٣٤ - سَبَأ

34 - Saba

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا دَاوٗدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا۝۰ۭ يٰجِبَالُ اَوِّبِيْ مَعَہٗ وَالطَّيْرَ۝۰ۚ وَاَلَنَّا لَہُ الْحَدِيْدَ۝۱۰ۙ
Walaqad atayna dawooda minna fadlan ya jibalu awwibee maAAahu waalttayra waalanna lahu alhadeeda

English

Ahmed Ali

We favoured David with excellence, (and commanded): "O Jibal and Tair, glorify the greatness of God with him." And We made iron pliable for him.

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اَنِ اعْمَلْ سٰبِغٰتٍ وَّقَدِّرْ فِي السَّرْدِ وَاعْمَلُوْا صَالِحًا۝۰ۭ اِنِّىْ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِيْرٌ۝۱۱
Ani iAAmal sabighatin waqaddir fee alssardi waiAAmaloo salihan innee bima taAAmaloona baseerun

English

Ahmed Ali

"Make long coats of mail," (We said), "and fix their links, and do the right. I surely see whatsoever you do."

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وَلِسُلَيْمٰنَ الرِّيْحَ غُدُوُّہَا شَہْرٌ وَّرَوَاحُہَا شَہْرٌ۝۰ۚ وَاَسَلْنَا لَہٗ عَيْنَ الْقِطْرِ۝۰ۭ وَمِنَ الْجِنِّ مَنْ يَّعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْہِ بِـاِذْنِ رَبِّہٖ۝۰ۭ وَمَنْ يَّزِغْ مِنْہُمْ عَنْ اَمْرِنَا نُذِقْہُ مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّعِيْرِ۝۱۲
Walisulaymana alrreeha ghuduwwuha shahrun warawahuha shahrun waasalna lahu AAayna alqitri wamina aljinni man yaAAmalu bayna yadayhi biithni rabbihi waman yazigh minhum AAan amrina nuthiqhu min AAathabi alssaAAeeri

English

Ahmed Ali

We (subjugated) the wind to Solomon. Its morning's journey took one month, and the evening's one month. We made a spring of molten brass to flow for him; and many jinns laboured for him by the will of his Lord. Anyone of them who turned from Our command was made to taste the torment of blazing fire.

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يَعْمَلُوْنَ لَہٗ مَا يَشَاۗءُ مِنْ مَّحَارِيْبَ وَتَمَاثِيْلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَــوَابِ وَقُدُوْرٍ رّٰسِيٰتٍ۝۰ۭ اِعْمَلُوْۗا اٰلَ دَاوٗدَ شُكْرًا۝۰ۭ وَقَلِيْلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُوْرُ۝۱۳
YaAAmaloona lahu ma yashao min mahareeba watamatheela wajifanin kaaljawabi waqudoorin rasiyatin iAAmaloo ala dawooda shukran waqaleelun min AAibadiya alshshakooru

English

Ahmed Ali

They made for him whatever he wished, synagogues and statues, dishes large as water-troughs, and cauldrons firmly fixed (on ovens; and We said): "O House of David, act, and give thanks." But few among My creatures are thankful.

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فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْہِ الْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّہُمْ عَلٰي مَوْتِہٖۗ اِلَّا دَاۗبَّۃُ الْاَرْضِ تَاْكُلُ مِنْسَاَتَہٗ۝۰ۚ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ اَنْ لَّوْ كَانُوْا يَعْلَمُوْنَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوْا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُہِيْنِ۝۱۴ۭ
Falamma qadayna AAalayhi almawta ma dallahum AAala mawtihi illa dabbatu alardi takulu minsaatahu falamma kharra tabayyanati aljinnu an law kanoo yaAAlamoona alghayba ma labithoo fee alAAathabi almuheeni

English

Ahmed Ali

When We ordained (Solomon's) death, none but the weevil, that was eating away his staff (on which he rested), pointed out to them that he was dead. When he fell down (dead) the jinns realised that if they had knowledge of the Unknown they would never have suffered demeaning labour.

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لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَـبَاٍ فِيْ مَسْكَنِہِمْ اٰيَۃٌ۝۰ۚ جَنَّتٰنِ عَنْ يَّمِيْنٍ وَّشِمَالٍ۝۰ۥۭ كُلُوْا مِنْ رِّزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوْا لَہٗ۝۰ۭ بَلْدَۃٌ طَيِّبَۃٌ وَّرَبٌّ غَفُوْرٌ۝۱۵
Laqad kana lisabain fee maskanihim ayatun jannatani AAan yameenin washimalin kuloo min rizqi rabbikum waoshkuroo lahu baldatun tayyibatun warabbun ghafoorun

English

Ahmed Ali

There was a sign for the people of Saba in their habitations: Two gardens, on the right and left. (And they were told:) "Eat of what your Lord has given you and be thankful. Fair is your land, and forgiving your Lord."

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فَاَعْرَضُوْا فَاَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْہِمْ سَيْلَ الْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنٰہُمْ بِجَنَّتَيْہِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَىْ اُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَّاَثْلٍ وَّشَيْءٍ مِّنْ سِدْرٍ قَلِيْلٍ۝۱۶
FaaAAradoo faarsalna AAalayhim sayla alAAarimi wabaddalnahum bijannatayhim jannatayni thawatay okulin khamtin waathlin washayin min sidrin qaleelin

English

Ahmed Ali

But they turned away. So We let loose on them the inundation of (the dyke of) al-'Arim, replacing their gardens with two other gardens which bore only bitter gourd, and tamarisks and a few sparse lote-trees.

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ذٰلِكَ جَزَيْنٰہُمْ بِمَا كَفَرُوْا۝۰ۭ وَہَلْ نُجٰزِيْۗ اِلَّا الْكَفُوْرَ۝۱۷
Thalika jazaynahum bima kafaroo wahal nujazee illa alkafoora

English

Ahmed Ali

That is how We requited them for their ingratitude. We only punish those who are ungrateful.

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وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَہُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْقُرَى الَّتِيْ بٰرَكْنَا فِيْہَا قُرًى ظَاہِرَۃً وَّقَدَّرْنَا فِيْہَا السَّيْرَ۝۰ۭ سِيْرُوْا فِيْہَا لَيَالِيَ وَاَيَّامًا اٰمِنِيْنَ۝۱۸
WajaAAalna baynahum wabayna alqura allatee barakna feeha quran thahiratan waqaddarna feeha alssayra seeroo feeha layaliya waayyaman amineena

English

Ahmed Ali

Between them and the cities We had blessed We placed towns along the highway, and made them stages on their journey, (saying): "Travel between them in safety by day or by night."

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فَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَا بٰعِدْ بَيْنَ اَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوْۗا اَنْفُسَہُمْ فَجَعَلْنٰہُمْ اَحَادِيْثَ وَمَزَّقْنٰہُمْ كُلَّ مُمَــزَّقٍ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُوْرٍ۝۱۹
Faqaloo rabbana baAAid bayna asfarina wathalamoo anfusahum fajaAAalnahum ahadeetha wamazzaqnahum kulla mumazzaqin inna fee thalika laayatin likulli sabbarin shakoorin

English

Ahmed Ali

But they said: "O Lord, make the distance between the stages of our journeys longer;" but (by doing so) they wronged themselves. So We turned them into bygone tales, and dispersed them, scattered in all directions. Surely there are signs in this for those who endeavour and are grateful.

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