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Surah Sad, Verse 2

سورة ص، الآية ٢

38:2 Juz 23 Hizb 46 Page 453 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 38:2

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ ۝٢

Transliteration

bali alladhīna kafarū fī ʿizzatin washiqāqin

Translation

But those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension.

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Verse 2 of Surah Sad (38:2), a Meccan surah, is in juz 23, on page 453 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 2

Al-Mukhtasar

But the disbelievers are in fanaticism and arrogance towards the oneness of Allah, and in opposition to Muhammad (peace be upon him) and hatred for him.

Tafsir of the whole Surah Sad

Other translations of verse 2

yet those who disbelieve are in arrogance and dissension.

Nay, those who disbelieve are in false pride and opposition.

Nay, but those who disbelieve are in false pride and schism.

But the Unbelievers (are steeped) in self-glory and Separatism.

Nay! those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition.

No indeed, (but) the ones who have disbelieved are in might and opposition.

Verse 2 word by word

  1. بَلِ bali Nay
  2. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
  3. كَفَرُوا۟ kafarū disbelieve ك ف ر
  4. فِى fī (are) in
  5. عِزَّةٍ ʿizzatin self-glory ع ز ز
  6. وَشِقَاقٍ washiqāqin and opposition ش ق ق

Hadiths that cite this verse

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3232

"Abu Talib fell ill, so the Quraish went to see him, and the Prophet (ﷺ) went to see him. There was a gathering there with Abu Talib, so Abu Jahl stood up enraged, to prevent him (the Prophet (ﷺ) from entering)." He said: "He complained to Abu Talib. So he (Abu Talib) said: 'O my nephew! What is it…

قُولُوا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا‏:‏ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا‏؟‏ ‏‏(‏ ما سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَذَا إِلاَّ اخْتِلاَقٌ ‏)‏ قَالَ فَنَزَلَ فِيهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏ص* وَالْقُرْآنِ…

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Verses related to verse 2

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • Al-Buruj 85:19

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ

    But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

  • Al-Inshiqaq 84:22

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    But those who have disbelieved deny,

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