Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:251

2:251

فَهَزَمُوهُم بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَتَلَ دَاوُۥدُ جَالُوتَ وَءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُلْكَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَهُۥ مِمَّا يَشَآءُ ۗ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلنَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّفَسَدَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

fahazamūhum bi-idh'ni l-lahi waqatala dāwūdu jālūta waātāhu l-lahu l-mul'ka wal-ḥik'mata waʿallamahu mimmā yashāu walawlā dafʿu l-lahi l-nāsa baʿḍahum bibaʿḍin lafasadati l-arḍu walākinna l-laha dhū faḍlin ʿalā l-ʿālamīna

So they defeated them by permission of Allāh, and David killed Goliath, and Allāh gave him the kingship and wisdom [i.e., prophethood] and taught him from that which He willed. And if it were not for Allāh checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted, but Allāh is the possessor of bounty for the worlds.

— Saheeh International

and so with God’s permission they defeated them. David killed Goliath, and God gave him sovereignty and wisdom and taught him what He pleased. If God did not drive some back by means of others the earth would be completely corrupt, but God is bountiful to all.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

So they routed them by Allâh’s Leave and Dâwûd (David) killed Jâlût (Goliath), and Allâh gave him [Dâwûd (David)] the kingdom [after the death of Tâlût (Saul) and Samuel] and Al-Hikmah (Prophethood), and taught him of that which He willed. And if Allâh did not check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief. But Allâh is full of bounty to the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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فَهَزَمُوهُمfahazamūhumSo they defeated them
بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permission
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَقَتَلَwaqatalaand killed
دَاوُۥدُdāwūduDawood
جَالُوتَjālūtaJalut
وَءَاتَىٰهُwaātāhuand gave him
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
ٱلْمُلْكَl-mul'kathe kingdom
وَٱلْحِكْمَةَwal-ḥik'mataand the wisdom
وَعَلَّمَهُۥwaʿallamahuand taught him
مِمَّاmimmāthat which
يَشَآءُۗyashāuHe willed
وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if not
دَفْعُdafʿu(for the) repelling
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(by) Allah
ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsa[the] people
بَعْضَهُمbaʿḍahumsome of them
بِبَعْضٍۢbibaʿḍinwith others
لَّفَسَدَتِlafasadaticertainly (would have) corrupted
ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe Earth
وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinna[and] but
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
ذُوdhū(is) Possessor
فَضْلٍfaḍlin(of) bounty
عَلَىʿalāto
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds