Quran 38:30 — Saad, verse 30
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We gave David Solomon. He was an excellent servant who always turned to God.
وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُودَ سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ
wawahabnā lidāwūda sulaymāna niʿ'ma l-ʿabdu innahu awwābun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And We gave unto David Solomon; how excellent a servant he was! He was a penitent.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND UNTO DAVID We granted Solomon [as a son - and] how excellent a servant [of Ours he grew up to be]! Behold, he would always turn unto Us -
- Sahih International
- And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَوَهَبْنَاwawahabnā | And We gave | وهب |
| 2 | لِدَاوُۥدَlidāwūda | to Dawood | — |
| 3 | سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۚsulaymāna | Sulaiman | — |
| 4 | نِعْمَniʿ'ma | an excellent | نعم |
| 5 | ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖl-ʿabdu | slave | عبد |
| 6 | إِنَّهُۥٓinnahu | Indeed, he | — |
| 7 | أَوَّابٌawwābun | (was) one who repeatedly turned | أوب |