وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُۥدَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ نِعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wawahabnaa lidaawooda sulaymaana ni'ma l-'abdu innahu awwaab
DIN 31635wawahabnā lidāwūda sulaymāna niʿma l-ʿabdu ʾinnahu ʾawwābun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And We granted David, Solomon, an excellent servant. He was penitent.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
And We bestowed on David, Solomon. How excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah)
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And we gave to David, Solomon, an excellent servant; verily, he turned frequently to us
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And Solomon gave we unto David. An excellent servant, for he loved to turn him Godward
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And We gave unto David Solomon; how excellent a servant! For he frequently turned himself unto God
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Davudit ia dhamë Sulejmanin, një rob të shkëlqyeshëm. Ai kthehej gjithnjë i penduar (drejt Zotit).
আর আমি দাঊদকে (পুত্র হিসাবে) সুলাইমানকে দান করলাম। সে কতই না উত্তম বান্দা! নিঃসন্দেহে সে ছিল অতিশয় আল্লাহ অভিমুখী।
Mi smo Davudu poklonili Sulejmana, divan je on rob bio i mnogo se kajao!
Mi smo Davidu poklonili Salomona, divan je on rob bio i mnogo se kajao!
Min njeɗi Daawuuda Sulaymaana, - jiyaaɗo moƴƴo - Ko o ɗuuɗuɗo tuubugol-ruttoo.
და ვუბოძეთ ჩვენ დაუდს (ვაჟი) სულაიმანი. რა შესანიშნავი მსახური იყო (სულაიმანი)! ჭეშმარიტად, იგი (ხშირად) მიმართავდა [ალლაჰს].
Und Wir schenkten Dawud Sulayman. Welch ein trefflicher Diener! Er war immer wieder umkehrbereit.
Χαρίσαμε στον Δαβίδ, τον Σολομώντα! Πόσο καλός δούλος (Μας) ήταν (ο Σολομώντας), ο οποίος (Μας δόξαζε πολύ, και) στρεφόταν συνεχώς με υπακοή και μεταμέλεια προς Εμάς!
तथा हमने दाऊद को सुलैमान (नामक पुत्र) प्रदान किया। वह बहुत अच्छा बंदा था। निःसंदेह वह (अल्लाह की ओर) बहुत लौटने वाला था।
E donammo a Dāwūd Suleymēn– ottimo servo – lui era in verità pio!
30. Ir Davūdui (Dovydui) Mes davėme Suleimaną (Saliamoną). Koks puikus tarnas. Iš tiesų, jis visada atsigręždavo (į Mus) atgailoje.
Daawuudiif Suleeymaaniin kennine. waatolee gabrichi! Inni akkaan tawbataadha.
Мы даровали Дауду Сулеймана. Сколь же прекрасен этот раб! Воистину, он — постоянно обращающийся [с покаянием].
Ми смо Давиду поклонили Соломона; диван је он био слуга, стално се кајао!
Na Daudi tukamtunukia Suleiman. Alikuwa mja mwema. Na hakika alikuwa mwingi wa kutubia.
Till David skänkte vi [sonen] Salomo – vilken enastående tjänare han var! Han vände sig ständigt till oss.
Dâvud’a Süleyman’ı bağışladık. O, ne güzel bir kuldu. Doğrusu o, daima Allah’a yönelirdi.
اور ہم نے داؤد کو سلیمان (نامی فرزند) عطا فرمایا، جو بڑا اچھا بنده تھا اور بے حد رجوع کرنے واﻻ تھا.
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أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ
Easy-read (simplified)am naj'alu lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati kal-mufsideena fee l-'ardi am naj'alu l-muttaqeena kal-fujjaar
DIN 31635ʾam naǧʿalu llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti kal-mufsidīna fī l-ʾarḍi ʾam naǧʿalu l-muttaqīna kal-fuǧǧāri
Or are We to treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like those who make trouble on earth? Or are We to treat the pious like the shameless?
Shall We treat those who believe and do good works as those who spread corruption in the earth; or shall We treat the pious as the wicked
Shall we make those who believe and do right like those who do evil in the earth? or shall we make the pious like the sinners
Shall we treat those who believe and do the things that are right like those who propagate evil on earth? Shall we treat the God-fearing like the impious
Shall We deal with those who believe and do good works, as with those who act corruptly in the earth? Shall We deal with the pious as with the wicked
كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَٰرَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ
Easy-read (simplified)kitaabun anzalnaahu ilayka mubaarakun liyaddabbaroo aayaatihi waliyatadhakkara ooloo l-'albaab
DIN 31635kitābun ʾanzalnāhu ʾilayka mubārakun liyaddabbarū ʾāyātihi waliyataḏakkara ʾūlū l-ʾalbābi
A blessed Book that We sent down to you, that they may ponder its Verses, and for those with intelligence to take heed.
(This is) a Scripture that We have revealed unto thee, full of blessing, that they may ponder its revelations, and that men of understanding may reflect
A blessed Book which we have sent down to thee that they may consider its verses, and that those endowed with minds may be mindful
A blessed Book have we sent down to thee, that men may meditate its verses, and that those endued with understanding may bear it in mind
A blessed book have We sent down unto thee, O Mohammed, that they may attentively meditate on the signs thereof, and that men of understanding may be warned
38:30 — the verse above
إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ
Easy-read (simplified)idh 'urida 'alayhi bil-'ashiyyi s-saafinaatu l-jiyaad
DIN 31635ʾiḏ ʿuriḍa ʿalayhi bil-ʿašiyyi ṣ-ṣāfinātu l-ǧiyādu
The translators word this verse differently
When the beautiful horses were paraded before him in the evening.
When there were shown to him at eventide lightfooted coursers
When there were set before him in the evening the steeds that paw the ground
Remember when at eventide the prancing chargers were displayed before him
When the horses standing on three feet, and touching the ground with the edge of the fourth foot, and swift in the course, were set in parade before him in the evening
فَقَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ ٱلْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّى حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِٱلْحِجَابِ
Easy-read (simplified)faqaala innee ahbabtu hubba l-khayri 'an dhikri rabbee hattaa tawaarat bil-hijaab
DIN 31635faqāla ʾinnī ʾaḥbabtu ḥubba l-ḫayri ʿan ḏikri rabbī ḥattā tawārat bil-ḥiǧābi
He said, "I have preferred the love of niceties to the remembrance of my Lord-until it disappeared behind the veil.
And he said: Lo! I have preferred the good things (of the world) to the remembrance of my Lord; till they were taken out of sight behind the curtain
and he said, 'Verily, I have loved the love of good things better than the remembrance of my Lord, until (the sun) was hidden behind the veil
And he said, "Truly I have loved the love of earthly goods above the remembrance of my Lord, till the sun hath been hidden by the veil of darkness
he said, verily I have loved the love of earthly good above the remembrance of my Lord; and have spent the time in viewing these horses, until the sun is hidden by the vail of night
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُودَ سُلَيْمَانَ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ
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