وَمَا And not wamā We created khalaqnā the heaven l-samāa and the earth wal-arḍa and whatever wamā (is) between them baynahumā without purpose bāṭilan That dhālika (is the) assumption ẓannu (of) those who alladhīna disbelieve kafarū So woe fawaylun to those lilladhīna who disbelieve kafarū from mina the Fire l-nāri
And We did not create the heaven and the earth and that between them aimlessly. That is the assumption of those who disbelieve, so woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire.
أَمْ Or am should We treat najʿalu those who alladhīna believe āmanū and do waʿamilū righteous deeds l-ṣāliḥāti like those who spread corruption kal-muf'sidīna in fī the earth l-arḍi Or am should We treat najʿalu the pious l-mutaqīna like the wicked kal-fujāri
Or should We treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like corrupters in the land? Or should We treat those who fear Allāh like the wicked?
كِتَـٰبٌ (This is) a Book kitābun We have revealed it anzalnāhu to you ilayka blessed mubārakun that they may ponder liyaddabbarū (over) its Verses āyātihi and may be reminded waliyatadhakkara those of understanding ulū those of understanding l-albābi
[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.
وَوَهَبْنَا And We gave wawahabnā to Dawood lidāwūda Sulaiman sulaymāna an excellent niʿ'ma slave l-ʿabdu Indeed, he innahu (was) one who repeatedly turned awwābun
And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].
إِذْ When idh were displayed ʿuriḍa to him ʿalayhi in the afternoon bil-ʿashiyi excellent bred steeds l-ṣāfinātu excellent bred steeds l-jiyādu
[Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.
فَقَالَ And he said faqāla Indeed, I innī [I] preferred aḥbabtu (the) love ḥubba (of) the good l-khayri over ʿan (the) remembrance dhik'ri (of) my Lord rabbī Until ḥattā they were hidden tawārat in the veil bil-ḥijābi
And he said, "Indeed, I gave preference to the love of good [things] over the remembrance of my Lord until it [i.e., the sun] disappeared into the curtain [of darkness]."
رُدُّوهَا Return them ruddūhā to me ʿalayya Then he began faṭafiqa (to) pass (his hand) masḥan over the legs bil-sūqi and the necks wal-aʿnāqi
[He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking1 [their] legs and necks.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We tried fatannā Sulaiman sulaymāna and We placed wa-alqaynā on ʿalā his throne kur'siyyihi a body jasadan then thumma he turned anāba
And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body;1 then he returned.2
قَالَ He said qāla O my Lord rabbi Forgive igh'fir me lī and grant wahab me lī a kingdom mul'kan not lā (will) belong yanbaghī to anyone li-aḥadin after me min after me baʿdī Indeed, You innaka [You] anta (are) the Bestower l-wahābu
He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."
فَسَخَّرْنَا Then We subjected fasakharnā to him lahu the wind l-rīḥa to flow tajrī by his command bi-amrihi gently rukhāan wherever ḥaythu he directed aṣāba
So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his command, gently, wherever he directed,
وَٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ And the devils wal-shayāṭīna every kulla builder bannāin and diver waghawwāṣin
And [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver.
وَءَاخَرِينَ And others waākharīna bound muqarranīna in fī chains l-aṣfādi
And others bound together in irons.
هَـٰذَا This hādhā (is) Our gift ʿaṭāunā so grant fa-um'nun or aw withhold amsik without bighayri account ḥisābin
[We said], "This is Our gift, so grant or withhold without account."
وَإِنَّ And indeed wa-inna for him lahu with Us ʿindanā surely is a near access lazul'fā and a good waḥus'na place of return maābin
And indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.
وَٱذْكُرْ And remember wa-udh'kur Our slave ʿabdanā Ayyub ayyūba when idh he called nādā his Lord rabbahu That [I] annī (has) touched me massaniya Shaitaan l-shayṭānu with distress binuṣ'bin and suffering waʿadhābin
And remember Our servant Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, Satan has touched me with hardship and torment."
ٱرْكُضْ Strike ur'kuḍ with your foot birij'lika This hādhā (is a spring of) water to bathe mugh'tasalun cool bāridun and a drink washarābun
[So he was told], "Strike [the ground] with your foot; this is a [spring for a] cool bath and drink."