Surah Saba (سبإ) • Sheba

Quran 34:13

34:13

يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُۥ مَا يَشَآءُ مِن مَّحَـٰرِيبَ وَتَمَـٰثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَٱلْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَـٰتٍ ۚ ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ دَاوُۥدَ شُكْرًا ۚ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِىَ ٱلشَّكُورُ

yaʿmalūna lahu mā yashāu min maḥārība watamāthīla wajifānin kal-jawābi waqudūrin rāsiyātin iʿ'malū āla dāwūda shuk'ran waqalīlun min ʿibādiya l-shakūru

They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.

— Saheeh International

They made him whatever he wanted- palaces, statues, basins as large as water troughs, fixed cauldrons. We said, ‘Work thankfully, family of David, for few of my servants are truly thankful.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They worked for him as he desired, (making) high rooms, images, basins as large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places). "Work you, O family of Dâwûd (David), with thanks!" But few of My slaves are grateful.

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

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Word by Word

يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnaThey worked
لَهُۥlahufor him
مَاmāwhat
يَشَآءُyashāuhe willed
مِنminof
مَّحَـٰرِيبَmaḥārībaelevated chambers
وَتَمَـٰثِيلَwatamāthīlaand statues
وَجِفَانٍۢwajifāninand bowls
كَٱلْجَوَابِkal-jawābilike reservoirs
وَقُدُورٍۢwaqudūrinand cooking-pots
رَّاسِيَـٰتٍۚrāsiyātinfixed
ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟iʿ'malūWork
ءَالَālaO family
دَاوُۥدَdāwūda(of) Dawood
شُكْرًۭاۚshuk'ran(in) gratitude
وَقَلِيلٌۭwaqalīlunBut few
مِّنْminof
عِبَادِىَʿibādiyaMy slaves
ٱلشَّكُورُl-shakūru(are) grateful