Quran 38:20 — Saad, verse 20
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We strengthened his kingdom; We gave him wisdom and a decisive way of speaking.
وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ
washadadnā mul'kahu waātaynāhu l-ḥik'mata wafaṣla l-khiṭābi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and speech decisive.
- Muhammad Asad
- And We strengthened his dominion, and bestowed upon him wisdom and sagacity in judgment.
- Sahih International
- And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَشَدَدْنَاwashadadnā | And We strengthened | شدد |
| 2 | مُلْكَهُۥmul'kahu | his kingdom | ملك |
| 3 | وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُwaātaynāhu | and We gave him | أتي |
| 4 | ٱلْحِكْمَةَl-ḥik'mata | [the] wisdom | حكم |
| 5 | وَفَصْلَwafaṣla | and decisive | فصل |
| 6 | ٱلْخِطَابِl-khiṭābi | speech | خطب |