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قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ اِلٰى نِعَاجِهٖۗ وَاِنَّ كَثِيْرًا مِّنَ الْخُلَطَاۤءِ لَيَبْغِيْ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَقَلِيْلٌ مَّا هُمْۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوٗدُ اَنَّمَا فَتَنّٰهُ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهٗ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَّاَنَابَ ۩   ( ص: ٢٤ )

qāla
قَالَ
He said
laqad
لَقَدْ
"Certainly
ẓalamaka
ظَلَمَكَ
he has wronged you
bisuāli
بِسُؤَالِ
by demanding
naʿjatika
نَعْجَتِكَ
your ewe
ilā
إِلَىٰ
to
niʿājihi
نِعَاجِهِۦۖ
his ewes
wa-inna
وَإِنَّ
And indeed
kathīran
كَثِيرًا
many
mina
مِّنَ
of
l-khulaṭāi
ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ
the partners
layabghī
لَيَبْغِى
certainly oppress
baʿḍuhum
بَعْضُهُمْ
one
ʿalā
عَلَىٰ
[on]
baʿḍin
بَعْضٍ
another
illā
إِلَّا
except
alladhīna
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
āmanū
ءَامَنُوا۟
believe
waʿamilū
وَعَمِلُوا۟
and do
l-ṣāliḥāti
ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
righteous deeds
waqalīlun
وَقَلِيلٌ
and few
مَّا
(are) they"
hum
هُمْۗ
(are) they"
waẓanna
وَظَنَّ
And became certain
dāwūdu
دَاوُۥدُ
Dawood
annamā
أَنَّمَا
that
fatannāhu
فَتَنَّٰهُ
We (had) tried him
fa-is'taghfara
فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ
and he asked forgiveness
rabbahu
رَبَّهُۥ
(of) his Lord
wakharra
وَخَرَّ
and fell down
rākiʿan
رَاكِعًا
bowing
wa-anāba
وَأَنَابَ۩
and turned in repentance

Qaala laqad zalamaka bisu 'aali na'jatika ilaa ni'aajihee wa inna kaseeram minal khulataaa'i la-yabghee ba'duhum 'alaa ba'din illal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati wa qaleehum maa hum; wa zanna Daawoodu annamaa fatannaahu fastaghrara Rabbahoo wa kharra raaki'anw wa anaab (Ṣād 38:24)

Sahih International:

[David] said, "He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe [in addition] to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds – and few are they." And David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allah]. (Sad [38] : 24)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

He (Dawūd) said, “He has certainly wronged you by demanding your ewe to be added to his ewe. Many partners oppress one another, except those who believe and do righteous deeds, and very few they are.” And Dawūd realized that We had put him to a test, so he prayed to his Lord for forgiveness, and bowing down, he fell in prostration, and turned (to Allah).