Quran 34:13 — Saba, verse 13
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
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.’
يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ مِنْ مَحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَاسِيَاتٍ ۚ اعْمَلُوا آلَ دَاوُودَ شُكْرًا ۚ وَقَلِيلٌ مِنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ
yaʿmalūna lahu mā yashāu min maḥārība watamāthīla wajifānin kal-jawābi waqudūrin rāsiyātin iʿ'malū āla dāwūda shuk'ran waqalīlun min ʿibādiya l-shakūru
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- fashioning for him whatsoever he would -- places of worship, statues, porringers like water-troughs, and anchored cooking-pots. 'Labour, O House of David, in thankfulness; for few indeed are those that are thankful among My servants.'
- Muhammad Asad
- they made for him whatever he wished of sanctuaries, and statues, and basins as [large as] great watering - troughs, and cauldrons firmly anchored. [And We said:] “Labour, O David’s people, in gratitude [towards Me] and [remember that] few are the truly grateful [even] among My servants!”
- Sahih International
- 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.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūna | They worked | عمل |
| 2 | لَهُۥlahu | for him | — |
| 3 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 4 | يَشَآءُyashāu | he willed | شيأ |
| 5 | مِنmin | of | — |
| 6 | مَّحَـٰرِيبَmaḥārība | elevated chambers | حرب |
| 7 | وَتَمَـٰثِيلَwatamāthīla | and statues | مثل |
| 8 | وَجِفَانٍۢwajifānin | and bowls | جفن |
| 9 | كَٱلْجَوَابِkal-jawābi | like reservoirs | جبي |
| 10 | وَقُدُورٍۢwaqudūrin | and cooking-pots | قدر |
| 11 | رَّاسِيَـٰتٍ ۚrāsiyātin | fixed | رسو |
| 12 | ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟iʿ'malū | Work | عمل |
| 13 | ءَالَāla | O family | أول |
| 14 | دَاوُۥدَdāwūda | (of) Dawood | — |
| 15 | شُكْرًۭا ۚshuk'ran | (in) gratitude | شكر |
| 16 | وَقَلِيلٌۭwaqalīlun | But few | قلل |
| 17 | مِّنْmin | of | — |
| 18 | عِبَادِىَʿibādiya | My slaves | عبد |
| 19 | ٱلشَّكُورُl-shakūru | (are) grateful | شكر |