Surah An-Naml, ayah 40
قَالَ ٱلَّذِى عِندَهُۥ عِلْمٌ مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهُ مُسْتَقِرًّا عِندَهُۥ قَالَ هَـٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّى لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓ ءَأَشْكُرُ أَمْ أَكْفُرُ ۖ وَمَن شَكَرَ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ رَبِّى غَنِىٌّ كَرِيمٌ
Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the favor of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful - his gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful - then indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous."
Word by word
- قَالَqālaSaid
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīone who
- عِندَهُۥʿindahuwith him
- عِلْمٌۭʿil'mun(was) knowledge
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābithe Scripture
- أَنَا۠anāI
- ءَاتِيكَātīkawill bring it to you
- بِهِۦbihiwill bring it to you
- قَبْلَqablabefore
- أَنan[that]
- يَرْتَدَّyartaddareturns
- إِلَيْكَilaykato you
- طَرْفُكَ ۚṭarfukayour glance
- فَلَمَّاfalammāThen when
- رَءَاهُraāhuhe saw it
- مُسْتَقِرًّاmus'taqirranplaced
- عِندَهُۥʿindahubefore him
- قَالَqālahe said
- هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
- مِنmin(is) from
- فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Favor
- رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
- لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓliyabluwanīto test me
- ءَأَشْكُرُa-ashkuruwhether I am grateful
- أَمْamor
- أَكْفُرُ ۖakfuruI am ungrateful
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- شَكَرَshakara(is) grateful
- فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
- يَشْكُرُyashkuruhe is grateful
- لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖlinafsihifor his own soul
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- كَفَرَkafara(is) ungrateful
- فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
- رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord
- غَنِىٌّۭghaniyyun(is) Self-sufficient
- كَرِيمٌۭkarīmunNoble
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