلِbaliNay,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoلَاlā(do) notيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūna[they] believeبِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِbil-ākhiratiin the Hereafterفِىfī(will be) inٱلْعَذَابِl-ʿadhābithe retributionوَٱلضَّلَـٰلِwal-ḍalāliand [the] errorٱلْبَعِيدِl-baʿīdithe far. ﴿٨﴾

[34:9] Have they not seen all the things in front of them and behind them, in the heaven and the earth? If we willed, we could have caused the earth to swallow them, or caused masses to fall on them from the sky. This should be a sufficient proof for every obedient servant.

أَفَلَمْafalamThen, do notيَرَوْا۟yarawthey seeإِلَىٰilātowardsمَاmāwhatبَيْنَbayna between / before*أَيْدِيهِمْaydīhimtheir hands (*before them)وَمَاwamāand what (is)خَلْفَهُمkhalfahumafter themمِّنَminaofٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe heavenوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth?إِنinIfنَّشَأْnashawe willنَخْسِفْnakhsifwe cause to swallowبِهِمُbihimuin themٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earthأَوْaworنُسْقِطْnus'qiṭ[we] drop / collapseعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimupon themكِسَفًاkisafanfragments / massesمِّنَminafromٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe sky.إِنَّinnaIndeed,فِىfīinذَٰلِكَdhālikathatلَـَٔايَةًlaāyatansurely a sign / proofلِّكُلِّlikullifor everyعَبْدٍʿabdinservantمُّنِيبٍmunībinone who is obedient / turns (to God) in repentance repeatedly with sincere deeds ﴿٩﴾

[34:10] We endowed David with blessings from us: "O mountains, submit with him, and you too, O birds." We softened the iron for him.

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly,ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāwe gaveدَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDavidمِنَّاminnāfrom usفَضْلًاfaḍlanbounty / blessings.يَـٰجِبَالُyājibālu"O mountains!أَوِّبِىawwibīturn (to God) / submitمَعَهُۥmaʿahuwith him,وَٱلطَّيْرَwal-ṭayraand the birds."وَأَلَنَّاwa-alannāAnd we softenedلَهُlahufor himٱلْحَدِيدَl-ḥadīda[the] iron, ﴿١٠﴾

[34:11] "You may make shields that fit perfectly, and work righteousness. Whatever you do, I am Seer thereof."

أَنِani"Thatٱعْمَلْiʿ'malmakeسَـٰبِغَـٰتٍsābighātinfull coats (of armor)وَقَدِّرْwaqaddirand it balanced / measured preciselyفِىfī[of]ٱلسَّرْدِl-sardithe links (of armor),وَٱعْمَلُوا۟wa-iʿ'malūand work [you all]صَـٰلِحًاṣāliḥanrighteous (deeds),إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I amبِمَاbimāof whatتَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou [all] doبَصِيرٌbaṣīrunSeer." ﴿١١﴾

[34:12] To Solomon we committed the wind at his disposal, traveling one month coming and one month going. And we caused a spring of oil to gush out for him. Also, the jinns worked for him, by his Lord's leave. Any one of them who disregarded our commands, we subjected him to a severe retribution.

وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَwalisulaymānaAnd to Solomon,ٱلرِّيحَl-rīḥathe windغُدُوُّهَاghuduwwuhāits morning course / comingشَهْرٌshahrun(was) a monthوَرَوَاحُهَاwarawāḥuhāand its afternoon course / return trip (going)شَهْرٌshahrun(was) a month,وَأَسَلْنَاwa-asalnāand we caused to flowلَهُۥlahufor himعَيْنَʿaynaa spring (of)ٱلْقِطْرِl-qiṭ'ri[the] molten copper / oil.وَمِنَwaminaAnd [of]ٱلْجِنِّl-jinithe jinnمَنmanwhoيَعْمَلُyaʿmalu[he] worksبَيْنَbayna between / before*يَدَيْهِyadayhihis hands (*before him / in his presence) بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permissionرَبِّهِۦrabbihi(of) his Lord.وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverيَزِغْyazigh[he] deviatesمِنْهُمْmin'humamong themعَنْʿanfromأَمْرِنَاamrināour command,نُذِقْهُnudhiq'huwe will make him tasteمِنْminofعَذَابِʿadhābi(the) retribution (of)ٱلسَّعِيرِl-saʿīrithe Blaze. ﴿١٢﴾

[34:13] They made for him anything he wanted - niches, statues, deep pools, and heavy cooking pots. O family of David, work (righteousness) to show your appreciation. Only a few of My servants are appreciative.

يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnaThey workلَهُۥlahufor himمَاmāwhatيَشَآءُyashāuhe willsمِنminofمَّحَـٰرِيبَmaḥārībanichesوَتَمَـٰثِيلَwatamāthīlaand statuesوَجِفَانٍwajifāninand deep bowlsكَٱلْجَوَابِkal-jawābilike the watering troughs / poolsوَقُدُورٍwaqudūrinand cooking-potsرَّاسِيَـٰتٍrāsiyātinfirmly fixed / immovable (heavy).ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟iʿ'malū"Work, [you all]ءَالَāla(O) family (of)دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDavid!شُكْرًاshuk'ran(in) appreciation."وَقَلِيلٌwaqalīlunBut fewمِّنْminofعِبَادِىَʿibādiyaMy servants (are)ٱلشَّكُورُl-shakūru[the] appreciative. ﴿١٣﴾

[34:14] When the appointed time for his death came, they had no clue that he had died. Not until one of the animals tried to eat his staff, and he fell down, that the jinns realized that he was dead. They thus realized that if they really knew the unseen, they would have stopped working so hard as soon as he died.

فَلَمَّاfalammāThen whenقَضَيْنَاqaḍaynāwe decreedعَلَيْهِʿalayhifor himٱلْمَوْتَl-mawtathe death,مَاmānotدَلَّهُمْdallahum[it] indicated to themعَلَىٰʿalātoمَوْتِهِۦٓmawtihihis deathإِلَّاillāexceptدَآبَّةُdābbatua creature (of)ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthتَأْكُلُtakuluit eatingمِنسَأَتَهُۥminsa-atahuhis staff.فَلَمَّاfalammāBut whenخَرَّkharrahe fell down,تَبَيَّنَتِtabayyanatiit became clear / evidentٱلْجِنُّl-jinu(to) the jinnأَنanthatلَّوْlawifكَانُوا۟kānūthey were (to)يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna[they] knowٱلْغَيْبَl-ghaybathe unseen,مَاmānotلَبِثُوا۟labithūthey (would have) remainedفِىfīinٱلْعَذَابِl-ʿadhābithe punishmentٱلْمُهِينِl-muhīni[the] humiliating. ﴿١٤﴾

[34:15] Sheba's homeland used to be a marvel, with two gardens on the right and the left. Eat from your Lord's provisions, and be appreciative of Him - good land, and a forgiving Lord.

لَقَدْlaqadCertainly,كَانَkāna[it] wasلِسَبَإٍlisaba-infor Shebaفِىfīinمَسْكَنِهِمْmaskanihimtheir homelandءَايَةٌāyatuna sign / marvel.جَنَّتَانِjannatāniTwo gardensعَنʿanonيَمِينٍyamīnin(the) rightوَشِمَالٍwashimālinand (on the) left.كُلُوا۟kulūEat [you all]مِنminfromرِّزْقِriz'qi(the) provisionرَبِّكُمْrabbikum(of) your Lordوَٱشْكُرُوا۟wa-ush'kurūand be appreciative [you all]لَهُۥlahuto Him.بَلْدَةٌbaldatunA landطَيِّبَةٌṭayyibatungoodوَرَبٌّwarabbunand a LordغَفُورٌghafūrunForgiving. ﴿١٥﴾

[34:16] They turned away and, consequently, we poured upon them a disastrous flood, and we substituted their two gardens into two gardens of bad tasting fruits, thorny plants, and a skimpy harvest.

فَأَعْرَضُوا۟fa-aʿraḍūBut they turned away,فَأَرْسَلْنَاfa-arsalnāso we sentعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimupon themسَيْلَsayla(the) flood (of)ٱلْعَرِمِl-ʿarimithe dam / violent rainوَبَدَّلْنَـٰهُمwabaddalnāhumand we substituted theirبِجَنَّتَيْهِمْbijannatayhim[of their] gardensجَنَّتَيْنِjannatayni(with) two gardensذَوَاتَىْdhawātayboth possessing أُكُلٍukulinfruitخَمْطٍkhamṭinbitter,وَأَثْلٍwa-athlinand tamarisks / thorny plantsوَشَىْءٍwashayinand a thingمِّنminofسِدْرٍsid'rinlote trees / orchardsقَلِيلٍqalīlinfew / skimpy. ﴿١٦﴾

[34:17] We thus requited them for their disbelief. Do we not requite only the disbelievers?

ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThatجَزَيْنَـٰهُمjazaynāhumwe requited themبِمَاbimābecauseكَفَرُوا۟kafarūthey disbelieved.وَهَلْwahalAnd do (not)نُجَـٰزِىٓnujāzīwe requiteإِلَّاillāexceptٱلْكَفُورَl-kafūrathe ungrateful / disbelievers. ﴿١٧﴾

[34:18] We placed between them and the communities that we blessed other oases, and we secured the journey between them: "Travel therein days and nights in complete security."

وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd we madeبَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween themوَبَيْنَwabaynaand betweenٱلْقُرَىl-qurāthe townsٱلَّتِىallatīwhichبَـٰرَكْنَاbāraknāwe blessedفِيهَاfīhāin itقُرًىqurantownsظَـٰهِرَةًẓāhiratanvisible.وَقَدَّرْنَاwaqaddarnāAnd we determined / securedفِيهَاfīhābetween itٱلسَّيْرَl-sayrathe journey.سِيرُوا۟sīrū"Travel [you all]فِيهَاfīhābetween itلَيَالِىَlayāliya(by) nightوَأَيَّامًاwa-ayyāmanand (by) daysءَامِنِينَāminīna[ones] safe and secure." ﴿١٨﴾

[34:19] But they (turned unappreciative and) challenged: "Our Lord, we do not care if You increase the distance of our journeys (without any stations)." They thus wronged their own souls. Consequently, we made them history, and scattered them into small communities throughout the land. This should provide lessons for those who are steadfast, appreciative.

فَقَالُوا۟faqālūBut they said,رَبَّنَاrabbanā"Our Lordبَـٰعِدْbāʿidincrease the distanceبَيْنَbaynabetweenأَسْفَارِنَاasfārināour journeys."وَظَلَمُوٓا۟waẓalamūAnd they wrongedأَنفُسَهُمْanfusahumthemselves / their souls,فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْfajaʿalnāhumso we made themأَحَادِيثَaḥādīthahistoryوَمَزَّقْنَـٰهُمْwamazzaqnāhumand we dispersed themكُلَّkulla(in) a totalمُمَزَّقٍmumazzaqindispersion.إِنَّinnaIndeed,فِىfīinذَٰلِكَdhālikathat (are)لَـَٔايَـٰتٍlaāyātinsurely signs / proofs / lessonsلِّكُلِّlikullifor everyoneصَبَّارٍṣabbārinsteadfast,شَكُورٍshakūrinappreciative. ﴿١٩﴾

[34:20] Satan found them readily fulfilling his expectations. They followed him, except a few believers.

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly,صَدَّقَṣaddaqa[he] found trueعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimabout themإِبْلِيسُib'līsuIblis (Satan)ظَنَّهُۥẓannahuhis assumption / expectation,فَٱتَّبَعُوهُfa-ittabaʿūhuso they followed himإِلَّاillāexceptفَرِيقًاfarīqansome / fewمِّنَminaofٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers. ﴿٢٠﴾

[34:21] He never had any power over them. But we thus distinguish those who believe in the Hereafter from those who are doubtful about it.* Your Lord is in full control of all things.

وَمَاwamāAnd notكَانَkānait wasلَهُۥlahufor himعَلَيْهِمʿalayhimover themمِّنminanyسُلْطَـٰنٍsul'ṭāninauthority / powerإِلَّاillāexceptلِنَعْلَمَlinaʿlamathat we may distinguishمَنmanwhoيُؤْمِنُyu'minu[he] believesبِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِbil-ākhiratiin the Hereafterمِمَّنْmimmanfrom whoهُوَhuwaheمِنْهَاmin'hāabout itفِىfīinشَكٍّshakkindoubt.وَرَبُّكَwarabbukaAnd your Lordعَلَىٰʿalāoverكُلِّkulliallشَىْءٍshayinthing(s)حَفِيظٌḥafīẓuna Guardian / full control. ﴿٢١﴾

*34:21 The criteria that inform us whether we believe in the Hereafter or not are in 6:113, 17:45, & 39:45. These three criteria bring out our true convictions, regardless of our oral statements.

[34:22] Say, "Implore the idols you have set up beside GOD. They do not possess as much as a single atom in the heavens, or the earth. They possess no partnership therein, nor does He permit them to be His assistants."

قُلِquliSay,ٱدْعُوا۟id'ʿū"Call upon [you all]ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whomزَعَمْتُمzaʿamtumyou [all] claimedمِّنminfromدُونِdūnibesidesٱللَّهِl-lahiGod."لَاlāNotيَمْلِكُونَyamlikūnathey possessمِثْقَالَmith'qāla(the) weight (of)ذَرَّةٍdharratinan atomفِىfīinٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَلَاwalāand notفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthوَمَاwamāand notلَهُمْlahumfor themفِيهِمَاfīhimāin both of themمِنminanyشِرْكٍshir'kinpartnership,وَمَاwamāand notلَهُۥlahufor Himمِنْهُمmin'humfrom themمِّنminanyظَهِيرٍẓahīrinsupporter / assistant. ﴿٢٢﴾

[34:23] Intercession with Him will be in vain, unless it coincides with His will. When their minds are finally settled down, and they ask, "What did your Lord say," they will say, "The truth." He is the Most High, the Most Great.

وَلَاwalāAnd notتَنفَعُtanfaʿu[it] benefitsٱلشَّفَـٰعَةُl-shafāʿatuthe intercessionعِندَهُۥٓʿindahuwith Himإِلَّاillāexceptلِمَنْlimanfor whomأَذِنَadhinaHe permittedلَهُۥlahufor him.حَتَّىٰٓḥattāUntilإِذَاidhāwhen [in the future]فُزِّعَfuzziʿafear was removed / [it] was relieved from aweعَنʿanfromقُلُوبِهِمْqulūbihimtheir hearts / minds,قَالُوا۟qālūThey said,مَاذَاmādhā"What then (is it)قَالَqāla[He] saidرَبُّكُمْrabbukumyour Lord?"قَالُوا۟qālūThey said,ٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqa"The truth."وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)ٱلْعَلِىُّl-ʿaliyuMost High,ٱلْكَبِيرُl-kabīruMost Great. ﴿٢٣﴾

[34:24] Say, "Who provides for you, from the heavens and the earth?" Say, "GOD," and "Either we or you are guided, or have gone far astray."

