سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — 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 ۩ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Dâwûd (David)] said (immediately without listening to the opponent): "He has wronged you in demanding your ewe in addition to his ewes. And, verily, many partners oppress one another, except those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and they are few." And Dâwûd (David) guessed that We have tried him and he sought Forgiveness of his Lord, and he fell down prostrate and turned (to Allâh) in repentance.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
لَقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
ظَلَمَكَ
ẓalamaka
he has wronged you
بِسُؤَالِ
bisuāli
by demanding
نَعْجَتِكَ
naʿjatika
your ewe
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖ
niʿājihi
his ewes
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
many
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ
l-khulaṭāi
the partners
لَيَبْغِى
layabghī
certainly oppress
بَعْضُهُمْ
baʿḍuhum
some of them
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
[on]
بَعْضٍ
baʿḍin
another
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
وَعَمِلُوا۟
waʿamilū
and do
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ
l-ṣāliḥāti
righteous deeds
وَقَلِيلٌۭ
waqalīlun
and few
مَّا
mā
(are) they
هُمْ ۗ
hum
(are) they
وَظَنَّ
waẓanna
And became certain
دَاوُۥدُ
dāwūdu
Dawood
أَنَّمَا
annamā
that
فَتَنَّـٰهُ
fatannāhu
We (had) tried him
فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ
fa-is'taghfara
and he asked forgiveness
رَبَّهُۥ
rabbahu
(of) his Lord
وَخَرَّ
wakharra
and fell down
رَاكِعًۭا
rākiʿan
bowing
وَأَنَابَ ۩
wa-anāba
and turned in repentance
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
24. 1. That is, it is common among humans that one partner wrongs the other and tries to usurp the other's share for himself.
24. 2. However, the people of faith are protected from this moral shortcoming, because there is fear of Allah in their hearts and they are committed to righteous deeds. Therefore, committing excess against others and striving to usurp others' wealth is not part of their nature. They are givers, not takers. However, such people of high character are few.
24. 2. However, the people of faith are protected from this moral shortcoming, because there is fear of Allah in their hearts and they are committed to righteous deeds. Therefore, committing excess against others and striving to usurp others' wealth is not part of their nature. They are givers, not takers. However, such people of high character are few.
