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Saba 10

Ayah 10 of 54 · Meccan

۞ وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضۡلٗاۖ يَٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِي مَعَهُۥ وَٱلطَّيۡرَۖ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ ٱلۡحَدِيدَ ١٠

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,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ وَلَقَدۡAnd certainlywalaqad
  2. ءَاتَيۡنَاWe gaveātaynā
  3. دَاوُۥدَDawooddāwūda
  4. مِنَّاfrom Usminnā
  5. فَضۡلٗاۖBountyfaḍlan
  6. يَٰجِبَالُO mountainsyājibālu
  7. أَوِّبِيRepeat praisesawwibī
  8. مَعَهُۥwith himmaʿahu
  9. وَٱلطَّيۡرَۖand the birdswal-ṭayra
  10. وَأَلَنَّاAnd We made pliablewa-alannā
  11. لَهُfor himlahu
  12. ٱلۡحَدِيدَ[the] ironl-ḥadīda

Tafsir

And verily I granted David (peace be upon him) messengership and a kingdom, and I said to the mountains, ”O Mountains! Echo My glorification together with David.” and I said the same to the birds. I also made iron soft for him so that he could make whatever tools he wanted with it.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran