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Saba (Sheba)

Verse 18of 54

وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقُرَى ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا قُرًۭى ظَٰهِرَةًۭ وَقَدَّرْنَا فِيهَا ٱلسَّيْرَ ۖ سِيرُوا۟ فِيهَا لَيَالِىَ وَأَيَّامًا ءَامِنِينَ﴿١٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And We placed between them and the cities which We had blessed [many] visible cities. And We determined between them the [distances of] journey, [saying], "Travel between them by night or day in safety."

Word-by-word meaning

وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We made
بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
وَبَيْنَwabaynaand between
ٱلْقُرَىl-qurāthe towns
ٱلَّتِىallatīwhich
بَـٰرَكْنَاbāraknāWe had blessed
فِيهَاfīhāin it
قُرًۭىqurantowns
ظَـٰهِرَةًۭẓāhiratanvisible
وَقَدَّرْنَاwaqaddarnāAnd We determined
فِيهَاfīhābetween them
ٱلسَّيْرَ ۖl-sayrathe journey
سِيرُوا۟sīrūTravel
فِيهَاfīhābetween them
لَيَالِىَlayāliya(by) night
وَأَيَّامًاwa-ayyāmanand (by) day
ءَامِنِينَāminīnasafely

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Trade of Saba' and Their DestructionAllah tells us about the blessings which the people of Saba' enjoyed, and the luxuries and plentiful provision which was theirs in their land, with its secure dwellings and towns which were joined to one another, with many trees, crops and fruits.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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