Surah Sad Ayat 23 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 23
Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, ‘Entrust her to me,’ and he overpowered me in speech.”
“This man is my brother: He has nine and ninety ewes, and I have (but) one: Yet he says, ‘commit her to my care,’ and is (moreover) harsh to me in speech.”
Behold, this is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes and I have only one ewe.” And yet he said: “Give her into my charge,” and he got the better of me in argument.
Verily, this my brother (in religion) has ninety nine ewes, while I have (only) one ewe, and he says: “Hand it over to me, and he overpowered me in speech.”
Lo! this my brother hath ninety and nine ewes while I had one ewe; and he said: Entrust it to me, and he conquered me in speech.
Surely this my brother has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe. So he said to me, ‘Let me be her sponsor’ and he got the better of me in speech.” (Literally: was mightier in the address)
This is my brother. He had ninety-nine ewes and I just the one, and he said, “Let me take charge of her,” and overpowered me with his words.’
(سنیے) یہ میرا بھائی ہے اس کے پاس نناوے دنبیاں ہیں اور میرے پاس ایک ہی دنبی ہے لیکن یہ مجھ سے کہہ رہا ہے کہ اپنی یہ ایک بھی مجھ ہی کو دے دے اور مجھ پر بات میں بڑی سختی برتتا ہے
Quran 38 Verse 23 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Sad ayat 23, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(38:23) Behold, this is my brother;[23] he has ninety-nine ewes and I have only one ewe.” And yet he said: “Give her into my charge,” and he got the better of me in argument.[24]
23. “Brother” does not mean a real brother but a brotherin- faith and a member of one’s own clan.
24. To understand what follows one should note that the complainant did not say that the other person had taken away his only ewe and added it to his own ewes, but said that he was asking for it, and since he was a powerful person he had prevailed over him in the matter and he could not reject his demand, being a weak and poor man.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Sad verse 23 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Sad ayat 21 which provides the complete commentary from verse 21 through 25.
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