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Saba 13

Ayah 13 of 54 · Meccan

يَعۡمَلُونَ لَهُۥ مَا يَشَآءُ مِن مَّحَٰرِيبَ وَتَمَٰثِيلَ وَجِفَانٖ كَٱلۡجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٖ رَّاسِيَٰتٍۚ ٱعۡمَلُوٓاْ ءَالَ دَاوُۥدَ شُكۡرٗاۚ وَقَلِيلٞ مِّنۡ عِبَادِيَ ٱلشَّكُورُ ١٣

They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers,1 statues,2 bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Described by commentators as palaces, dwellings, or places of prayer.

2 Which were not prohibited until the time of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ).

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَعۡمَلُونَThey workedyaʿmalūna
  2. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  3. مَاwhatmā
  4. يَشَآءُhe willedyashāu
  5. مِنofmin
  6. مَّحَٰرِيبَelevated chambersmaḥārība
  7. وَتَمَٰثِيلَand statueswatamāthīla
  8. وَجِفَانٖand bowlswajifānin
  9. كَٱلۡجَوَابِlike reservoirskal-jawābi
  10. وَقُدُورٖand cooking-potswaqudūrin
  11. رَّاسِيَٰتٍۚfixedrāsiyātin
  12. ٱعۡمَلُوٓاْWorkiʿ'malū
  13. ءَالَO familyāla
  14. دَاوُۥدَ(of) Dawooddāwūda
  15. شُكۡرٗاۚ(in) gratitudeshuk'ran
  16. وَقَلِيلٞBut fewwaqalīlun
  17. مِّنۡofmin
  18. عِبَادِيَMy slavesʿibādiya
  19. ٱلشَّكُورُ(are) gratefull-shakūru

Tafsir

These Jinn constructed for him whatever he wanted from places of worship, palaces, lofty structures. And I said to them: O the family of David! Be grateful for the blessings I have bestowed upon you, because very few of My servants are grateful to Me for the blessings I grant them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran