Surah Sad, Ayah 44 (38:44)

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وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ ۗ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَٰهُ صَابِرًا ۚ نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖ …

Quran 38:44 is ayah 44 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 456 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:44
وَخُذْبِيَدِكَضِغْثًافَٱضْرِببِّهِۦوَلَاتَحْنَثْ ۗإِنَّاوَجَدْنَٰهُصَابِرًا ۚنِّعْمَٱلْعَبْدُ ۖإِنَّهُۥٓأَوَّابٌ٤٤
wakhudh biyadika ḍigh'than fa-iḍ'rib bihi walā taḥnath innā wajadnāhu ṣābiran niʿ'ma l-ʿabdu innahu awwābun

[We said], "And take in your hand a bunch [of grass] and strike with it and do not break your oath." Indeed, We found him patient, an excellent servant. Indeed, he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].(44)

Word by word

  1. وَخُذْwakhudhAnd take
  2. بِيَدِكَbiyadikain your hand
  3. ضِغْثًاḍigh'thana bunch
  4. فَٱضْرِبfa-iḍ'riband strike
  5. بِّهِۦbihiwith it
  6. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  7. تَحْنَثْ ۗtaḥnathbreak (your) oath
  8. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
  9. وَجَدْنَٰهُwajadnāhu[We] found him
  10. صَابِرًا ۚṣābiranpatient
  11. نِّعْمَniʿ'maan excellent
  12. ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖl-ʿabduslave
  13. إِنَّهُۥٓinnahuIndeed, he
  14. أَوَّابٌawwābunrepeatedly turned

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