Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 247
وَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَبِيُّهُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ بَعَثَ لَكُمْ طَالُوتَ مَلِكًا ۚ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِٱلْمُلْكِ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ سَعَةً مِّنَ ٱلْمَالِ ۚ قَالَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَزَادَهُۥ بَسْطَةً فِى ٱلْعِلْمِ وَٱلْجِسْمِ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يُؤْتِى مُلْكَهُۥ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, Allāh has sent to you Saul as a king." They said, "How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not been given any measure of wealth?" He said, "Indeed, Allāh has chosen him over you and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature. And Allāh gives His sovereignty to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing [in favor] and Knowing."
Word by word
- وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
- لَهُمْlahumto them
- نَبِيُّهُمْnabiyyuhumtheir Prophet
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- قَدْqad(has) surely
- بَعَثَbaʿatharaised
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- طَالُوتَṭālūtaTalut
- مَلِكًۭا ۚmalikan(as) a king
- قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey said
- أَنَّىٰannāHow
- يَكُونُyakūnucan be
- لَهُlahufor him
- ٱلْمُلْكُl-mul'kuthe kingship
- عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāover us
- وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuwhile we
- أَحَقُّaḥaqqu(are) more entitled
- بِٱلْمُلْكِbil-mul'kito kingship
- مِنْهُmin'huthan him
- وَلَمْwalamand not
- يُؤْتَyu'tahe has been given
- سَعَةًۭsaʿatanabundance
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلْمَالِ ۚl-māli[the] wealth
- قَالَqālaHe said
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- ٱصْطَفَىٰهُiṣ'ṭafāhuhas chosen him
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumover you
- وَزَادَهُۥwazādahuand increased him
- بَسْطَةًۭbasṭatanabundantly
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْعِلْمِl-ʿil'mi[the] knowledge
- وَٱلْجِسْمِ ۖwal-jis'miand [the] physique
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- يُؤْتِىyu'tīgives
- مُلْكَهُۥmul'kahuHis kingdom
- مَنman(to) whom
- يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- وَٰسِعٌwāsiʿun(is) All-Encompassing
- عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmunAll-Knowing
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