Quran 34:10 — Saba, verse 10
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
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,
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا ۖ يَا جِبَالُ أَوِّبِي مَعَهُ وَالطَّيْرَ ۖ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيدَ
walaqad ātaynā dāwūda minnā faḍlan yājibālu awwibī maʿahu wal-ṭayra wa-alannā lahu l-ḥadīda
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And We gave David bounty from Us: 'O you mountains, echo God's praises with him, and you birds!' And We softened for him iron:
- Muhammad Asad
- AND [thus], indeed, did We grace David with Our favour: “O you mountains! Sing with him the praise of God! And [likewise] you birds!” And We softened all sharpness in him,
- Sahih International
- 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,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And certainly | — |
| 2 | ءَاتَيْنَاātaynā | We gave | أتي |
| 3 | دَاوُۥدَdāwūda | Dawood | — |
| 4 | مِنَّاminnā | from Us | — |
| 5 | فَضْلًۭا ۖfaḍlan | Bounty | فضل |
| 6 | يَـٰجِبَالُyājibālu | O mountains | جبل |
| 7 | أَوِّبِىawwibī | Repeat praises | أوب |
| 8 | مَعَهُۥmaʿahu | with him | — |
| 9 | وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۖwal-ṭayra | and the birds | طير |
| 10 | وَأَلَنَّاwa-alannā | And We made pliable | لين |
| 11 | لَهُlahu | for him | — |
| 12 | ٱلْحَدِيدَl-ḥadīda | [the] iron | حدد |