( وَداوُدَ وَسُلَيْمانَ إِذْ يَحْكُمانِ فِي الْحَرْثِ إِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِيهِ غَنَمُ الْقَوْمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شاهِدِينَ (78) فَفَهَّمْناها سُلَيْمانَ وَكُلاًّ آتَيْنا حُكْماً وَعِلْماً وَسَخَّرْنا مَعَ داوُدَ الْجِبالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ وَكُنَّا فاعِلِينَ (79) وَعَلَّمْناهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُمْ مِنْ بَأْسِكُمْ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ شاكِرُونَ (80) وَلِسُلَيْمانَ الرِّيحَ عاصِفَةً تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ إِلى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بارَكْنا فِيها وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عالِمِينَ (81) وَمِنَ الشَّياطِينِ مَنْ يَغُوصُونَ لَهُ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلاً دُونَ ذلِكَ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حافِظِينَ (82) وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نادى رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ (83) فَاسْتَجَبْنا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنا ما بِهِ مِنْ ضُرٍّ وَآتَيْناهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُمْ مَعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنا وَذِكْرى لِلْعابِدِينَ (84) وَإِسْماعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ كُلٌّ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ (85) وَأَدْخَلْناهُمْ فِي رَحْمَتِنا إِنَّهُمْ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ (86) وَذَا النُّونِ إِذْ ذَهَبَ مُغاضِباً فَظَنَّ أَنْ لَنْ نَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنادى فِي الظُّلُماتِ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ (87) فَاسْتَجَبْنا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْناهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَكَذلِكَ نُنْجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (88) وَزَكَرِيَّا إِذْ نادى رَبَّهُ رَبِّ لا تَذَرْنِي فَرْداً وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْوارِثِينَ (89) فَاسْتَجَبْنا لَهُ وَوَهَبْنا لَهُ يَحْيى وَأَصْلَحْنا لَهُ زَوْجَهُ إِنَّهُمْ كانُوا يُسارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْراتِ وَيَدْعُونَنا رَغَباً وَرَهَباً وَكانُوا لَنا خاشِعِينَ (90) وَالَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَها فَنَفَخْنا فِيها مِنْ رُوحِنا وَجَعَلْناها وَابْنَها آيَةً لِلْعالَمِينَ (91)
78. And David and Solomon, when they gave judgment concerning the field, when people's sheep had strayed and browsed therein by night; and We were witnesses to their judgment.
79. And We made Solomon to understand (the case); and unto each of them We gave judgment and knowledge. And we subdued the hills and the birds to hymn (His) praise along with David. We were the doers (thereof).
80. And We taught him the art of making garments (of mail) to protect you in your daring. Are ye then thankful?
81. And unto Solomon (We subdued) the wind in its raging. It set by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And of everything We are Aware.
82. And of the evil ones (subdued We unto him) some who dived (for pearls) for him and did other work, and We were warders unto them.
83. And Job, when he cried unto his Lord, (saying): Lo! adversity afflicteth me, and Thou art Most Merciful of all who show mercy.
84. Then We heard his prayer and removed that adversity from which he suffered, and We gave him his household (that he had lost) and the like thereof along with them, a mercy from Our store, and a remembrance for the worshippers;
85. And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhu'l-Kifl. All were of the steadfast.
86. And We brought them in unto Our mercy. Lo! they are among the righteous.
87. And (mention) Dhu'n-Nun, when he went off in anger and deemed that We had no power over him, but he cried out in the darkness, saying: There is no Allah save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been a wrong-doer.
88. Then we heard his prayer and saved him from the anguish. Thus we save believers.
89. And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord: My Lord! Leave me not childless, though Thou art the Best of inheritors.
90. Then We heard his prayer, and bestowed upon him John, and adjusted his wife (to bear a child) for him. Lo! they used to vie one with the other in good deeds, and they cried unto Us in longing and in fear, and were submissive unto Us.
91. And she who was chaste, therefor We breathed into her (something) of Our Spirit and made her and her son a token for (all) peoples.
English Qurʾān translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Used provisionally; a Tabsirah translation is forthcoming.
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