Basic Surah Info
Surah Number – 34
Number of Ayah – 54
Revealed City – Mecca
Juz Details – Juz 22 Ayah 1-54
Starting Page Number – 428th Page
Summary of Surah Saba
Surah Saba, also known as “The Sheba,” is the 34th surah of the Quran. It consists of 54 verses and focuses on the story of the people of Sheba, their rejection of Prophet Sulaiman (Solomon), and the consequences they faced as a result.
The surah begins by praising Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and emphasizing His knowledge and power over all things. It highlights the signs in the creation that serve as reminders of Allah’s existence and the coming Day of Judgment.
Surah Saba recounts the story of the people of Sheba, who lived in a prosperous kingdom and possessed great wealth. Despite their blessings, they deviated from the path of righteousness and turned to idol worship.
Prophet Sulaiman, known for his wisdom and miraculous abilities, was sent to the people of Sheba to guide them back to the worship of Allah alone. However, they rejected his message and continued in their disbelief and arrogance.
Allah sent a severe punishment upon them in the form of a devastating storm and earthquake, which destroyed their city and left them in ruins. The punishment served as a lesson to those who reject the guidance of Allah and persist in their disobedience.
Surah Saba emphasizes the transient nature of worldly possessions and highlights the importance of gratitude and humility. It contrasts the arrogance and disbelief of the people of Sheba with the obedience and faith of Prophet Solomon and the believers.
The surah also touches upon the concept of divine decree and destiny, highlighting that everything happens according to Allah’s will and plan. It emphasizes that people will be held accountable for their actions and that the Day of Judgment is a certainty.
Surah Saba concludes by reminding the believers to have faith in Allah and to engage in righteous deeds. It assures them that their efforts will be rewarded, and those who strive in the cause of Allah will be guided and blessed.
In summary, Surah Saba focuses on the story of the people of Sheba, their rejection of Prophet Sulaiman, and the consequences they faced. It highlights the importance of monotheism, gratitude, and humility, while warning against arrogance and disbelief. The surah emphasizes the certainty of the Day of Judgment and encourages the believers to have faith in Allah and engage in righteous actions.
Read English Transliteration of Surah Saba
1. Alhamdu lillaahil lazee lahoo maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi wa lahul hamdu fil aakhirah; wa Huwal Hakeemul Khabeer
2. Ya’lamu maa yaliju fil ardi wa maa yakhruju minhaa wa maa yanzilu minas samaaa’i wa maa ya’ruju feehaa; wa Huwar Raheemul Ghafoor
3. Wa qaalal lazeena kafaroo laa taateenas Saa’ah; qul balaa wa Rabbee lataatiyannakum ‘Aalimul Ghaib; laa ya’zubu ‘anhu misqaalu zarratin fis samaawaati wa laa fil ardi wa laaa asgharu min zaalika wa laaa akbaru illaa fee kitaabim mubeen
4. Liyajziyal lazeena aamanoo wa ‘amilus saalihaat; ulaaa’ika lahum maghfiratunw wa rizqun kareem
5. Wallazeena sa’aw feee aayaatinaa mu’aajizeena ulaaa ‘ika lahum ‘azaabum mir rijzin aleem
6. Wa yaral lazeena ootul ‘ilmal lazeee unzila ilaika mir Rabbika huwal haqqa wa yahdeee ilaaa siraatil ‘Azeezil Hameed
7. Wa qaalal lazeena kafaroo hal nadullukum ‘alaa rajuliny yunabbi ‘ukum izaa muzziqtum kulla mumazzaqin innakum lafee khalqin jadeed
8. Aftaraa ‘alal laahi kaziban am bihee jinnah; balil lazeena laa yu’minoona bil Aakhirati fil’azaabi wad dalaalil ba’eed
9. Afalam yaraw ilaa maa baina aydeehim wa maa khalfahum minas samaaa’i wal ard; in nashad nakhsif bihimul arda aw nusqit ‘alaihim kisafam minas samaaa’; inna fee zaalika la Aayatal likulli ‘abdim muneeb
10. Wa laqad aatainaa Daawooda minnaa fadlany yaa jibaalu awwibee ma’ahoo wattaira wa alannaa lahul hadeed
11. Ani’mal saabighaatinw wa qaddir fis sardi wa’maloo saalihan innee bimaa ta’maloona Baseer
12. Wa li-Sulaimaanar reeha ghuduwwuhaa shahrunw wa ra-waahuhaa shahrunw wa asalnaa lahoo ‘ainal qitr; wa minal jinni mai ya’malu baina yadaihi bi izni Rabbih; wa mai yazigh minhum ‘an amrinaa nuziqhu min ‘azaabis sa’eer
13. Ya’maloona lahoo ma yashaaa’u mim mahaareeba wa tamaaseela wa jifaanin kaljawaabi wa qudoorir raasiyaat; i’maloo aala Daawooda shukraa; wa qaleelum min ‘ibaadiyash shakoor
14. Falammaa qadainaa ‘alaihil mawta ma dallahum ‘alaa mawtiheee illaa daaabbatul ardi taakulu minsa atahoo falammaa kharra tabaiyanatil jinnu al law kaanoo ya’lamoonal ghaiba maa labisoo fil ‘azaabil muheen
15. Laqad kaana li Saba-in fee maskanihim Aayatun jannataani ‘any yameeninw wa shimaalin kuloo mir rizqi Rabbikum washkuroolah; baldatun taiyibatunw wa Rabbun Ghafoor
16. Fa a’radoo fa-arsalnaa ‘alaihim Sailal ‘Arimi wa baddalnaahum bijannataihim jannataini zawaatai ukulin khamtinw wa aslinw wa shai’im min sidrin qaleel
17. Zaalika jazainaahum bimaa kafaroo wa hal nujaazeee illal kafoor
18. Wa ja’alnaa bainahum wa bainal qural latee baaraknaa feehaa quran zaahiratanw wa qaddarnaa feehas sayr; seeroo feehaa la yaaliya wa aiyaaman aamineen
19. Faqaaloo Rabbanaa baa’id baina asfaarinaa wa zalamooo anfusahum faja’alnaahum ahaadeesa wa mazzaq naahum kulla mumazzaq; inna fee zaalika la Aayaatil likulli sabbaarin shakoor
20. Wa laqad saddaq ‘alaihim Ibleesu zannabhoo fattaba’oohu illaa fareeqam minal mu’mineen
21. Wa maa kaana lahoo ‘alaihim min sultaanin illaa lina’lama mai yu minu bil Aakhirati mimman huwa minhaa fee shakk; wa Rabbuka ‘alaa kulli shai’in Hafeez
22. Qulid ‘ul lazeena za’amtum min doonil laahi laa yamlikoona misqaala zarratin fissamaawaati wa laa fil ardi wa maa lahum feehimaa min shirkinw wa maa lahoo minhum min zaheer
23. Wa laa tanfa’ush shafaa’atu ‘indahooo illaa liman azina lah; hattaaa izaa fuzzi’a ‘an quloobihim qaaloo maazaa qaala Rabbukum; qaalul haqq, wa Huwal ‘Aliyul Kabeer
24. Qul mai yarzuqukum minas samaawaati wal ardi qulil laahu wa innaaa aw iyyaakum la’alaa hudan aw fee dalaalim mubeen
25. Qul laa tus’aloona ‘ammaaa ajramnaa wa laa nus’alu ‘ammaa ta’maloon
26. Qul yajma’u bainanaa Rabbunaa summa yaftahu bainanaa bilhaqq; wa Huwal Fattaahul ‘Aleem
27. Qul arooniyal lazeena alhaqtum bihee shurakaaa’a kallaa; bal Huwal Laahul ‘Azeezul Hakeem
28. Wa maaa arsalnaaka illaa kaaffatal linnaasi basheeranw wa nazeeranw wa laakinna aksaran naasi laa ya’lamoon
29. Wa yaqooloona mataa haazal wa’du in kuntum saadiqeen
