Quran Ayah Sad (The Letter Sad) 38:1 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
Sad. CONSIDER this Qur’an, endowed with all that one ought to remember
Arthur John Arberry   
Sad. By the Koran, containing the Remembrance -
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Sad: By the Qur'an, Full of Admonition: (This is the Truth)

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Arabic   
صۤۚ وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ ذِی ٱلذِّكۡرِ ۝١
Transliteration (2021)   
sad wal-qur'āni dhī l-dhik'r
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Saad. By the Quran full (of) the reminder.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Sad. CONSIDER this Qur’an, endowed with all that one ought to remember
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Ṣãd. By the Quran, full of reminders!
M. M. Pickthall   
Sad. By the renowned Qur'an
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Sad: By the Qur'an, Full of Admonition: (This is the Truth)
Wahiduddin Khan   
Sad By the Quran, full of admonition
Safi Kaskas   
Saad, by the Qur’an, endowed with the Reminder.
T.B.Irving   
S. By the Quran so full of renown!
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
@[d. By the Quran, Possessor of the Remembrance.
Shakir   
Suad, I swear by the Quran, full of admonition
Abdul Hye   
Sad. By the Qur’an full of reminding.
Saeed Malik   
Saad. By the Quran, endowed with the Remembrance.
The Study Quran   
?ad. By the Quran possessed of remembrance
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
Sad. By the Quran, full of remembrance.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Saad. By the renowned Quran
Dr. Kamal Omar   
S.      (There is) Evidence of Al-Quran, possessor of the Message
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Suad! (Allah swears) by the Qur´an, which is full of (divine) advice
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Sad (This is name of a letter of the Arabic alphabet, and only Allah knows its meaning here) and (by) the Qur'an comprising the Remembrance
Shabbir Ahmed   
S. SAAD. As-Sadiq - Full of Truth, this Qur'an is a Profound Reminder. Embracing all that is worth taking to your hearts, it can give you eminence
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Sad . I swear by the Qur‘an, (the book) containing advice, (this is true,
Muhammad Sarwar   
Sad. I swear by the Quran, which is full of reminders of God, (that you are a Messenger)
M. Farook Malik   
Suad
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Sad. By the Qur'an containing reminder..
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Sad: And the Quran, full of Guidance and Reminding (and Warning, this is the Truth)
Hamid S. Aziz   
Sad. (I swear) By the Quran, full of Zikr (remembrance in reverence and praising Allah, admonition, reciting, teaching, giving the message)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
á¹¢ad. By the Qur’an bearing the Reminder
Ali Ünal   
Sad. (I swear) by the glorious Qur’an bearing the Reminder (with guidance to the truth and warning, that you are one who has been sent to convey God’s Religion)
Aisha Bewley   
Sâd By the Qur´an holding the Remembrance.
Ahmed Ali   
SAD. I CALL to witness the admonishing Qur'an
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Sad. By the Qur'an full of admonition
Abdel Haleem   
Sad By the Quran with its reminding . . .
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
S', and the Qur'an that contains the remembrance.
Musharraf Hussain   
Sad. By the Quran full of reminders,
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
S. (Saad.) By the Quran, having reminders.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Saad. By the Quran, full of advice
Maududi   
Sad, and by the Qur´an full of exhortation
Mohammad Shafi   
Sad. By this Qur'an, that contains all that one should remember and all that matters

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
By this renowned Quran.
Faridul Haque   
Saad* - By oath of the renowned Qur’an, (Alphabet of the Arabic language; Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.
Bijan Moeinian   
S; Hereby God swears by Qur’an which is full of admonition
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
S/C/SAD and the Koran (owner) of the reminder/remembrance
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Truthful God! By the Qur’an, possessing eminence
Sher Ali   
Sad, WE cite as proof the Qur'an, which is full of exhortation, that it is Our revealed Word
Rashad Khalifa   
S. (Saad), and the Quran that contains the proof.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Saad, by the Holy Reading (Koran) of the Remembrance
Edip Yuksel   
S, and the Quran that contains the Reminder.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Sad - Allah is the Truthful, (as proof of this fact) the Qur'an which exalts (mankind) to eminence bears witness
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Sad. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.) By the Holy Qur’an, full of direction and guidance
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Sad (These letters (Sad etc.) are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings). By the Quran full of reminding

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
Ṣād. BY the Koran, proclaiming the Admonition
John Medows Rodwell   
SAD. By the Koran full of warning
George Sale   
S. By the Koran full of admonition
Arthur John Arberry   
Sad. By the Koran, containing the Remembrance -
Edward Henry Palmer   
S. By the Qur'an with its reminder

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
S (Soad)*: By (Wa) the Koran (El'Qur'aani) containing (Zii) the Remembrance (16:44) (Ez'Zik'r).
Fode Drame   
Sad. By the Quran full of the remembrance.
Munir Mezyed   
Sād! I swear by the Qur’ān, (which is) full of Beneficial Proverbs.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Sad. By the Qur´an as the reminder.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Saad. Consider the Qur’an, filled with reminders.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Sād. By the Qur’an containing the Reminder.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
S . By the Quran so full of renown!
Samy Mahdy   
Saad. And by the Quran, possessor of the reminder.
Sayyid Qutb   
Şād. By the Qur'ān, full of admonition.
Ali Quli Qarai   
Suad. By the Quran bearing the Reminder,
Ahmed Hulusi   
Saad... The Quran which is the reminder of your essential reality!
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
Sad. By the Qur'an full of reminding.
A. S. Mohamed   
Ss, and the Quran containing the Reminder;
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
S??d (s?). By the Qur ?n, full of admonition,
Mir Aneesuddin   
Saad. By the Quran that contains admonition.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
S (Sadd) an Alphabetic letter emblematic of inability to emulation- and by the Quran which
The Wise Quran Project   
Sad. By the Quran, the possessor of the reminder.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Sad: By the Qur'an, Full of Admonition: (This is the Truth)
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
S', and the Qur'an that contains the remembrance.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
S', and the Quran that contains the remembrance
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Saad. By the Quran full (of) reminder
OLD Transliteration   
Sad waalqur-ani thee alththikri