Surah Saba 34:10–21

سبأ

Surah 34 · Ruku 2 of 6 · ayahs 10–21 · Juz 22 · pages 429–430 · Makki

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Saba 34:10

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا ۖ يَٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِى مَعَهُۥ وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۖ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ ٱلْحَدِيدَ ﴿10﴾

And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,

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1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
2We gaveآتَيْنَاataynaF
3DawoodدَاوُودَdawudaI
4From usمِنَّاminnaCBHP+PRONATTمِFrom+نَاus / our
5BountyفَضْلًاfadlanI
6O mountainsيَاجِبَالُyajibaluCBIVOC+NيَاO+جِبَالُMountains
7Repeat praisesأَوِّبِيawwibiF
8With himمَعَهُma'ahuI
9And the birdsوَالطَّيْرَwal-tayraCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+طَيْرَBirds
10And we made pliableوَأَلَنَّاwa-alannaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَلَنَّاWe made pliable
11For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
12[the] ironالْحَدِيدَl-hadidaIالthe+حَدِيدَ[the] iron

Saba 34:11

أَنِ ٱعْمَلْ سَٰبِغَٰتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِى ٱلسَّرْدِ ۖ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَٰلِحًا ۖ إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ﴿11﴾

[Commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."

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1ThatأَنِaniH
2Makeاعْمَلْi'malF
3Full coats of mailسَابِغَاتٍsabighatinI
4And measure preciselyوَقَدِّرْwaqaddirCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَدِّرْMeasure precisely
5[of]فِيfiH
6The links of armorالسَّرْدِl-sardiIالthe+سَرْدِLinks of armor
7And workوَاعْمَلُواwa-i'maluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اعْمَلُواWork
8RighteousnessصَالِحًاsalihanI
9Indeed i amإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i am+نيme
10Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what
11You doتَعْمَلُونَta'malunaF
12All seerبَصِيرٌbasirunI

Saba 34:12

وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ ۖ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُۥ عَيْنَ ٱلْقِطْرِ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ مَن يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِۦ ۖ وَمَن يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿12﴾

And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind - its morning [journey was that of] a month - and its afternoon [journey was that of] a month, and We made flow for him a spring of [liquid] copper. And among the jinn were those who worked for him by the permission of his Lord. And whoever deviated among them from Our command - We will make him taste of the punishment of the Blaze.

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1And to solomonوَلِسُلَيْمَانَwalisulaymanaCBICONJ+P+PNوَand+لِfor / to+سُلَيْمَانَSolomon
2The windالرِّيحَl-rihaIالthe+رِيحَWind
3Its morning courseغُدُوُّهَاghuduwwuhaCBIN+PRONATTغُدُوُّIts morning course+هَاher / it / its
4Was a monthشَهْرٌshahrunI
5And its afternoon courseوَرَوَاحُهَاwarawahuhaCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَوَاحُIts afternoon course+هَاher / it / its
6Was a monthشَهْرٌshahrunI
7And we caused to flowوَأَسَلْنَاwa-asalnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَسَلْنَاWe caused to flow
8For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
9A springعَيْنَ'aynaI
10Of molten copperالْقِطْرِl-qitriIالthe+قِطْرِOf molten copper
11And [of]وَمِنَwaminaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنَ[of]
12The jinnالْجِنِّl-jiniIالthe+جِنِّJinn
13WhoمَنْmanI
14Workedيَعْمَلُya'maluF
15Before himبَيْنَbaynaI
16Before himيَدَيْهِyadayhiCBIN+PRONATTيَدَيْBefore+هِhim / his / it
17By the permissionبِإِذْنِbi-idhniCBIP+Nبِwith / in+إِذْنِThe permission
18Of his LordرَبِّهِrabbihiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf his Lord+هِhim / his / it
19And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْWhoever
20DeviatedيَزِغْyazighF
21Among themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+هُمْthem / their
22Fromعَنْ'anH
23Our commandأَمْرِنَاamrinaCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرِOur command+نَاus / our
24We will make himنُذِقْهُnudhiqhuCBFV+PRONATTنُذِقْWe will make+هُhim / his / it
25OfمِنْminH
26The punishmentعَذَابِ'adhabiI
27Of the blazeالسَّعِيرِl-sa'iriIالthe+سَعِيرِOf the blaze

Saba 34:13

يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُۥ مَا يَشَآءُ مِن مَّحَٰرِيبَ وَتَمَٰثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَٱلْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَٰتٍ ۚ ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ دَاوُۥدَ شُكْرًا ۚ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِىَ ٱلشَّكُورُ ﴿13﴾

They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.

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1They workedيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF
2For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
3WhatمَاmaI
4He willedيَشَاءُyasha'uF
5OfمِنْminH
6Elevated chambersمَحَارِيبَmaharibaI
7And statuesوَتَمَاثِيلَwatamathilaCBICONJ+Nوَand+تَمَاثِيلَStatues
8And bowlsوَجِفَانٍwajifaninCBICONJ+Nوَand+جِفَانٍBowls
9Like reservoirsكَالْجَوَابِkal-jawabiCBIP+Nكَlike+الthe+جَوابِReservoirs
10And cooking potsوَقُدُورٍwaqudurinCBICONJ+Nوَand+قُدُورٍCooking pots
11FixedرَاسِيَاتٍrasiyatinI
12Workاعْمَلُواi'maluF
13O familyآلَalaI
14Of dawoodدَاوُودَdawudaI
15In gratitudeشُكْرًاshukranI
16But fewوَقَلِيلٌwaqalilunCBICONJ+Nوَand+قَلِيلٌBut few
17OfمِنْminH
18My slavesعِبَادِيَ'ibadiyaCBIN+PRONATTعِبَادِMy slaves+يَme / my
19Are gratefulالشَّكُورُl-shakuruIالthe+شَكُورُAre grateful

Saba 34:14

فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَوْتِهِۦٓ إِلَّا دَآبَّةُ ٱلْأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُۥ ۖ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ ٱلْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا۟ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ ﴿14﴾

And when We decreed for Solomon death, nothing indicated to the jinn his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff. But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment.

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1Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen
2We decreedقَضَيْنَاqadaynaF
3For himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِhim / his / it
4The deathالْمَوْتَl-mawtaIالthe+مَوْتَDeath
5NotمَاmaH
6Indicated to themدَلَّهُمْdallahumCBFV+PRONATTدَلَّIndicated to+هُمْthem / their
7[on]عَلَى'alaH
8His deathمَوْتِهِmawtihiCBIN+PRONATTمَوْتِHis death+هِhim / his / it
9ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
10A creatureدَابَّةُdabbatuI
11Of the earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِOf the earth
12Eatingتَأْكُلُta'kuluF
13His staffمِنْسَأَتَهُminsa'atahuCBIN+PRONATTمِنْسَأَتَHis staff+هُhim / his / it
14But whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاBut when
15He fell downخَرَّkharraF
16Became clearتَبَيَّنَتِtabayyanatiF
17To the jinnالْجِنُّl-jinuIالthe+جِنُّTo the jinn
18ThatأَنْanH
19IfلَوْlawH
20They hadكَانُواkanuF
21Knownيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF
22The unseenالْغَيْبَl-ghaybaIالthe+غَيْبَUnseen
23NotمَاmaH
24They would have remainedلَبِثُواlabithuF
25InفِيfiH
26The punishmentالْعَذَابِl-'adhabiIالthe+عَذَابِPunishment
27Humiliatingالْمُهِينِl-muhiniIالthe+مُهِينِHumiliating

Saba 34:15

لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَبَإٍ فِى مَسْكَنِهِمْ ءَايَةٌ ۖ جَنَّتَانِ عَن يَمِينٍ وَشِمَالٍ ۖ كُلُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لَهُۥ ۚ بَلْدَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَرَبٌّ غَفُورٌ ﴿15﴾

There was for [the tribe of] Saba' in their dwelling place a sign: two [fields of] gardens on the right and on the left. [They were told], "Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord."

