Surah An-Naml 27:19 — translation and meaning

النمل · Verse 19 / 93 · Page 378

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ

Word by Word

فَتَبَسَّمَ
fatabassama
So he smiled
ضَاحِكًا
dahikan
laughing
مِّن
min
at
قَوْلِهَا
qawliha
her speech
وَقَالَ
waqala
and said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord!
أَوْزِعْنِي
awzi'ni
Grant me (the) power
أَنْ
an
that
أَشْكُرَ
ashkura
I may thank You
نِعْمَتَكَ
ni'mataka
(for) Your Favor
الَّتِي
allati
which
أَنْعَمْتَ
an'amta
You have bestowed
عَلَيَّ
alayya
on me
وَعَلَى
wa'ala
and on
وَالِدَيَّ
walidayya
my parents
وَأَنْ
wa-an
and that
أَعْمَلَ
a'mala
I may do
صَالِحًا
salihan
righteous (deeds)
تَرْضَاهُ
tardahu
that will please You
وَأَدْخِلْنِي
wa-adkhil'ni
And admit me
بِرَحْمَتِكَ
birahmatika
by Your Mercy
فِي
fi
among
عِبَادِكَ
ibadika
Your slaves
الصَّالِحِينَ
al-salihina
righteous

Transliteration

Fatabassama daahikam min qawlihaa wa qaala Rabbi awzi'nee an ashkura ni'mata kal lateee an'amta 'alaiya wa 'alaa waalidaiya wa an a'mala saalihan tardaahu wa adkhilnee birahmatika fee 'ibaadikas saaliheen

Translation

So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

When Solomon heard it saying this, he smiled due to this statement of his and he said, calling unto his Lord: “O Lord, enable me and inspire me to be grateful for Your favour which You gave to me and My parents, and enable me to do good actions which please you, and enter me amongst Your righteous servants”.

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

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