When they came before David, he was frightened of them. "Do not be afraid," they said. "The two of us are disputing the wrong one has done the other. So judge between us with equity, and do not be unjust, and guide us to the right path.
Shakir
When they entered in upon Dawood and he was frightened at them, they said: Fear not; two litigants, of whom one has acted wrongfully towards the other, therefore decide between us with justice, and do not act unjustly, and guide us to the right way.
Ahmed Raza Khan
جب وہ داؤد پر داخل ہوئے تو وہ ان سے گھبرا گیا انہوں نے عرض کی ڈریے نہیں ہم دو فریق ہیں کہ ایک نے دوسرے پر زیادتی کی ہے (ف۳۵) تو ہم میں سچا فیصلہ فرمادیجئے اور خلافِ حق نہ کیجئے (ف۳۶) اور ہمیں سیدھی راہ بتایے،
This man here is my brother. He has ninety and nine ewes while I have only one. He demands that I should give him my ewe, and wants to get the better of me in argument."
Shakir
Surely this is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes and I have a single ewe; but he said: Make it over to me, and he has prevailed against me in discourse.
Ahmed Raza Khan
بیشک یہ میرا بھائی ہے (ف۳۷) اس کے پاس ننانوے دُنبیاں ہیں اور میرے پاس ایک دُنبی، اب یہ کہتا ہے وہ بھی مجھے حوالے کردے اور بات میں مجھ پر زور ڈالتا ہے،
(David) said: "He is unjust in demanding your ewe to add to his (many) ewes. Many partners are surely -- unjust to one another, except those who believe and do the right; but there are only a few of them." It occurred to David that he was being tried by Us, and he begged his Lord to forgive him, and fell down in homage and repented.
Shakir
He said: Surely he has been unjust to you in demanding your ewe (to add) to his own ewes; and most surely most of the partners act wrongfully towards one another, save those who believe and do good, and very few are they; and Dawood was sure that We had tried him, so he sought the protection of his Lord and he fell down bowing and turned time after time (to Him).
Ahmed Raza Khan
داؤد نے فرمایا بیشک یہ تجھ پر زیادتی کرتا ہے کہ تیری دُنبی اپنی دُنبیوں میں ملانے کو مانگتا ہے، اور بیشک اکثر ساجھے والے ایک دوسرے پر زیادتی کرتے ہیں مگر جو ایمان لائے اور اچھے کام کیے اور وہ بہت تھوڑے ہیں (ف۳۸) اب داؤد سمجھا کہ ہم نے یہ اس کی جانچ کی تھی (ف۳۹) تو اپنے رب سے معافی مانگی اور سجدے میں گر پڑا (ف۴۰) اور رجوع لایا، (السجدة ۱۰)
"O David, We have made you trustee on the earth. So judge between men equitably, and do not follow your lust lest it should lead you astray from the way of God. Surely for those who go astray from the way of God, is severe punishment, for having forgotten the Day of Reckoning.
Shakir
o Dawood! surely We have made you a ruler in the land; so judge between men with justice and do not follow desire, lest it should lead you astray from the path of Allah; (as for) those who go astray from the path of Allah, they shall surely have a severe punishment because they forgot the day of reckoning.
Ahmed Raza Khan
اے داؤد بیشک ہم نے تجھے زمین میں نائب کیا (ف۴۱) تو لوگوں میں سچا حکم کر اور خواہش کے پیچھے نہ جانا کہ تجھے اللہ کی راہ سے بہکادے گی، بیشک وہ جو اللہ کی راہ سے بہکتے ہیں ان کے لیے سخت عذاب ہے اس پر کہ وہ حساب کے دن کو بھول بیٹھے (ف۴۲)