Quran 38:32

Surah Sad Ayah 32

فَقَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ ٱلْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّى حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِٱلْحِجَابِ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 38:32 says: “And he said, "Indeed, I gave preference to the love of good [things] over the remembrance of my Lord until it [i.e., the sun] disappeared into the curtain [of darkness]."”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 38:32 is in Surah Sad, chapter 38 of the Quran.

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