Surah 38 · verse 16

Sad 38:16

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وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ

wa-qalu rabbana 'ajjil lana qittana qabla yawm al-hisab

And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account"

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Context in the surah

Verse 13

وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ ۚ أُولَـٰئِكَ الْأَحْزَابُ

And [the tribe of] Thamud and the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket. Those are the companies.

Verse 14

إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ

Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified.

Verse 15

وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ

And these [disbelievers] await not but one blast [of the Horn]; for it there will be no delay.

Verse 16

وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ

And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account"

Verse 17

اصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِ ۖ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ

Be patient over what they say and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allah].

Verse 18

إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا الْجِبَالَ مَعَهُ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِشْرَاقِ

Indeed, We subjected the mountains [to praise] with him, exalting [Allah] in the [late] afternoon and [after] sunrise.

Verse 19

وَالطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً ۖ كُلٌّ لَّهُ أَوَّابٌ

And the birds were assembled, all with him repeating [praises].