Surah 38. Sad, Ayah 1
| ص ۚ وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ |
| Transliteration | : | s.aad wa- al- qur'aan dhe adh- dhikr |
| Pickthall | : | Sad. By the renowned Quran, |
| Asad | : | Sad.1 CONSIDER2 this Qur'an, endowed with all that one ought to remember!3 |
| Malik | : | Suad. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Sad. By the Qur'an full of Admonition: (this is the Truth). 4146 4147 |
Note - 1See Appendix II.
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Note - 2For an explanation of this rendering of the adjurative
particle wa, see first half of note [23] on 74:32.
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Note - 3Or: "endowed with eminence" (Zamakhshari), since the term
dhikr (lit., "reminder" or "remembrance") has also the
connotation of "that which is remembered", i.e.,
"renown", "fame" and, tropically, "eminence". As regards
the rendering preferred by me, see i 1:10, where the
phrase fihi dhikrukum (relating, as above, to the Qur'an)
has been translated as "wherein is found all that you
ought to bear in mind", i.e., in order to attain to
dignity and happiness.
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Note - 4146Sad is a letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is used here
as an Abbreviated Letter, for which see Appendix I (at
the end of Sura ii.). See also the second para, of n. 989
to vii. I for this particular letter. No dogmatism is
permissible in trying to interpret Abbreviated Letters.
This Sura is concerned mainly with the stories of David
and Solomon as illustrative of the relative positions of
spiritual and worldly power. Sale's note: "it may stand
for Solomon": is a real howler; for in Arabic the letter
Sad does not occur at all in the name of Solomon.
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Note - 4147Full of admonition: the word zikr is far more
comprehensive than any single word or phrase that I can
think of in English: it implies (1) remembrance in a
spirit of reverence; (2) recital, celebrating the praises
of Allah; (3) teaching, admonition, warning; (4) Message,
Revelation, as in Ah-luz-zikr, "those who possess the
Message" (xvi. 43, and n. 2069). Devotional exercises are
also called zikr, with reference to meaning (2) above.
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For an explanation of this rendering of the adjurative particle wa, see first half of note [23] on 74:32. |
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Or: "endowed with eminence" (Zamakhshari), since the term dhikr (lit., "reminder" or "remembrance") has also the connotation of "that which is remembered", i.e., "renown", "fame" and, tropically, "eminence". As regards the rendering preferred by me, see i 1:10, where the phrase fihi dhikrukum (relating, as above, to the Qur'an) has been translated as "wherein is found all that you ought to bear in mind", i.e., in order to attain to dignity and happiness. |
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Sad is a letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is used here as an Abbreviated Letter, for which see Appendix I (at the end of Sura ii.). See also the second para, of n. 989 to vii. I for this particular letter. No dogmatism is permissible in trying to interpret Abbreviated Letters. This Sura is concerned mainly with the stories of David and Solomon as illustrative of the relative positions of spiritual and worldly power. Sale's note: "it may stand for Solomon": is a real howler; for in Arabic the letter Sad does not occur at all in the name of Solomon. |
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Full of admonition: the word zikr is far more comprehensive than any single word or phrase that I can think of in English: it implies (1) remembrance in a spirit of reverence; (2) recital, celebrating the praises of Allah; (3) teaching, admonition, warning; (4) Message, Revelation, as in Ah-luz-zikr, "those who possess the Message" (xvi. 43, and n. 2069). Devotional exercises are also called zikr, with reference to meaning (2) above. |
