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292 The Quran 38: 31 always turned to God. 31 When well-bred light-footed horses were paraded before him near the close of day, 32 he kept saying, ‘My love of fine things is part of my remembering my Lord!’ until [the horses] disappeared from sight – 33 ‘Bring them back!’ [he said] and started to stroke their legs and necks. a 34 We certainly tested Solomon, reducing him to a mere skeleton on his throne. b 35 He turned to Us and prayed: ‘Lord forgive me! Grant me such power as no one after me will have – You are the Most Generous Provider.’ 36 So We gave him power over the wind, which at his request ran gently wherever he willed, 37 and the jinn c ––every kind of builder and diver 38 and others chained in fetters. 39 ‘This is Our gift, so give or withhold as you wish without account.’ 40 His reward will be nearness to Us, and a good place to return to. 41 Bring to mind Our servant Job who cried to his Lord, ‘Satan has afflicted me with weariness and suffering.’ 42 ‘Stamp your foot! Here is cool water for you to wash in and drink,’ 43 and We restored his family to him, with many more like them: a sign of Our mercy and a lesson to all who understand. 44 ‘Take a small bunch of grass in your hand, and strike [her] with that so as not to break your oath.’ d We found him patient in adversity; an excellent servant! He, too, always turned to God. 45 Remember Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, all men of strength and vision. 46 We caused them to be devoted to Us e through their sincere remembrance of the Final Home: 47 with Us they will be among the elect, the truly good. 48 And remember Our servants Ishmael, Elisha, and Dhu ’l-Kifl, f each of them truly good. 49 This is a lesson. The devout will have a good place to return to: 50 Gardens of lasting bliss with gates wide open. 51 They will be comfortably a Some say that the horses distracted Solomon from remembering his Lord and that he slaughtered the horses in anger at his having forgotten the afternoon prayer. b According to Razi, quoting linguistic usage in Arabic, this is interpreted to mean that Solomon became so ill that he was like a walking skeleton. c See 34: 12–13. d Quranic commentators explain that, when his wife blasphemed, Job swore that if he recovered from his illness, he would beat her with one hundred lashes. When he recovered, however, he regretted his hasty oath, so God gave him this instruction. e Alternatively, ‘We made them pure’. f See note to 21: 85.

38: 85 Sad 293 seated; they will call for abundant fruit and drink; 52 they will have well-matched [wives] with modest gaze. 53 ‘This is what you are promised for the Day of Reckoning: 54 Our provision for you will never end.’ 55 But the evildoers will have the worst place to return to: 56 Hell to burn in, an evil place to stay – 57 all this will be theirs: let them taste it – a scalding, dark, foul fluid, 58 and other such torments. 59 [It will be said], ‘Here is another crowd of people rushing headlong to join you.’ [The response will be], ‘They are not welcome! They will burn in the Fire.’ 60 They will say to them, ‘You are not welcome! It was you who brought this on us, an evil place to stay,’ 61 adding, ‘Our Lord, give double punishment to those who brought this upon us.’ 62 They will say, ‘Why do we not see those we thought were bad 63 and took as a laughing-stock? Have our eyes missed them?’ 64 This is how it will really be: the inhabitants of the Fire will blame one another in this way. 65 [Prophet] say, ‘I am only here to give warning. There is no god but God the One, the All Powerful, 66 Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between, the Almighty, the Most Forgiving.’ 67 Say, ‘This message is a mighty one, 68 yet you ignore it. 69 I have no knowledge of what those on high discuss: a 70 it is only revealed to me that I am here to give clear warning.’ 71 Your Lord said to the angels, ‘I will create a man from clay. 72 When I have shaped him and breathed from My Spirit into him, bow down before him.’ 73 The angels all bowed down together, 74 but not Iblis, who was too proud. He became a rebel. 75 God said, ‘Iblis, what prevents you from bowing down to the man I have made with My own hands? Are you too high and mighty?’ 76 Iblis said, ‘I am better than him: You made me from fire, and him from clay.’ 77 ‘Get out of here! You are rejected: 78 My rejection will follow you till the Day of Judgement!’ 79 but Iblis said, ‘My Lord, grant me respite until the Day when they are raised from the dead,’ 80 so He said, ‘You have respite 81 till the Appointed Day.’ 82 Iblis said, ‘I swear by Your might! I will tempt all 83 but Your true servants.’ 84 God said, ‘This is the truth – I speak only the truth – 85 I will fill Hell with you and all those that follow you.’ a Cf. 2: 30.

38: 85<br />

Sad 293<br />

seated; they will call for abundant fruit and drink; 52 they will have<br />

well-matched [wives] with modest gaze. 53 ‘This is what you are<br />

promised for the Day of Reckoning: 54 Our provision for you will<br />

never end.’<br />

55 But the evildoers will have the worst place to return to: 56 Hell to<br />

burn in, an evil place to stay – 57 all this will be theirs: let them taste<br />

it – a scalding, dark, foul fluid, 58 and other such torments. 59 [It<br />

will be said], ‘Here is another crowd of people rushing headlong to<br />

join you.’ [<strong>The</strong> response will be], ‘<strong>The</strong>y are not welcome! <strong>The</strong>y will<br />

burn in the Fire.’ 60 <strong>The</strong>y will say to them, ‘You are not welcome! It<br />

was you who brought this on us, an evil place to stay,’ 61 adding, ‘Our<br />

Lord, give double punishment to those who brought this upon us.’<br />

62 <strong>The</strong>y will say, ‘Why do we not see those we thought were bad 63 and<br />

took as a laughing-stock? Have our eyes missed them?’ 64 This is how<br />

it will really be: the inhabitants of the Fire will blame one another in<br />

this way.<br />

65 [Prophet] say, ‘I am only here to give warning. <strong>The</strong>re is no god<br />

but God the One, the All Powerful, 66 Lord of the heavens and earth<br />

and everything between, the Almighty, the Most Forgiving.’ 67 Say,<br />

‘This message is a mighty one, 68 yet you ignore it. 69 I have no<br />

knowledge of what those on high discuss: a 70 it is only revealed to me<br />

that I am here to give clear warning.’<br />

71 Your Lord said to the angels, ‘I will create a man from clay.<br />

72 When I have shaped him and breathed from My Spirit into him,<br />

bow down before him.’ 73 <strong>The</strong> angels all bowed down together, 74 but<br />

not Iblis, who was too proud. He became a rebel. 75 God said, ‘Iblis,<br />

what prevents you from bowing down to the man I have made with<br />

My own hands? Are you too high and mighty?’ 76 Iblis said, ‘I am<br />

better than him: You made me from fire, and him from clay.’ 77 ‘Get<br />

out of here! You are rejected: 78 My rejection will follow you till the<br />

Day of Judgement!’ 79 but Iblis said, ‘My Lord, grant me respite until<br />

the Day when they are raised from the dead,’ 80 so He said, ‘You have<br />

respite 81 till the Appointed Day.’ 82 Iblis said, ‘I swear by Your might!<br />

I will tempt all 83 but Your true servants.’ 84 God said, ‘This is the<br />

truth – I speak only the truth – 85 I will fill Hell with you and all<br />

those that follow you.’<br />

a Cf. 2: 30.

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