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1CertainlyلَقَدْlaqadH
2There wasكَانَkanaF
3For sabaلِسَبَإٍlisaba'inCBIP+PNلِfor / to+سَبَأٍSaba
4InفِيfiH
5Their dwelling placeمَسْكَنِهِمْmaskanihimCBIN+PRONATTمَسْكَنِTheir dwelling place+هِمْthem / their
6A signآيَةٌayatunI
7Two gardensجَنَّتَانِjannataniI
8Onعَنْ'anH
9The rightيَمِينٍyamininI
10And on the leftوَشِمَالٍwashimalinCBICONJ+Nوَand+شِمَالٍOn the left
11EatكُلُواkuluF
12FromمِنْminH
13The provisionرِزْقِrizqiI
14Of your LordرَبِّكُمْrabbikumCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf your Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
15And be gratefulوَاشْكُرُواwa-ushkuruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اشْكُرُواBe grateful
16To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
17A landبَلْدَةٌbaldatunI
18GoodطَيِّبَةٌtayyibatunI
19And a LordوَرَبٌّwarabbunCBICONJ+Nوَand+رَبٌّA Lord
20Oft forgivingغَفُورٌghafurunI

Saba 34:16

فَأَعْرَضُوا۟ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ ٱلْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَٰهُم بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَىْ أُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَأَثْلٍ وَشَىْءٍ مِّن سِدْرٍ قَلِيلٍ ﴿16﴾

But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam, and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees.

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1But they turned awayفَأَعْرَضُواfa-a'raduCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَعْرَضُواBut they turned away
2So we sentفَأَرْسَلْنَاfa-arsalnaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَرْسَلْنَاWe sent
3Upon themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمْthem / their
4The floodسَيْلَsaylaI
5Of the damالْعَرِمِl-'arimiIالthe+عَرِمِOf the dam
6And we changed for themوَبَدَّلْنَاهُمْwabaddalnahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+بَدَّلْنَاWe changed for+هُمْthem / their
7Their two gardensبِجَنَّتَيْهِمْbijannatayhimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+جَنَّتَيْTheir two gardens+هِمْthem / their
8With two gardensجَنَّتَيْنِjannatayniI
9Producing fruitذَوَاتَيْdhawatayI
10Producing fruitأُكُلٍukulinI
11BitterخَمْطٍkhamtinI
12And tamarisksوَأَثْلٍwa-athlinCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَثْلٍTamarisks
13And somethingوَشَيْءٍwashay'inCBICONJ+Nوَand+شَيْءٍSomething
14OfمِنْminH
15Lote treesسِدْرٍsidrinI
16FewقَلِيلٍqalilinI

Saba 34:17

ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ وَهَلْ نُجَٰزِىٓ إِلَّا ٱلْكَفُورَ ﴿17﴾

[By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful?

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1ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
2We recompensed themجَزَيْنَاهُمْjazaynahumCBFV+PRONATTجَزَيْنَاWe recompensed+هُمْthem / their
3BecauseبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاBecause
4They disbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF
5And notوَهَلْwahalCBHCONJ+INTGوَand+هَلْNot
6WeنُجَازِيnujaziF
7ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
8The ungratefulالْكَفُورَl-kafuraIالthe+كَفُورَUngrateful

Saba 34:18

وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقُرَى ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا قُرًى ظَٰهِرَةً وَقَدَّرْنَا فِيهَا ٱلسَّيْرَ ۖ سِيرُوا۟ فِيهَا لَيَالِىَ وَأَيَّامًا ءَامِنِينَ ﴿18﴾

And We placed between them and the cities which We had blessed [many] visible cities. And We determined between them the [distances of] journey, [saying], "Travel between them by night or day in safety."

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1And we madeوَجَعَلْنَاwaja'alnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe made
2Between themبَيْنَهُمْbaynahumCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+هُمْthem / their
3And betweenوَبَيْنَwabaynaCBICONJ+LOCوَand+بَيْنَBetween
4The townsالْقُرَىl-quraIالthe+قُرَىTowns
5WhichالَّتِيallatiI
6We had blessedبَارَكْنَاbaraknaF
7In itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
8TownsقُرًىquranI
9VisibleظَاهِرَةًzahiratanI
10And we determinedوَقَدَّرْنَاwaqaddarnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَدَّرْنَاWe determined
11Between themفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيBetween+هَاher / it / its
12The journeyالسَّيْرَl-sayraIالthe+سَيْرَJourney
13TravelسِيرُواsiruF
14Between themفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيBetween+هَاher / it / its
15By nightلَيَالِيَlayaliyaI
16And by dayوَأَيَّامًاwa-ayyamanCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَيَّامًاBy day
17SafelyآمِنِينَamininaI

Saba 34:19

فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا بَٰعِدْ بَيْنَ أَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ وَمَزَّقْنَٰهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ ﴿19﴾

But [insolently] they said, "Our Lord, lengthen the distance between our journeys," and wronged themselves, so We made them narrations and dispersed them in total dispersion. Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.

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1But they saidفَقَالُواfaqaluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالُواBut they said
2Our LordرَبَّنَاrabbanaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّOur Lord+نَاus / our
3Lengthen the distanceبَاعِدْba'idF
4BetweenبَيْنَbaynaI
5Our journeysأَسْفَارِنَاasfarinaCBIN+PRONATTأَسْفَارِOur journeys+نَاus / our
6And they wrongedوَظَلَمُواwazalamuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ظَلَمُواThey wronged
7ThemselvesأَنْفُسَهُمْanfusahumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَthemselves+هُمْthem / their
8So we made themفَجَعَلْنَاهُمْfaja'alnahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+جَعَلْنَاWe made+هُمْthem / their
9NarrationsأَحَادِيثَahadithaI
10And we dispersed themوَمَزَّقْنَاهُمْwamazzaqnahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+مَزَّقْنَاWe dispersed+هُمْthem / their
11In a totalكُلَّkullaI
12DispersionمُمَزَّقٍmumazzaqinI
13IndeedإِنَّinnaH
14InفِيfiH
15ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
16Surely are signsلَآيَاتٍla-ayatinCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَاتٍSurely are signs
17For everyoneلِكُلِّlikulliCBIP+Nلِfor / to+كُلِّEveryone
18PatientصَبَّارٍsabbarinI
19And gratefulشَكُورٍshakurinI

Saba 34:20

وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُۥ فَٱتَّبَعُوهُ إِلَّا فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿20﴾

And Iblees had already confirmed through them his assumption, so they followed him, except for a party of believers.

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1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
2Found trueصَدَّقَsaddaqaF
3About themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAbout+هِمْthem / their
4IblisإِبْلِيسُiblisuI
5His assumptionظَنَّهُzannahuCBIN+PRONATTظَنَّHis assumption+هُhim / his / it
6So they followed himفَاتَّبَعُوهُfa-ittaba'uhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اتَّبَعُوThey followed+هُhim / his / it
7ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
8A groupفَرِيقًاfariqanI
9OfمِنَminaH
10The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'mininaIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers

Saba 34:21

وَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِنْهَا فِى شَكٍّ ۗ وَرَبُّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَفِيظٌ ﴿21﴾

And he had over them no authority except [it was decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is Guardian.

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1And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
2WasكَانَkanaF
3For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
4Over themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+هِمْthem / their
5AnyمِنْminH
6AuthorityسُلْطَانٍsultaninI
7ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
8That we might make evidentلِنَعْلَمَlina'lamaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+نَعْلَمَThat we might make evident
9WhoمَنْmanI
10Believesيُؤْمِنُyu'minuF
11In the Hereafterبِالْآخِرَةِbil-akhiratiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
12From one whoمِمَّنْmimmanCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَنْwhoever
13[he]هُوَhuwaI
14About itمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAbout+هَاher / it / its
15Is inفِيfiH
16DoubtشَكٍّshakkinI
17And your LordوَرَبُّكَwarabbukaCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَبُّYour Lord+كَyou / your
18Overعَلَى'alaH
19AllكُلِّkulliI
20Thingsشَيْءٍshay'inI
21Is a guardianحَفِيظٌhafizunI

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.

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