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Saba (Sheba)

Verse 15of 54

لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَبَإٍۢ فِى مَسْكَنِهِمْ ءَايَةٌۭ ۖ جَنَّتَانِ عَن يَمِينٍۢ وَشِمَالٍۢ ۖ كُلُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لَهُۥ ۚ بَلْدَةٌۭ طَيِّبَةٌۭ وَرَبٌّ غَفُورٌۭ﴿١٥

Translation (Sahih International)

There was for [the tribe of] Saba' in their dwelling place a sign: two [fields of] gardens on the right and on the left. [They were told], "Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord."

Word-by-word meaning

لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
كَانَkāna(there) was
لِسَبَإٍۢlisaba-infor Saba
فِىin
مَسْكَنِهِمْmaskanihimtheir dwelling place
ءَايَةٌۭ ۖāyatuna sign:
جَنَّتَانِjannatāniTwo gardens
عَنʿanon
يَمِينٍۢyamīnin(the) right
وَشِمَالٍۢ ۖwashimālinand (on the) left
كُلُوا۟kulūEat
مِنminfrom
رِّزْقِriz'qi(the) provision
رَبِّكُمْrabbikum(of) your Lord
وَٱشْكُرُوا۟wa-ush'kurūand be grateful
لَهُۥ ۚlahuto Him
بَلْدَةٌۭbaldatunA land
طَيِّبَةٌۭṭayyibatungood
وَرَبٌّwarabbunand a Lord
غَفُورٌۭghafūrunOft-Forgiving

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Disbelief of Saba' (Sheba) and Their PunishmentSaba' refers to the kings and people of the Yemen. At-Tababa`ah (Tubba`) surname of the ancient kings of Yemen were part of them, and Bilqis, the queen who met Sulayman, peace be upon him, was also one of them. They lived a life of enviable luxury in their land with plentiful provision, crops and fruits.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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