قُلْqulSay,مَنman"Whoيَرْزُقُكُمyarzuqukumhe provides (for) you [all]مِّنَminafromٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth?"قُلِquliSay,ٱللَّهُl-lahu"God.وَإِنَّآwa-innāAnd indeed, weأَوْaworإِيَّاكُمْiyyākumyou [all] (are)لَعَلَىٰlaʿalāsurely uponهُدًىhudanguidanceأَوْaworفِىfīinضَلَـٰلٍḍalālinerrorمُّبِينٍmubīninclear." ﴿٢٤﴾

[34:25] Say, "You are not responsible for our crimes, nor are we responsible for what you do."

قُلqulSay,لَّاlā"Notتُسْـَٔلُونَtus'alūnayou [all] will be askedعَمَّآʿammāabout whatأَجْرَمْنَاajramnāour crimesوَلَاwalāand notنُسْـَٔلُnus'aluwe will be askedعَمَّاʿammāabout whatتَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou [all] do." ﴿٢٥﴾

[34:26] Say, "Our Lord will gather us all together before Him, then He will judge between us equitably. He is the Judge, the Omniscient."

قُلْqulSay,يَجْمَعُyajmaʿu"[He] will gatherبَيْنَنَاbaynanābetween usرَبُّنَاrabbunāour Lord,ثُمَّthummathenيَفْتَحُyaftaḥuHe will judgeبَيْنَنَاbaynanābetween usبِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin the truth (*truthfully).وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)ٱلْفَتَّاحُl-fatāḥuthe Judge,ٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmuthe Omniscient." ﴿٢٦﴾

[34:27] Say, "Show me the idols you have set up as partners with Him!" Say, "No; He is the one GOD, the Almighty, Most Wise."

قُلْqulSay,أَرُونِىَarūniya"Show me [you all]ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whomأَلْحَقْتُمalḥaqtumyou [all] joinedبِهِۦbihiwith Himشُرَكَآءَshurakāa(as) partners.كَلَّاkallāNo!بَلْbalNay,هُوَhuwaHe (is)ٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzuthe Almighty,ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmuMost Wise." ﴿٢٧﴾

[34:28] We have sent you (O Rashad)* to all the people, a bearer of good news, as well as a warner, but most people do not know.

وَمَآwamāAnd notأَرْسَلْنَـٰكَarsalnākawe sent youإِلَّاillāexceptكَآفَّةًkāffatanuniversallyلِّلنَّاسِlilnnāsifor all peopleبَشِيرًاbashīran(as) a giver of good newsوَنَذِيرًاwanadhīranand (as) a warner.وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnaButأَكْثَرَaktharamostٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe peopleلَاlānotيَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna[they] know. ﴿٢٨﴾

*34:28 As detailed in Appendix 2, the name of this messenger is mathematically coded into the Quran as "Rashad Khalifa." By adding the numerical value of the name "Rashad" (505), plus the numerical value of the name "Khalifa" (725), plus the number of the sura (34), plus the number of the verse (28), we obtain a total that conforms with the Quran's 19-based mathematical miracle, which was unveiled through Rashad Khalifa. (505+725+34+28=1292=19x68). More information is given in 5:19 and its footnote.

[34:29] They challenge, "When will this promise come to pass, if you are truthful?"

وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaAnd they say,مَتَىٰmatā"When (is)هَـٰذَاhādhāthisٱلْوَعْدُl-waʿdu[the] promise,إِنinifكُنتُمْkuntumyou [all] areصَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful [ones]?" ﴿٢٩﴾

[34:30] Say, "You have a specific time, on a specific day, that you cannot delay by one hour, nor advance."

قُلqulSay,لَّكُمlakum"For you [all] (is)مِّيعَادُmīʿādu(the) appointment (of)يَوْمٍyawmina Day,لَّاlānotتَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَtastakhirūnayou [all] can postpone / delayعَنْهُʿanhuof itسَاعَةًsāʿatan(for) an hour,وَلَاwalāand notتَسْتَقْدِمُونَtastaqdimūnayou [all] can advance (it)." ﴿٣٠﴾

[34:31] Those who disbelieve have said, "We will not believe in this Quran, nor in the previous scriptures." If you could only envision these transgressors when they stand before their Lord! They will argue with one another back and forth. The followers will tell their leaders, "If it were not for you, we would have been believers."

