سورة صٓ
Surah Sâd 38:12
The Truthful God · Verse 12 of 88
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو الْأَوْتَادِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
The people of Noah, (the tribe of) `âd and Pharaoh, lord of mighty hosts, treated (their Apostles) before them as liars.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Before them (were many who) rejected messengers,- the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh, the Lord of Stakes,
Ahmed Ali
Even before them the people of Noah, ´Ad, the mighty Pharoah,
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Before them the people of Noah denied (their Messenger), and the Ad, and the Pharaoh with formidable strongholds.
Daryabadi
Before them there have belied the people of Nuh and the ´Aad, and Fir´awn the owner of the stakes.
Faridul Haque
Before them, the people of Nooh had denied, and the tribe of A’ad, and Firaun who used to crucify.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
The people of Noah, and
Maulvi Sher Ali
Before them too the people of Noah, and the tribe of Ad and Pharaoh, the Lord of stakes, rejected the Messengers as liars;
Muhammad Asad
To the truth gave the lie aforetime Noah's people, and (the tribe of] 'Ad, and Pharaoh of the [many] tent-poles,
Muhammad Musin Khan
Before them (were many who) belied Messengers, the people of Nuh (Noah); and 'Ad; and Fir'aun (Pharaoh) the man of stakes (with which he used to punish the people),
Muhammad Pickthall
The folk of Noah before them denied (their messenger) and (so did the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh firmly planted,
Muhammad Sarwar
The people of Noah, Ad and the dominating Pharaoh had rejected Our revelations.
Muhammed ali Shakir
The people of Nuh and Ad, and Firon, the lord of spikes, rejected (messengers) before them.
Rashad Khalifa
Disbelieving before them were the people of Noah, `Aad, and the mighty Pharaoh.
Shabbir Ahmed
And before them denied the truth, the people of Noah, ‘Aad and Pharaoh of the firm stakes.
Commentary 38:12 Autâdالْأَوْتَاد refers to pegs that have been firmly driven into the ground (cf. 78:7). Autâd al-Ardzالْأَوْتَاد الارضare mountains and Autâd-al-Bilâd…
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو الْأَوْتَادِ
38:12 Autâdالْأَوْتَاد refers to pegs that have been firmly driven into the ground (cf. 78:7). Autâd al-Ardzالْأَوْتَاد الارضare mountains and Autâd-al-Bilâd بلادالْأَوْتَاد signify the chiefs of the towns, provinces, or countries (Lisân).
The number of poles supporting a Bedouin tent is determined by its size, and the latter has always depended on the status and power of its owner. Thus, a mighty chieftain is often alluded to as Autâd . In classical Arabic, the term is used idiomatically for mighty dominions, a firmness of power, and strong armies (Kashshaf). Here we are told that Pharaoh was Dhul-Autâd (89:10) because his kingdom was as firmly established as a tent, secured by stakes and pegs, or because he was a commander of large armies and hosts, or because he was in the habit of fastening the hands and feet of his victims to pickets driven into the ground (Baidzawî). The tent-like shape of the Egyptian pyramids in which the Pharaohs were buried may also have been eluded to here.