Quran 38:34 — Saad, verse 34
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We certainly tested Solomon, reducing him to a mere skeleton on his throne.
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَانَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ
walaqad fatannā sulaymāna wa-alqaynā ʿalā kur'siyyihi jasadan thumma anāba
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Certainly We tried Solomon, and We cast upon his throne a mere body; then he repented.
- Muhammad Asad
- But [ere this], indeed, We had tried Solomon by placing upon his throne a [lifeless] body; and thereupon he turned [towards Us; and]
- Sahih International
- And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body; then he returned.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And certainly | — |
| 2 | فَتَنَّاfatannā | We tried | فتن |
| 3 | سُلَيْمَـٰنَsulaymāna | Sulaiman | — |
| 4 | وَأَلْقَيْنَاwa-alqaynā | and We placed | لقي |
| 5 | عَلَىٰʿalā | on | — |
| 6 | كُرْسِيِّهِۦkur'siyyihi | his throne | كرس |
| 7 | جَسَدًۭاjasadan | a body | جسد |
| 8 | ثُمَّthumma | then | — |
| 9 | أَنَابَanāba | he turned | نوب |