أَفْتَرَىٰ Has he invented aftarā about ʿalā Allah l-lahi a lie kadhiban or am in him bihi (is) madness jinnatun Nay bali those who alladhīna (do) not lā believe yu'minūna in the Hereafter bil-ākhirati (will be) in fī the punishment l-ʿadhābi and error wal-ḍalāli far l-baʿīdi
Has he invented about Allāh a lie or is there in him madness?" Rather, they who do not believe in the Hereafter will be in the punishment and [are in] extreme error.
أَفَلَمْ Then, do not afalam they see yaraw towards ilā what mā (is) before them bayna (is) before them aydīhim and what wamā (is) behind them khalfahum of mina the heaven l-samāi and the earth wal-arḍi If in We will nasha We (could) cause to swallow them nakhsif We (could) cause to swallow them bihimu the earth l-arḍa or aw cause to fall nus'qiṭ upon them ʿalayhim fragments kisafan from mina the sky l-samāi Indeed inna in fī that dhālika surely, is a Sign laāyatan for every likulli slave ʿabdin who turns (to Allah) munībin
Then, do they not look at what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and earth? If We should will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or [could] let fall upon them fragments from the sky. Indeed in that is a sign for every servant turning back [to Allāh].
۞ وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We gave ātaynā Dawood dāwūda from Us minnā Bounty faḍlan O mountains yājibālu Repeat praises awwibī with him maʿahu and the birds wal-ṭayra And We made pliable wa-alannā for him lahu [the] iron l-ḥadīda
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,
أَنِ That ani make iʿ'mal full coats of mail sābighātin and measure precisely waqaddir [of] fī the links (of armor) l-sardi and work wa-iʿ'malū righteousness ṣāliḥan Indeed, I Am innī of what bimā you do taʿmalūna All-Seer baṣīrun
[Commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."
وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ And to Sulaiman walisulaymāna the wind l-rīḥa its morning course ghuduwwuhā (was) a month shahrun and its afternoon course warawāḥuhā (was) a month shahrun and We caused to flow wa-asalnā for him lahu a spring ʿayna (of) molten copper l-qiṭ'ri And [of] wamina the jinn l-jini who man worked yaʿmalu before him bayna before him yadayhi by the permission bi-idh'ni (of) his Lord rabbihi And whoever waman deviated yazigh among them min'hum from ʿan Our Command amrinā We will make him taste nudhiq'hu of min (the) punishment ʿadhābi (of) the Blaze l-saʿīri
And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind - its morning [journey was that of] a month - and its afternoon [journey was that of] a month, and We made flow for him a spring of [liquid] copper. And among the jinn were those who worked for him by the permission of his Lord. And whoever deviated among them from Our command - We will make him taste of the punishment of the Blaze.
يَعْمَلُونَ They worked yaʿmalūna for him lahu what mā he willed yashāu of min elevated chambers maḥārība and statues watamāthīla and bowls wajifānin like reservoirs kal-jawābi and cooking-pots waqudūrin fixed rāsiyātin Work iʿ'malū O family āla (of) Dawood dāwūda (in) gratitude shuk'ran But few waqalīlun of min My slaves ʿibādiya (are) grateful l-shakūru
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.
فَلَمَّا Then when falammā We decreed qaḍaynā for him ʿalayhi the death l-mawta not mā indicated to them dallahum [on] ʿalā his death mawtihi except illā a creature dābbatu (of) the earth l-arḍi eating takulu his staff minsa-atahu But when falammā he fell down kharra became clear tabayyanati (to) the jinn l-jinu that an if law they had kānū known yaʿlamūna the unseen l-ghayba not mā they (would have) remained labithū in fī the punishment l-ʿadhābi humiliating l-muhīni
And when We decreed for him [i.e., Solomon] death, nothing indicated to them [i.e., the jinn] his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff.1 But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment.2