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An-Naml 40

Ayah 40 of 93 · Meccan

قَالَ ٱلَّذِي عِندَهُۥ عِلۡمٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبۡلَ أَن يَرۡتَدَّ إِلَيۡكَ طَرۡفُكَۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهُ مُسۡتَقِرًّا عِندَهُۥ قَالَ هَٰذَا مِن فَضۡلِ رَبِّي لِيَبۡلُوَنِيٓ ءَأَشۡكُرُ أَمۡ أَكۡفُرُۖ وَمَن شَكَرَ فَإِنَّمَا يَشۡكُرُ لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ رَبِّي غَنِيّٞ كَرِيمٞ ٤٠

Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the favor of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful - his gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful - then indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَSaidqāla
  2. ٱلَّذِيone whoalladhī
  3. عِندَهُۥwith himʿindahu
  4. عِلۡمٞ(was) knowledgeʿil'mun
  5. مِّنَofmina
  6. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِthe Scripturel-kitābi
  7. أَنَا۠Ianā
  8. ءَاتِيكَwill bring it to youātīka
  9. بِهِۦwill bring it to youbihi
  10. قَبۡلَbeforeqabla
  11. أَن[that]an
  12. يَرۡتَدَّreturnsyartadda
  13. إِلَيۡكَto youilayka
  14. طَرۡفُكَۚyour glanceṭarfuka
  15. فَلَمَّاThen whenfalammā
  16. رَءَاهُhe saw itraāhu
  17. مُسۡتَقِرًّاplacedmus'taqirran
  18. عِندَهُۥbefore himʿindahu
  19. قَالَhe saidqāla
  20. هَٰذَاThishādhā
  21. مِن(is) frommin
  22. فَضۡلِ(the) Favorfaḍli
  23. رَبِّي(of) my Lordrabbī
  24. لِيَبۡلُوَنِيٓto test meliyabluwanī
  25. ءَأَشۡكُرُwhether I am gratefula-ashkuru
  26. أَمۡoram
  27. أَكۡفُرُۖI am ungratefulakfuru
  28. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  29. شَكَرَ(is) gratefulshakara
  30. فَإِنَّمَاthen onlyfa-innamā
  31. يَشۡكُرُhe is gratefulyashkuru
  32. لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖfor his own soullinafsihi
  33. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  34. كَفَرَ(is) ungratefulkafara
  35. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  36. رَبِّيmy Lordrabbī
  37. غَنِيّٞ(is) Self-sufficientghaniyyun
  38. كَرِيمٞNoblekarīmun

Tafsir

A pious knowledgeable man in the presence of Solomon who had knowledge of the scripture, part of which was the greatest name of Allah which Allah accepts prayers when supplicated through, said: “I shall bring her throne to you before your glance returns to you, by praying to Allah to bring it”. So he prayed, and Allah answered his prayer. When Solomon saw her throne placed before him, he said: “This is from the grace of my Lord, to test me whether I am grateful for his favours or ungrateful? Whoever is grateful to Allah, the benefit of his gratefulness will only return to him, because Allah is self sufficient, in no need of anything, is not benefitted or harmed by the gratefulness of His servants. And whoever rejects the favours of Allah and does not thank Him for them, my Lord is self-sufficient, in no need of being shown gratitude, and Generous. Part of His generosity is granting those who deny them”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran