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An-Naml 16

Ayah 16 of 93 · Meccan

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيۡمَٰنُ دَاوُۥدَۖ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمۡنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيۡرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٍۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَضۡلُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ ١٦

And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَوَرِثَAnd inheritedwawaritha
  2. سُلَيۡمَٰنُSulaimansulaymānu
  3. دَاوُۥدَۖDawooddāwūda
  4. وَقَالَAnd he saidwaqāla
  5. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاOyāayyuhā
  6. ٱلنَّاسُpeoplel-nāsu
  7. عُلِّمۡنَاWe have been taughtʿullim'nā
  8. مَنطِقَ(the) languagemanṭiqa
  9. ٱلطَّيۡرِ(of) the birdsl-ṭayri
  10. وَأُوتِينَاand we have been givenwaūtīnā
  11. مِنfrommin
  12. كُلِّeverykulli
  13. شَيۡءٍۖthingshayin
  14. إِنَّIndeedinna
  15. هَٰذَاthishādhā
  16. لَهُوَsurely, itlahuwa
  17. ٱلۡفَضۡلُ(is) the favorl-faḍlu
  18. ٱلۡمُبِينُevidentl-mubīnu

Tafsir

And Solomon inherited from his father in prophethood, knowledge and kingdom, and he said, relating Allah’s favour on him and his father: “O people, Allah has taught us the language of birds and given us of everything He gave to the prophets and kings. This which He has given us is the clear, apparent grace”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran