سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 22
إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ دَاوُۥدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَٱهْدِنَآ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
When they entered in upon Dâwûd (David), he was terrified of them. They said: "Fear not! (We are) two litigants, one of whom has wronged the other, therefore judge between us with truth, and treat us not with injustice, and guide us to the Right Way.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِذْ
idh
When
دَخَلُوا۟
dakhalū
they entered
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
دَاوُۥدَ
dāwūda
Dawood
فَفَزِعَ
fafaziʿa
and he was afraid
مِنْهُمْ ۖ
min'hum
of them
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَخَفْ ۖ
takhaf
fear
خَصْمَانِ
khaṣmāni
(We are) two litigants
بَغَىٰ
baghā
has wronged
بَعْضُنَا
baʿḍunā
one of us
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
to
بَعْضٍۢ
baʿḍin
another
فَٱحْكُم
fa-uḥ'kum
so judge
بَيْنَنَا
baynanā
between us
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
in truth
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تُشْطِطْ
tush'ṭiṭ
be unjust
وَٱهْدِنَآ
wa-ih'dinā
and guide us
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
سَوَآءِ
sawāi
an even
ٱلصِّرَٰطِ
l-ṣirāṭi
[the] path
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22. When they came to David, he was startled by them. They said, "Do not be afraid. We are two parties in a dispute [26]; one of us has wronged the other. So judge between us with justice, do not be unjust, and guide us to the right path."
[25] One day he was engaged in worship, and this day was your day of worship. On this day, you would remain in seclusion, and the gatekeepers would not allow anyone to come to you. Suddenly, two people climbed over the wall and stood before you. Seeing this situation, Sayyiduna Dawudؑ became alarmed, wondering whether these were humans or some other creatures. If they were humans, how did they dare to come at this time? Why did the gatekeepers not stop them? For what intention and purpose did they climb such high walls? Witnessing this strange and terrifying incident all of a sudden, he became anxious.
[26]
The Two Persons Who Entered by Climbing the Wall and the Nature of the Case:
Most commentators believe that these were not humans but angels who came in human form, and Allah Almighty sent them to Sayyiduna Dawudؑ as a warning, as becomes clear from the following account. When they sensed his anxiety, they said that there was nothing to fear. There is a dispute between us two, so please judge between us with justice so that no party is wronged.
[25] One day he was engaged in worship, and this day was your day of worship. On this day, you would remain in seclusion, and the gatekeepers would not allow anyone to come to you. Suddenly, two people climbed over the wall and stood before you. Seeing this situation, Sayyiduna Dawudؑ became alarmed, wondering whether these were humans or some other creatures. If they were humans, how did they dare to come at this time? Why did the gatekeepers not stop them? For what intention and purpose did they climb such high walls? Witnessing this strange and terrifying incident all of a sudden, he became anxious.
[26]
The Two Persons Who Entered by Climbing the Wall and the Nature of the Case:
Most commentators believe that these were not humans but angels who came in human form, and Allah Almighty sent them to Sayyiduna Dawudؑ as a warning, as becomes clear from the following account. When they sensed his anxiety, they said that there was nothing to fear. There is a dispute between us two, so please judge between us with justice so that no party is wronged.
