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An-Naml 36

Ayah 36 of 93 · Meccan

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ سُلَيۡمَٰنَ قَالَ أَتُمِدُّونَنِ بِمَالٖ فَمَآ ءَاتَىٰنِۦَ ٱللَّهُ خَيۡرٞ مِّمَّآ ءَاتَىٰكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُم بِهَدِيَّتِكُمۡ تَفۡرَحُونَ ٣٦

So when they came to Solomon, he said, "Do you provide me with wealth? But what Allāh has given me is better than what He has given you. Rather, it is you who rejoice in your gift.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَمَّاSo whenfalammā
  2. جَآءَcamejāa
  3. سُلَيۡمَٰنَ(to) Sulaimansulaymāna
  4. قَالَhe saidqāla
  5. أَتُمِدُّونَنِWill you provide meatumiddūnani
  6. بِمَالٖwith wealthbimālin
  7. فَمَآBut whatfamā
  8. ءَاتَىٰنِۦَAllah has given meātāniya
  9. ٱللَّهُAllah has given mel-lahu
  10. خَيۡرٞ(is) betterkhayrun
  11. مِّمَّآthan whatmimmā
  12. ءَاتَىٰكُمۚHe has given youātākum
  13. بَلۡNaybal
  14. أَنتُمyouantum
  15. بِهَدِيَّتِكُمۡin your giftbihadiyyatikum
  16. تَفۡرَحُونَrejoicetafraḥūna

Tafsir

So when her messenger and his helpers who were with him came carrying the present to Solomon, he criticised them for sending the present, saying: “Are you providing me with wealth to turn me away from you? The prophethood, kingdom and wealth Allah has given me is better than what He has given you. In fact, it is you who are rejoicing on the short-term riches of the world you have been given”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran