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Surah Sad, Verse 20

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38:20 Juz 23 Hizb 46 Page 454 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 38:20

وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ ۝٢٠

Transliteration

washadadnā mul'kahu waātaynāhu l-ḥik'mata wafaṣla l-khiṭābi

Translation

And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.

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Verse 20 of Surah Sad (38:20), 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 20

Al-Mukhtasar

And I strengthened his kingdom through the awe, strength and help against his enemies I had given him. And I gave him prophethood and correctness in his affairs. And I gave him clear eloquence in every objective, and decisiveness in speech and wisdom.

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Other translations of verse 20

We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and sound judgment [and speech].

We made his kingdom strong and gave him Al-Hikmah (Prophethood) and sound judgement in speech and decision.

We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech.

We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision.

And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him wisdom and a clear judgment.

And We upheld his kingdom and brought him (the) Wisdom and decisive speech (Literally: the verdict, the address).

Verse 20 word by word

  1. وَشَدَدْنَا washadadnā And We strengthened ش د د
  2. مُلْكَهُۥ mul'kahu his kingdom م ل ك
  3. وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ waātaynāhu and We gave him أ ت ي
  4. ٱلْحِكْمَةَ l-ḥik'mata [the] wisdom ح ك م
  5. وَفَصْلَ wafaṣla and decisive ف ص ل
  6. ٱلْخِطَابِ l-khiṭābi speech خ ط ب

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