Verse 18 of Surah Sad (38:18), a Meccan surah, is in juz 23, on page 454 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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Tafsir of verse 18
Al-Mukhtasar
I subjugated the mountains with David. They would exalt with his exalting at the end of the day and its beginning at sunrise.
We subjected the mountains to join him in glorifying Allah in the evening and the morning,
Verily, We made the mountains to glorify Our Praises with him [Dâwûd (David)] in the ‘Ashî (i.e. after the mid-day till sunset) and Ishrâq (i.e. after the sunrise till mid-day).
Lo! We subdued the hills to hymn the praises (of their Lord) with him at nightfall and sunrise,
It was We that made the hills declare, in unison with him, Our Praises, at eventide and at break of day,
Surely We made the mountains to sing the glory (of Allah) in unison with him at the evening and the sunrise,
Surely to him We subjected the mountains with him to extol at nightfall and sunshine.
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,