وَقَالَwaqālaAnd [he] saidٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarūthey disbelieved,لَنlan"Neverنُّؤْمِنَnu'minawe will believeبِهَـٰذَاbihādhāin thisٱلْقُرْءَانِl-qur'āni[the] Quranوَلَاwalāand notبِٱلَّذِىbi-alladhīin that whichبَيْنَbayna (was) between / before*يَدَيْهِyadayhihis hands (*was before it)وَلَوْwalawBut ifتَرَىٰٓtarāyou (could) seeإِذِidhiwhenٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَl-ẓālimūnathe wrongdoersمَوْقُوفُونَmawqūfūna(will be) those made to standعِندَʿindain the presence / beforeرَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord,يَرْجِعُyarjiʿu[he] will throw back (*argue)بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of themإِلَىٰilātoبَعْضٍbaʿḍinsome othersٱلْقَوْلَl-qawlathe word.يَقُولُyaqūlu[He] will sayٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟us'tuḍ'ʿifū[they] were oppressed (followers)لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those whoٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟is'takbarū[they] were arrogant / leaders,لَوْلَآlawlā"If notأَنتُمْantum(for) you [all]لَكُنَّاlakunnācertainly we would have beenمُؤْمِنِينَmu'minīnabelievers." ﴿٣١﴾

[34:32] The leaders will say to those who followed them, "Are we the ones who diverted you from the guidance after it came to you? No; it is you who were wicked."

قَالَqāla[He] said,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟is'takbarū[they] were arrogant / leaders,لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those whoٱسْتُضْعِفُوٓا۟us'tuḍ'ʿifū[they] were oppressed (followers),أَنَحْنُanaḥnu"Did weصَدَدْنَـٰكُمْṣadadnākum[we] diverted you [all]عَنِʿanifromٱلْهُدَىٰl-hudāthe guidanceبَعْدَbaʿdaafterإِذْidhwhen [in the past]جَآءَكُمjāakumit came to you [all]?بَلْbalNay,كُنتُمkuntumyou [all] wereمُّجْرِمِينَmuj'rimīnacriminals / sinners / wicked [ones]." ﴿٣٢﴾

[34:33] The followers will say to their leaders, "It was you who schemed night and day, then commanded us to be unappreciative of GOD, and to set up idols to rank with Him." They will be ridden with remorse, when they see the retribution, for we will place shackles around the necks of those who disbelieved. Are they not justly requited for what they did?

وَقَالَwaqālaAnd [he] said,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟us'tuḍ'ʿifū[they] were oppressed (followers)لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those whoٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟is'takbarū[they] were arrogant / leaders,بَلْbal"Nay,مَكْرُmakru(it was) a schemeٱلَّيْلِal-layli(by) [the] nightوَٱلنَّهَارِwal-nahāriand [the] dayإِذْidhwhen [in the past]تَأْمُرُونَنَآtamurūnanāyou [all] have ordered usأَنanthatنَّكْفُرَnakfurawe disbelieve / be unappreciativeبِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Godوَنَجْعَلَwanajʿalaand we set upلَهُۥٓlahufor Himأَندَادًاandādanrivals / equals."وَأَسَرُّوا۟wa-asarrūBut they concealedٱلنَّدَامَةَl-nadāmatathe regretلَمَّاlammāwhenرَأَوُا۟ra-awūthey sawٱلْعَذَابَl-ʿadhābathe retribution.وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd we put / placedٱلْأَغْلَـٰلَl-aghlālathe shacklesفِىٓfīonأَعْنَاقِaʿnāqi(the) necksٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelieved.هَلْhalWillيُجْزَوْنَyuj'zawnathey payإِلَّاillāexceptمَاmā(for) whatكَانُوا۟kānūthey used toيَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūna[they] do? ﴿٣٣﴾

[34:34] Every time we sent a warner to a community, the leaders of that community said, "We reject the message you are sent with."

وَمَآwamāAnd notأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnāwe sentفِىfītoقَرْيَةٍqaryatina town / communityمِّنminanyنَّذِيرٍnadhīrinwarnerإِلَّاillābutقَالَqāla[he] saidمُتْرَفُوهَآmut'rafūhāits wealthy ones / leaders,إِنَّاinnā"Indeed, we (are)بِمَآbimāin whatأُرْسِلْتُمur'sil'tumyou [all] were sentبِهِۦbihiwith itكَـٰفِرُونَkāfirūnadisbelievers." ﴿٣٤﴾

[34:35] They also said, "We are more powerful, with more money and children, and we will not be punished."

وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they said,نَحْنُnaḥnu"We (have)أَكْثَرُaktharumoreأَمْوَٰلًاamwālanwealthوَأَوْلَـٰدًاwa-awlādanand children,وَمَاwamāand notنَحْنُnaḥnuwe (are)بِمُعَذَّبِينَbimuʿadhabīnaever ones who are punished." ﴿٣٥﴾

[34:36] Say, "My Lord is the One who controls all provisions; He grants the provisions to whomever He wills, or reduces them, but most people do not know."

