Surah Saba 34:13 — translation and meaning

سبأ · Verse 13 / 54 · Page 429

ۚ ۚ يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ مِن مَّحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَاتٍ اعْمَلُوا آلَ دَاوُودَ شُكْرًا وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۚ
يَعْمَلُونَ
ya'maluna
They worked
لَهُ
lahu
for him
مَا
ma
what
يَشَاءُ
yashau
he willed
مِن
min
of
مَّحَارِيبَ
mahariba
elevated chambers
وَتَمَاثِيلَ
watamathila
and statues
وَجِفَانٍ
wajifanin
and bowls
كَالْجَوَابِ
kal-jawabi
like reservoirs
وَقُدُورٍ
waqudurin
and cooking-pots
رَّاسِيَاتٍ
rasiyatin
fixed
اعْمَلُوا
i'malu
Work
آلَ
ala
O family
دَاوُودَ
dawuda
(of) Dawood!
شُكْرًا
shuk'ran
(in) gratitude
وَقَلِيلٌ
waqalilun
But few
مِّنْ
min
of
عِبَادِيَ
ibadiya
My slaves
الشَّكُورُ
al-shakuru
(are) grateful

Transliteration

Ya'maloona lahoo ma yashaaa'u mim mahaareeba wa tamaaseela wa jifaanin kaljawaabi wa qudoorir raasiyaat; i'maloo aala Daawooda shukraa; wa qaleelum min 'ibaadiyash shakoor

Translation

They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

These Jinn constructed for him whatever he wanted from places of worship, palaces, lofty structures. And I said to them: O the family of David! Be grateful for the blessings I have bestowed upon you, because very few of My servants are grateful to Me for the blessings I grant them.

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

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