Surah Al-Anbiya 21:79 — translation and meaning

الأنبياء · Verse 79 / 112 · Page 328

ۚ ۚ ۚ فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ وَكُلًّا آتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ وَكُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ

Word by Word

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فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا
fafahhamnaha
And We gave understanding of it
سُلَيْمَانَ
sulaymana
(to) Sulaiman
وَكُلًّا
wakullan
and (to) each
آتَيْنَا
atayna
We gave
حُكْمًا
huk'man
judgment
وَعِلْمًا
wa'il'man
and knowledge
وَسَخَّرْنَا
wasakharna
And We subjected
مَعَ
ma'a
with
دَاوُودَ
dawuda
Dawud
الْجِبَالَ
al-jibala
the mountains
يُسَبِّحْنَ
yusabbih'na
(to) glorify Our praises
وَالطَّيْرَ
wal-tayra
and the birds
وَكُنَّا
wakunna
And We were
فَاعِلِينَ
fa'ilina
the Doers

Transliteration

Fafahhamnaahaa sulaimaan; wa kullan aatainaa hukmanw wa'ilmanw wa sakh kharnaa ma'a Daawoodal jibaala yusabbihna wattayr; wa kunnaa faa'ileen

Translation

And We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I gave full understanding of the case to Solomon instead of his father David; yet I blessed each one with messengership and knowledge of religious law, not exclusively Solomon only. I subjugated the mountains for David, which would glorify Me with his glorifying Me. I also subjugated the birds for him. I was the One Who gave the understanding, the fair judgement, knowledge and it was I who subjugated the mountains and birds.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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