Quran surah Sad 23 (QS 38: 23) in arabic and english translation

Alquran english Sad 23 (arabic: سورة ص) revealed Meccan surah Sad (The Letter Sad) arabic and english translation by
  1. Sahih International
  2. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
  3. Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
  4. Abdullah Yusuf Ali
  5. Mohammad Habib Shakir
  6. Dr. Ghali
  7. Ali Unal
  8. Amatul Rahman Omar
  9. Literal
  10. Ahmed Ali
  11. A. J. Arberry
  12. Abdul Majid Daryabadi
  13. Maulana Mohammad Ali
  14. Muhammad Sarwar
  15. Hamid Abdul Aziz
  16. Faridul Haque
  17. Talal Itani
  18. Ahmed Raza Khan
  19. Wahiduddin Khan
  20. Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  21. Ali Quli Qarai
  22. Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
Sad is 38 surah (chapter) of the Quran, with 88 verses (ayat). this is QS 38:23 english translate.

Quran surah Sad 23 image and Transliteration

quran image Sad23 Inna hatha akhee lahu tisAAun watisAAoona naAAjatan waliya naAAjatun wahidatun faqala akfilneeha waAAazzanee fee alkhitabi  

Quran surah Sad 23 in arabic text

إِنَّ هَٰذَا أَخِي لَهُ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِيَ نَعْجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِي فِي الْخِطَابِ

Quran surah Sad 23 in english translation

Sahih International

(38:23) 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.”

Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan,

(38:23) 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.”

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

(38:23) 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.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(38:23) 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.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

(38:23) Surely this is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes and I have a single ewe; but he said: Make it over to me, and he has prevailed against me in discourse.

Dr. Ghali

(38:23) 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)

Ali Unal

(38:23) (One of them explained the case): “This is my brother: He has ninety-nine ewes, and I have but one. Then he said, ‘Make it over to me,’ and he overpowered me in (force of) speech.”

Amatul Rahman Omar

(38:23) `(The case of the litigation is that,) this is my brother. He has ninety nine ewes while I have one ewe

Literal

(38:23) That, this (is) my brother for him (are) nine and ninety ewes/female sheep, and for me (is) one ewe/female sheep. So he said: `Let me sponsor/maintain it.` And he overwhelmed me in the speech/conversation .

Ahmed Ali

(38:23) This man here is my brother. He has ninety and nine ewes while I have only one. He demands that I should give him my ewe, and wants to get the better of me in argument.”

A. J. Arberry

(38:23) Behold, this my brother has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe. So he said, “Give her into my charge”; and he overcame me in the argument.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

(38:23) Verily this my brother hath nine and ninety ewes while I have one ewe; and he saith: entrust it to me, and he hath prevailed upon me in speech.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

(38:23)-

Muhammad Sarwar

(38:23) One of them said, “This is my brother who has ninety-nine ewes when I have only one. He has demanded me to place that one in his custody; he had the stronger argument”.

Hamid Abdul Aziz

(38:23) “Lo! This is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes and I have but one; but he said, ´Give to me´, and he has prevailed against me in discourse.”

Faridul Haque

(38:23) This is my brother

Talal Itani

(38:23) “This brother of mine has ninety nine ewes, and I have one ewe, and he said, ‘Entrust it to me,’ and he pressured me with words.”

Ahmed Raza Khan

(38:23) “This is my brother; he has ninety nine ewes and I have one ewe; and he now says ‘Give that one also to me’ – and he is very demanding in speech.”

Wahiduddin Khan

(38:23) This brother of mine has ninety-nine ewes and I have only one. He said, Let me have charge of it,” and got the better of me with his words.”

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

(38:23) 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.”

Ali Quli Qarai

(38:23) ‘This brother of mine has ninety-nine ewes, while I have only a single ewe, and [yet] he says, ‘Commit it to my care,’ and he browbeats me in speech.’

Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish

(38:23) This, my brother has ninetynine ewes, but I have only one ewe (a female sheep). He said: “Give her into my keeping” and overcame me in the argument’   That is translated surah Sad ayat 23 (QS 38: 23) in arabic and english text, may be useful. 

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