أَلَمْ Did not alam you see tara [towards] ilā the chiefs l-mala-i of min (the) Children banī (of) Israel is'rāīla from min after baʿdi Musa mūsā when idh they said qālū to a Prophet linabiyyin of theirs lahumu Appoint ib'ʿath for us lanā a king malikan we may fight nuqātil in fī (the) way sabīli (of) Allah l-lahi He said qāla Would hal you perhaps ʿasaytum if in prescribed kutiba upon you ʿalaykumu [the] fighting l-qitālu that not allā you fight tuqātilū They said qālū And what wamā for us lanā that not allā we fight nuqātila in fī (the) way sabīli (of) Allah l-lahi while surely waqad we have been driven ukh'rij'nā from min our homes diyārinā and our children wa-abnāinā Yet, when falammā was prescribed kutiba upon them ʿalayhimu the fighting l-qitālu they turned away tawallaw except illā a few qalīlan among them min'hum And Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Knowing ʿalīmun of the wrongdoers bil-ẓālimīna
Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allāh"? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if battle was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allāh when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when battle was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allāh is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
وَقَالَ And said waqāla to them lahum their Prophet nabiyyuhum Indeed inna Allah l-laha (has) surely qad raised baʿatha for you lakum Talut ṭālūta (as) a king malikan They said qālū How annā can be yakūnu for him lahu the kingship l-mul'ku over us ʿalaynā while we wanaḥnu (are) more entitled aḥaqqu to kingship bil-mul'ki than him min'hu and not walam he has been given yu'ta abundance saʿatan of mina [the] wealth l-māli He said qāla Indeed inna Allah l-laha has chosen him iṣ'ṭafāhu over you ʿalaykum and increased him wazādahu abundantly basṭatan in fī [the] knowledge l-ʿil'mi and [the] physique wal-jis'mi And Allah wal-lahu gives yu'tī His kingdom mul'kahu (to) whom man He wills yashāu And Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Encompassing wāsiʿun All-Knowing ʿalīmun
And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, Allāh has sent to you Saul as a king." They said, "How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not been given any measure of wealth?" He said, "Indeed, Allāh has chosen him over you and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature. And Allāh gives His sovereignty to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing [in favor] and Knowing."
وَقَالَ And said waqāla to them lahum their Prophet nabiyyuhum Indeed inna a sign āyata (of) his kingship mul'kihi (is) that an will come to you yatiyakumu the ark l-tābūtu in it fīhi (is) tranquility sakīnatun from min your Lord rabbikum and a remnant wabaqiyyatun of what mimmā (was) left taraka (by the) family ālu (of) Musa mūsā and family waālu (of) Harun hārūna will carry it taḥmiluhu the Angels l-malāikatu Indeed inna in fī that dhālika (is) surely a sign laāyatan for you lakum if in you are kuntum believers mu'minīna
And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, a sign of his kingship is that the chest will come to you in which is assurance1 from your Lord and a remnant of what the family of Moses and the family of Aaron had left, carried by the angels. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers."