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فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًۭا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَٰلِحًۭا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِى بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ﴿١٩

Translation (Sahih International)

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."

Word-by-word meaning

فَتَبَسَّمَfatabassamaSo he smiled
ضَاحِكًۭاḍāḥikanlaughing
مِّنminat
قَوْلِهَاqawlihāher speech
وَقَالَwaqālaand said
رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
أَوْزِعْنِىٓawziʿ'nīGrant me (the) power
أَنْanthat
أَشْكُرَashkuraI may thank You
نِعْمَتَكَniʿ'mataka(for) Your Favor
ٱلَّتِىٓallatīwhich
أَنْعَمْتَanʿamtaYou have bestowed
عَلَىَّʿalayyaon me
وَعَلَىٰwaʿalāand on
وَٰلِدَىَّwālidayyamy parents
وَأَنْwa-anand that
أَعْمَلَaʿmalaI may do
صَـٰلِحًۭاṣāliḥanrighteous (deeds)
تَرْضَىٰهُtarḍāhuthat will please You
وَأَدْخِلْنِىwa-adkhil'nīAnd admit me
بِرَحْمَتِكَbiraḥmatikaby Your Mercy
فِىamong
عِبَادِكَʿibādikaYour slaves
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīnarighteous

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Dawud and Sulayman (peace be upon them), the organization of Sulayman's Troops and His passage through the Valley of the AntsHere Allah tells us about the great blessings and favors which He bestowed upon two of His servants and Prophets, Dawud (David) and his son Sulayman (Solomon), peace be upon them both, and how they enjoyed happiness in this world and the Hereafter, power and authority in this world, and the position of being Prophets and Messengers.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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