قُلْqulSay,إِنَّinna"Indeed,رَبِّىrabbīmy Lordيَبْسُطُyabsuṭu[He] grants in abundance / increasesٱلرِّزْقَl-riz'qathe provisionلِمَنlimanfor whomيَشَآءُyashāuHe willsوَيَقْدِرُwayaqdiruand He restricts,وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabutأَكْثَرَaktharamostٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe peopleلَاlā(do) notيَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna[they] know." ﴿٣٦﴾

[34:37] It is not your money or your children that bring you closer to us. Only those who believe and lead a righteous life will receive the reward for their works, multiplied manifold. In the abode of Paradise they will live in perfect peace.

وَمَآwamāAnd notأَمْوَٰلُكُمْamwālukumyour wealth / moneyوَلَآwalāand notأَوْلَـٰدُكُمawlādukumyour childrenبِٱلَّتِىbi-allatīby whichتُقَرِّبُكُمْtuqarribukumit will bring you [all] closeعِندَنَاʿindanāto usزُلْفَىٰٓzul'fā(in) position / proximity,إِلَّاillābutمَنْmanwhoeverءَامَنَāmanahe believedوَعَمِلَwaʿamilaand he didصَـٰلِحًاṣāliḥanrighteous (deeds),فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those,لَهُمْlahumfor themجَزَآءُjazāu(will be) rewardٱلضِّعْفِl-ḍiʿ'fi[the] (multiplied) manifoldبِمَاbimāfor whatعَمِلُوا۟ʿamilūthey did,وَهُمْwahumand theyفِىfī(will be) inٱلْغُرُفَـٰتِl-ghurufātithe high dwellings (Paradise)ءَامِنُونَāminūna[ones] secure. ﴿٣٧﴾

[34:38] As for those who consistently challenge our revelations, they will abide in retribution.

وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoيَسْعَوْنَyasʿawna[they] striveفِىٓfīagainstءَايَـٰتِنَاāyātināour verses / revelationsمُعَـٰجِزِينَmuʿājizīnaones who weakens or frustrates (challenges),أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathoseفِىfīintoٱلْعَذَابِl-ʿadhābithe retributionمُحْضَرُونَmuḥ'ḍarūna(will be) ones who are brought forth. ﴿٣٨﴾

[34:39] Say, "My Lord is the One who controls all provisions; He increases the provisions for whomever He chooses from among His servants, or reduces them. Anything you spend (in the cause of GOD), He will reward you for it; He is the Best Provider."

قُلْqulSay,إِنَّinna"Indeed,رَبِّىrabbīmy Lordيَبْسُطُyabsuṭu[He] increasesٱلرِّزْقَl-riz'qathe provisionلِمَنlimanfor whomيَشَآءُyashāuHe willsمِنْminofعِبَادِهِۦʿibādihiHis servantsوَيَقْدِرُwayaqdiruand He restrictsلَهُۥlahufor him.وَمَآwamāBut whatأَنفَقْتُمanfaqtumyou [all] spentمِّنminofشَىْءٍshayinanythingفَهُوَfahuwathen Heيُخْلِفُهُۥyukh'lifuhu[He] will compensate itوَهُوَwahuwaand He (is)خَيْرُkhayru(the) Best (of)ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَl-rāziqīnathe providers. ﴿٣٩﴾

[34:40] On the day when He summons them all, He will say to the angels, "Did these people worship you?"

وَيَوْمَwayawmaAnd (the) dayيَحْشُرُهُمْyaḥshuruhumHe summons themجَمِيعًاjamīʿanall,ثُمَّthummathenيَقُولُyaqūluHe will sayلِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the angels,أَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِahāulāi"Are theseإِيَّاكُمْiyyākumyou [all]كَانُوا۟kānū[they] used toيَعْبُدُونَyaʿbudūna[they] serve / worship?" ﴿٤٠﴾

[34:41] They will answer, "Be You glorified. You are our Lord and Master, not them. Instead, they were worshiping the jinns; most of them were believers therein."

قَالُوا۟qālūThey said,سُبْحَـٰنَكَsub'ḥānaka"Glory be to You,أَنتَantaYou (are)وَلِيُّنَاwaliyyunāour Protector / Lord and Master,مِنminfromدُونِهِمdūnihiminstead of them.بَلْbalNay,كَانُوا۟kānūthey used toيَعْبُدُونَyaʿbudūna[they] worshipٱلْجِنَّl-jinathe jinn,أَكْثَرُهُمaktharuhummost of themبِهِمbihimin themمُّؤْمِنُونَmu'minūna(were) believers." ﴿٤١﴾

[34:42] On that day, you possess no power to help or harm one another, and we will say to the transgressors, "Taste the retribution of the Hell that you used to deny."

