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Surah Saba, Verse 10

سورة سبإ، الآية ١٠

34:10 Juz 22 Hizb 43 Page 429 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 34:10

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا يَٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِى مَعَهُۥ وَٱلطَّيْرَ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ ٱلْحَدِيدَ ۝١٠

Transliteration

walaqad ātaynā dāwūda minnā faḍlan yājibālu awwibī maʿahu wal-ṭayra wa-alannā lahu l-ḥadīda

Translation

And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,

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Verse 10 of Surah Saba (34:10), a Meccan surah, is in juz 22, on page 429 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Al-Mukhtasar

And verily I granted David (peace be upon him) messengership and a kingdom, and I said to the mountains, ”O Mountains! Echo My glorification together with David.” and I said the same to the birds. I also made iron soft for him so that he could make whatever tools he wanted with it.

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Other translations of verse 10

Indeed, We bestowed favors upon David: “O mountains, echo Allah’s praise with him, and the birds too!” And We made iron malleable for him:

And indeed We bestowed grace on Dâwûd (David) from Us (saying): "O you mountains. Glorify (Allâh) with him! And you birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him."

And assuredly We gave David grace from Us, (saying): O ye hills and birds, echo his psalms of praise! And We made the iron supple unto him,

We bestowed Grace aforetime on David from ourselves: "O ye Mountains! Sing ye back the Praises of Allah with him! and ye birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him;-

And certainly We gave to Dawood excellence from Us: O mountains! sing praises with him, and the birds; and We made the iron pliant to him,

And indeed We already brought Dawud (David) Grace from Us: "O you mountains, reiterate Allah's praises) with him, and you birds!" And We softened for him iron.

Verse 10 word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly
  2. ءَاتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave أ ت ي
  3. دَاوُۥدَ dāwūda Dawood
  4. مِنَّا minnā from Us
  5. فَضْلًا faḍlan Bounty ف ض ل
  6. يَٰجِبَالُ yājibālu O mountains ج ب ل
  7. أَوِّبِى awwibī Repeat praises أ و ب
  8. مَعَهُۥ maʿahu with him
  9. وَٱلطَّيْرَ wal-ṭayra and the birds ط ي ر
  10. وَأَلَنَّا wa-alannā And We made pliable ل ي ن
  11. لَهُ lahu for him
  12. ٱلْحَدِيدَ l-ḥadīda [the] iron ح د د

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2072

No one has ever eaten food better than that which his hands have earned. Indeed, Prophet Dawūd (peace be upon him) used to eat from the earnings of his own hands

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Dawūd (peace be upon him) used to eat only from the earnings of his own hands." Al-Miqdām ibn Ma‘d Yakrab (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet…

مَا أَكَلَ أَحَدٌ طَعَامًا قَطُّ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ، وَإِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ ـ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ـ كَانَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Al-Miqdām + 2 other versions Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1005

You have been endowed with one of the melodious voices of the family of Dawūd

Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "You have been endowed with one of the melodious voices of the family of Dawūd." In another narration by Muslim: “If only you could see me while I was…

وعن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال له ‏:‏‏"‏ لقد أتيت مزمارا من مزامير آل داود ‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏ وفي روايه لمسلم ‏:‏ أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال له ‏:‏ ‏"‏ لو…

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