Surah Saba (سبإ) • Sheba

Quran 34:10

34:10

۞ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا ۖ يَـٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِى مَعَهُۥ وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۖ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ ٱلْحَدِيدَ

walaqad ātaynā dāwūda minnā faḍlan yājibālu awwibī maʿahu wal-ṭayra wa-alannā lahu 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,

— Saheeh International

We graced David with Our favour. We said, ‘You mountains, echo God’s praises together with him, and you birds, too.’ We softened iron for him,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And indeed We bestowed grace on Dâwûd (David) from Us (saying): "O you mountains. Glorify (Allâh) with him! And you birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him."

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

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Word by Word

۞ وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
مِنَّاminnāfrom Us
فَضْلًۭاۖfaḍlanBounty
يَـٰجِبَالُyājibāluO mountains
أَوِّبِىawwibīRepeat praises
مَعَهُۥmaʿahuwith him
وَٱلطَّيْرَۖwal-ṭayraand the birds
وَأَلَنَّاwa-alannāAnd We made pliable
لَهُlahufor him
ٱلْحَدِيدَl-ḥadīda[the] iron