Sura Xxxiv. Saba, Or The City Of Saba. Section 2 * "The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934 ], Sra Xxxiv.: Sab, Or The City Of SabSection 2 10. Walaqad atayna dawooda minna fadlan ya jibalu awwibee maAAahu waALttayra waalanna lahu alhadeedA 10. We bestowed Grace aforetime On David from Ourselves: "O ye Mountains! sing ye Back the Praises of God With him! and ye birds (Also)! And We made The iron soft for him;-- 11. Ani iAAmal sabighatin waqaddir fee aLssardi waIAAmaloo salihan innee bima taAAmaloona baseerUn 11. (Commanding), "Make thou Coats of mail, balancing well The rings of chain armour, And work ye righteousness; For be sure I see (Clearly ) all that ye do. " 12. Walisulaymana aLrreeha ghuduwwuha shahrun warawahuha shahrun waasalna lahu AAayna alqitri wamina aljinni man yaAAmalu bayna yadayhi bi-ithni rabbihi waman yazigh minhum AAan amrina nuthiqhu min AAathabi aLssaAAeerI 12. And to Solomon (We Made ) the Wind (obedient ): Its early morning (stride) Was a month's (journey ), And its evening (stride) Was a month's (journey ); And We made a Font Of molten brass to flow For him; and there were Jinns that worked in front Of him, by the leave Of his Lord, and if any Of them turned aside From Our command, We Made him taste Of the Penalty Of the Blazing Fire. 13. YaAAmaloona lahu ma yashao min mahareeba watamatheela wajifanin kaAljawabi waqudoorin rasiyatin iAAmaloo ala dawooda shukran waqaleelun min AAibadiya aLshshakoorU 13. They worked for him As he desired, (making ) Arches, Images, Basons As large as Reservoirs, And (cooking ) Cauldrons fixed (In their places ): "Work ye, Sons of David, with thanks! But few of My servants Are grateful! " 14. Falamma qadayna AAalayhi almawta ma dallahum AAala mawtihi illa dabbatu al-ardi ta/kulu minsaatahu falamma kharra tabayyanati aljinnu an law kanoo yaAAlamoona alghayba ma labithoo fee alAAathabi almuheenI 14. Then, when We decreed (Solomon's ) death, nothing showed them His death except a little Worm of the earth, which Kept (slowly ) gnawing away At his staff: so when he Fell down, the Jinns saw Plainly that if they had Known the unseen, they Would not have tarried In the humiliating Penalty (Of their Task ). 15. Laqad kana lisaba-in fee maskanihim ayatun jannatani AAan yameenin washimalin kuloo min rizqi rabbikum waOshkuroo lahu baldatun tayyibatun warabbun ghafoorUn 15. There was, for Sab, Aforetime, a Sign in their Home-land--two Gardens To the right and to the left. "Eat of the Sustenance (provided) By your Lord, and be grateful To Him: a territory fair and happy, And a Lord Oft-Forgiving! 16. FaaAAradoo faarsalna AAalayhim sayla alAAarimi wabaddalnahum bijannatayhim jannatayni thawatay okulin khamtin waathlin washay-in min sidrin qaleelIn 16. But they turned away (From God ), and We sent Against them the flood (Released ) from the Dams,And We converted their two Garden (rows ) into "gardens" Producing bitter fruit, And tamarisks, and some few (Stunted ) Lote-trees. 17. Thalika jazaynahum bima kafaroo wahal nujazee illa alkafoorA 17. That was the Requital We gave them because They ungratefully rejected Faith: And never do We give (Such ) requital except to such As are ungrateful rejecters. 18. WajaAAalna baynahum wabayna alqura allatee barakna feeha quran "th"ahiratan waqaddarna feeha aLssayra seeroo feeha layaliya waayyaman amineenA 18. Between them and the Cities On which We had poured Our blessings, We had placed Cities in prominent positions, And between them We had Appointed stages of journey In due proportion: "Travel therein, Secure, by night and by day. " 19. Faqaloo rabbana baAAid bayna asfarina wa"th"alamoo anfusahum fajaAAalnahum ahadeetha wamazzaqnahum kulla mumazzaqin inna fee thalika laayatin likulli sabbarin shakoorIn 19. But they said: "Our Lord! Place longer distances Between our journey-stages ": But they wronged themselves (therein ). At length We made them As a tale (that is told ), And We dispersed them All in scattered fragments. Verily in this are Signs For every (soul that is) Patiently constant and grateful. 20. Walaqad saddaqa AAalayhim ibleesu "th"annahu faIttabaAAoohu illa fareeqan mina almu/mineenA 20. And on them did Satan Prove true his idea, And they followed him, all But a Party that believed. 21. Wama kana lahu AAalayhim min sultanin illa linaAAlama man yu/minu biAl-akhirati mimman huwa minha fee shakkin warabbuka AAala kulli shay-in hafee"th"Un 21. But he had no authority Over them,--except that We Might test the man who Believes in the Hereafter From him who is in doubt Concerning it: and thy Lord Doth watch over all things.
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