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Verse 13of 54

يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُۥ مَا يَشَآءُ مِن مَّحَٰرِيبَ وَتَمَٰثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍۢ كَٱلْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍۢ رَّاسِيَٰتٍ ۚ ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ دَاوُۥدَ شُكْرًۭا ۚ وَقَلِيلٌۭ مِّنْ عِبَادِىَ ٱلشَّكُورُ﴿١٣

Translation (Sahih International)

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.

Word-by-word meaning

يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnaThey worked
لَهُۥlahufor him
مَاwhat
يَشَآءُyashāuhe willed
مِنminof
مَّحَـٰرِيبَmaḥārībaelevated chambers
وَتَمَـٰثِيلَwatamāthīlaand statues
وَجِفَانٍۢwajifāninand bowls
كَٱلْجَوَابِkal-jawābilike reservoirs
وَقُدُورٍۢwaqudūrinand cooking-pots
رَّاسِيَـٰتٍ ۚrāsiyātinfixed
ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟iʿ'malūWork
ءَالَālaO family
دَاوُۥدَdāwūda(of) Dawood
شُكْرًۭا ۚshuk'ran(in) gratitude
وَقَلِيلٌۭwaqalīlunBut few
مِّنْminof
عِبَادِىَʿibādiyaMy slaves
ٱلشَّكُورُl-shakūru(are) grateful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Favors which Allah bestowed upon SulaymanHaving mentioned the blessings with which He favored Dawud, Allah follows this by mentioning what He gave to Dawud's son Sulayman (Solomon), may peace be upon them both. He subjugated the wind to him, so that it would carry his carpet one way for a month, then back again the next month. Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "He set out from Damascus in the morning, landed in Istakhar where he ate a meal, then flew on from Istakhar and spent the night in Kabil.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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