30. Qul lakum mee’aadu Yawmil laa tasta’khiroona ‘anhu saa’atanw wa laa tastaqdimoon
31. Wa qaalal lazeena kafaroo lan nu’mina bihaazal Quraani wa laa billazee baina yadayh; wa law taraaa iziz zaalimoona mawqoofoona ‘inda Rabbihim yarji’u ba’duhum ilaa ba’dinil qawla yaqoolul lazeenas tud’ifoo lillazeenas takbaroo law laaa antum lakunnaa mu’mineen
32. Qaalal lazeenas takbaroo lillazeenas tud’ifooo anahnu sadadnaakum ‘anil hudaa ba’da iz jaaa’akum bal kuntum mujrimeen
33. Wa qaalal lazeenastud’ifoo lillazeenas takbaroo bal makrul laili wannahaari iz ta’muroonanaaaa an nakfura billaahi wa naj’ala lahooo andaadaa; wa asarrun nadaamata lammaa ra awul ‘azaab; wa ja’alnal aghlaala feee a’naaqil lazeena kafaroo; hal yujzawna illaa maa kaanoo ya’maloon
34. Wa maaa arsalnaa’ fee qaryatin min nazeerin illaa qaala mutrafoohaa innaa bimaaa ursiltum bihee kaafiroon
35. Wa qaaloo nahnu aksaru amwaalanw wa awlaadanw wa maa nahnu bimu ‘azzabeen
36. Qul inna Rabbee yabsutur rizqa limai yashaaa’u wa yaqdiru wa laakinna aksaran naasi laa ya’lamoon
37. Wa maaa amwaalukum wa laaa awlaadukum billatee tuqarribukum ‘indanaa zulfaaa illaa man aamana wa ‘amila saalihan fa ulaaa’ika lahum jazaaa’ud di’fi bimaa ‘amiloo wa hum fil ghurufaati aaminoon
38. Wallazeena yas’awna feee Aayaatinaa mu’aajizeena ulaaa’ika fil’azaabi muhdaroon
39. Qul inna Rabbee yabsutur rizqa limai yashaaa’u min ‘ibaadihee wa yaqdiru lah; wa maaa anfaqtum min shai’in fahuwa yukhlifuhoo wa Huwa khairur raaziqeen
40. Wa yawma yahshuruhum jamee’an summa yaqoolu lilmalaaa’ikati a-haaa’ulaaa’i iyyaakum kaanoo ya’budoon
41. Qaaloo Subhaanaka Anta waliyyunaa min doonihim bal kaanoo ya’budoonal jinna aksaruhum bihim mu’minoon
42. Fal Yawma laa yamliku ba’dukum liba’din naf’anw wa laa darraa; wa naqoolu lil lazeena zalamoo zooqoo ‘azaaban Naaril latee kuntum bihaa tukazziboon
43. Wa izaa tutlaa ‘alaihim Aayaatunaa baiyinaatin qaaloo maa haazaa illaa rajuluny yureedu ai-yasuddakum ‘ammaa kaana ya’budu aabaaa’ukum wa qaaloo maa haazaaa illaaa ifkum muftaraa; wa qaalal lazeena kafaroo lilhaqqi lammaa jaaa’ahum in haazaaa illaa sihrum mubeen
44. Wa maaa aatainaahum min Kutubiny yadrusoonahaa wa maaa arsalnaaa ilaihim qablaka min nazeer
45. Wa kazzabal lazeena min qablihim wa maa balaghoo mi’shaara maaa aatainaahum fakazzaboo Rusulee; fakaifa kaana nakeer
46. Qul innamaaa a’izukum biwaahidatin an taqoomoo lillaahi masnaa wa furaadaa summa tatafakkaroo; maa bisaahibikum min jinnah; in huwa illaa nazeerul lakum baina yadai ‘azaabin shadeed
47. Qul maa sa-altukum min ajrin fahuwa lakum in ajriya illaa ‘alal laahi wa Huwa ‘alaa kulli shai’in Shaheed
48. Qul inna Rabbee yaqzifu bilhaqq ‘Allaamul Ghuyoob
49. Qul jaaa’al haqqu wa maa yubdi’ul baatilu wa maa yu’eed
50. Qul in dalaltu fainnamaaa adillu ‘alaa nafsee wa inih-tadaitu fabimaa yoohee ilaiya Rabbee; innahoo Samee’un Qareeb
51. Wa law taraaa iz fazi’oo falaa fawta wa ukhizoo min makaanin qareeb
52. Wa qaaloo aamannaa bihee wa annaa lahumut tanaawushu min makaanin ba’eed
53. Wa qad kafaroo bihee min qablu wa yaqzifoona bilghaibi min makaanin ba’eed
54. Wa heela bainahum wa baina maa yashtahoona kamaa fu’ila bi-ashyaa’ihim min qabl; innahum kaanoo fee shakkin mureeb