38 Surah Sad [88 verses]
Mecca Period 38
Asad’s Version:
38:25 And thereupon We forgave him that [sin] : and, verily, nearness to Us awaits him [in the life to come], and the most beauteous of all goals!
(38:26)[Asad] [And We said:] "O David! Behold, We have made thee a [prophet and, thus, Our] vicegerent on earth: judge, then, between men with justice, and do not follow vain desire, lest it lead thee astray from the path of God: verily, for those who go astray from the path of God there is suffering severe in store for having forgotten the Day of Reckoning!"
38:26 [Yuksel] O David, We have made you a successor on earth. Therefore, you shall judge among the people with truth, and do not follow desire, lest it diverts you from the path of God. Indeed, those who stray off the path of God will have a severe retribution for forgetting the day of Reckoning.
The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:
فَغَفَرْنَا
لَهُ
ذَلِكَ...
38: 25. So We forgave him this (lapse):
... وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَى وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ ﴿٢٥﴾
he enjoyed, indeed, a Near Approach to Us, and a beautiful place of (final) Return.
يَا
دَاوُودُ
إِنَّا
جَعَلْنَاكَ
خَلِيفَةً
فِي
الْأَرْضِ...
38:26 [Ali] O David!
We did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth:
David's kingly power, and the gifts of wisdom, justice, psalmody, and prophethood were bestowed on him as a trust. These great gifts were not to be a matter of self-glory.
... فَاحْكُم بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ...
so judge thou between men in truth (and justice):
... وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْهَوَى فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ...
nor follow thou the lusts (of thy heart), for they will mislead thee from the Path of Allah:
...إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ...
for those who wander astray from the Path of Allah, is a Penalty Grievous,
... بِمَا نَسُوا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ ﴿٢٦﴾
for that they forget the Day of Account.