فَٱلْيَوْمَfal-yawmaBut this dayلَاlānotيَمْلِكُyamliku[it] possess powerبَعْضُكُمْbaʿḍukumsome of you [all]*لِبَعْضٍlibaʿḍinon some others (*one another)نَّفْعًاnafʿan(to) benefitوَلَاwalāand notضَرًّاḍarran(to) harm,وَنَقُولُwanaqūluand we will sayلِلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those whoظَلَمُوا۟ẓalamūthey did wrong / transgressed,ذُوقُوا۟dhūqū"Taste [you all]عَذَابَʿadhāba(the) retribution (of)ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe Fire / Hellٱلَّتِىallatīwhichكُنتُمkuntumyou [all] usedبِهَاbihāto itتُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibūna[you all] deny." ﴿٤٢﴾

[34:43] When our proofs were recited to them, perfectly clear, they said, "This is simply a man who wants to divert you from the way your parents are worshiping." They also said, "These are fabricated lies." Those who disbelieved also said about the truth that came to them, "This is obviously magic."

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd whenتُتْلَىٰtut'lā[it] are recitedعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto themءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunāour verses / proofsبَيِّنَـٰتٍbayyinātinclearقَالُوا۟qālūthey said,مَاmā"Notهَـٰذَآhādhā(is) thisإِلَّاillābutرَجُلٌrajuluna manيُرِيدُyurīduhe wishesأَنanthatيَصُدَّكُمْyaṣuddakumhe hinders / diverts you [all]عَمَّاʿammāfrom whatكَانَkāna[he] used toيَعْبُدُyaʿbudu[he] worshipءَابَآؤُكُمْābāukumyour forefathers / parents."وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they said,مَاmā"Notهَـٰذَآhādhā(is) thisإِلَّآillāexceptإِفْكٌif'kuna lieمُّفْتَرًىmuf'taranfabricated."وَقَالَwaqālaAnd [he] saidٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelievedلِلْحَقِّlil'ḥaqqiabout the truthلَمَّاlammāwhenجَآءَهُمْjāahumit came to them,إِنْin"Notهَـٰذَآhādhā(is) thisإِلَّاillāexceptسِحْرٌsiḥ'runa magicمُّبِينٌmubīnunobvious." ﴿٤٣﴾

*34:43 By adding the gematrical value of "Rashad" (505), plus the value of "Khalifa" (725), plus this verse number (43), we get 505+725+43=1273=19x67. See Appendices 1 & 2.

[34:44] We did not give them any other books to study, nor did we send to them before you another warner.

وَمَآwamāAnd notءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمātaynāhumwe gave themمِّنminanyكُتُبٍkutubinscriptures / booksيَدْرُسُونَهَاyadrusūnahā(which) they study them,وَمَآwamāand notأَرْسَلْنَآarsalnāwe sentإِلَيْهِمْilayhimto themقَبْلَكَqablakabefore youمِنminanyنَّذِيرٍnadhīrinwarner. ﴿٤٤﴾

[34:45] Those before them disbelieved, and even though they did not see one-tenth* of (the miracle) we have given to this generation, when they disbelieved My messengers, how severe was My retribution!

وَكَذَّبَwakadhabaAnd [he] denied / disbelievedٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoمِنminfromقَبْلِهِمْqablihimbefore themوَمَاwamāand notبَلَغُوا۟balaghūthey attainedمِعْشَارَmiʿ'shāraone tenthمَآmā(of) whatءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْātaynāhumwe gave them.فَكَذَّبُوا۟fakadhabūBut they denied / disbelievedرُسُلِىrusulīMy messengers,فَكَيْفَfakayfaso howكَانَkānawasنَكِيرِnakīriMy disapproval / rejection / retribution? ﴿٤٥﴾

*34:45 The great miracles given to Moses and Jesus were limited in time and place; they were witnessed by a few people who happened to exist in that place at that time. But the mathematical miracle of the Quran is perpetual (see 74:30-35 & Appendix 1).

[34:46] Say, "I ask you to do one thing: Devote yourselves to GOD, in pairs or as individuals, then reflect. Your friend (Rashad) is not crazy. He is a manifest warner to you, just before the advent of a terrible retribution."

قُلْqulSay,إِنَّمَآinnamā"OnlyأَعِظُكُمaʿiẓukumI advise you [all]بِوَٰحِدَةٍbiwāḥidatinfor one (thing),أَنanthatتَقُومُوا۟taqūmūyou [all] stand / upholdلِلَّهِlillahifor Godمَثْنَىٰmathnā(in) pairsوَفُرَٰدَىٰwafurādāand as individuals,ثُمَّthummathenتَتَفَكَّرُوا۟tatafakkarūyou [all] reflect.مَاmāNot (is)بِصَاحِبِكُمbiṣāḥibikumin your companionمِّنminanyجِنَّةٍjinnatincraziness / insanity.إِنْinNotهُوَhuwahe (is)إِلَّاillāexceptنَذِيرٌnadhīruna warnerلَّكُمlakumfor you [all]بَيْنَbayna between / before*يَدَىْyadayMy hand (*before My)عَذَابٍʿadhābinretributionشَدِيدٍshadīdinsevere / terrible." ﴿٤٦﴾

*34:46 By placing the gematrical value of "Rashad" (505) next to the value of "Khalifa" (725), then the sura number (34), and the verse number (46), we get 5057253446 = 19x266171234.

