Saba (Sheba)
Verse 17of 54
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ وَهَلْ نُجَٰزِىٓ إِلَّا ٱلْكَفُورَ﴿١٧﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
[By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful?
Word-by-word meaning
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
جَزَيْنَـٰهُمjazaynāhumWe recompensed them
بِمَاbimābecause
كَفَرُوا۟ ۖkafarūthey disbelieved
وَهَلْwahalAnd not
نُجَـٰزِىٓnujāzīWe recompense
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱلْكَفُورَl-kafūrathe ungrateful
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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