[34:47] Say, "I do not ask you for any wage; you can keep it. My wage comes only from GOD. He witnesses all things."

قُلْqulSay,مَاmā"Notسَأَلْتُكُمsa-altukumI asked you [all]مِّنْminanyأَجْرٍajrinreward / payment / wage.فَهُوَfahuwaBut it (is)لَكُمْlakumfor you [all]إِنْinnotأَجْرِىَajriyamy reward / payment / wage,إِلَّاillābutعَلَىʿalāfromٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)عَلَىٰʿalāoverكُلِّkulliallشَىْءٍshayinthing(s)شَهِيدٌshahīduna witness." ﴿٤٧﴾

[34:48] Say, "My Lord causes the truth to prevail. He is the Knower of all secrets."

قُلْqulSay,إِنَّinna"Indeed,رَبِّىrabbīmy Lordيَقْذِفُyaqdhifu[He] throws / castsبِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin the truth,عَلَّـٰمُʿallāmuKnower (of)ٱلْغُيُوبِl-ghuyūbithe unseen / secrets." ﴿٤٨﴾

[34:49] Say, "The truth has come; while falsehood can neither initiate anything, nor repeat it."

قُلْqulSay,جَآءَjāa"[It] came / arrivedٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaquthe truth,وَمَاwamāwhile notيُبْدِئُyub'di-u[it] initiatesٱلْبَـٰطِلُl-bāṭiluthe falsehoodوَمَاwamāand notيُعِيدُyuʿīduit repeats." ﴿٤٩﴾

[34:50] Say, "If I go astray, I go astray because of my own shortcomings. And if I am guided, it is because of my Lord's inspiration. He is Hearer, Near."

قُلْqulSay,إِنin"IfضَلَلْتُḍalaltuI erred / went astray,فَإِنَّمَآfa-innamāthen onlyأَضِلُّaḍilluI go astrayعَلَىٰʿalāagainstنَفْسِىnafsīmyself.وَإِنِwa-iniBut ifٱهْتَدَيْتُih'tadaytuI am guided,فَبِمَاfabimāthen because (of)يُوحِىٓyūḥī[He] reveals / inspiresإِلَىَّilayyato meرَبِّىٓrabbīmy Lord.إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He (is)سَمِيعٌsamīʿunHearer,قَرِيبٌqarībunNear." ﴿٥٠﴾

[34:51] If you could only see them when the great terror strikes them; they cannot escape then, and they will be taken away forcibly.

وَلَوْwalawAnd ifتَرَىٰٓtarāyou seeإِذْidhwhenفَزِعُوا۟faziʿūthey (will be) terrifiedفَلَاfalābut noفَوْتَfawtaescape,وَأُخِذُوا۟wa-ukhidhūand they were takenمِنminfromمَّكَانٍmakānina placeقَرِيبٍqarībinnear. ﴿٥١﴾

[34:52] They will then say, "We now believe in it," but it will be far too late.

وَقَالُوٓا۟waqālūAnd they said,ءَامَنَّاāmannā"We believedبِهِۦbihiin it."وَأَنَّىٰwa-annāBut howلَهُمُlahumufor them (will be)ٱلتَّنَاوُشُl-tanāwushuthe receivingمِنminfromمَّكَانٍۭmakānina placeبَعِيدٍbaʿīdinfar off? ﴿٥٢﴾

[34:53] They have rejected it in the past; they have decided instead to uphold conjecture and guesswork.*

وَقَدْwaqadAnd certainly,كَفَرُوا۟kafarūthey disbelievedبِهِۦbihiin itمِنminfromقَبْلُqablubefore.وَيَقْذِفُونَwayaqdhifūnaAnd they utter conjecturesبِٱلْغَيْبِbil-ghaybiabout the unseenمِنminfromمَّكَانٍۭmakānina placeبَعِيدٍbaʿīdinfar off. ﴿٥٣﴾

*34:53 People of all religions tend to forsake the word of God and uphold the words of men. The Jews and the Muslims uphold the Mishnah (Hadith) and Gemarrah (Sunna), while the Christians uphold a trinity invented by the Nicene Conference, 325 years after Jesus.

[34:54] Consequently, they were deprived of everything they longed for. This is the same fate as their counterparts in the previous generations. They harbored too many doubts.

وَحِيلَwaḥīlaAnd a barrier / separation / space [between]بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween themوَبَيْنَwabaynaand betweenمَاmāwhatيَشْتَهُونَyashtahūnathey desire,كَمَاkamāasفُعِلَfuʿilait was doneبِأَشْيَاعِهِمbi-ashyāʿihimwith their counterpartsمِّنminfromقَبْلُqablubefore.إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, theyكَانُوا۟kānū[they] wereفِىfīinشَكٍّshakkindoubtمُّرِيبٍۭmurībinsuspicious / doubtful / disquieting. ﴿٥٤﴾

Sura 34: Saba’ (Sheba) سبإ

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