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قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًۭا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍۢ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ﴿٣٥

Translation (Sahih International)

He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaHe said
رَبِّrabbiO my Lord
ٱغْفِرْigh'firForgive
لِىme
وَهَبْwahaband grant
لِىme
مُلْكًۭاmul'kana kingdom
لَّاnot
يَنۢبَغِىyanbaghī(will) belong
لِأَحَدٍۢli-aḥadinto anyone
مِّنۢminafter me
بَعْدِىٓ ۖbaʿdīafter me
إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, You
أَنتَanta[You]
ٱلْوَهَّابُl-wahābu(are) the Bestower

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

How Allah tested Sulayman then made Things easy for HimAllah says,وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَـنَ(And indeed, We tried Sulayman) meaning, `We tested him.'وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ جَسَداً(and We placed on his throne Jasad (a body)).ثُمَّ أَنَابَ(and he returned.) means, after this test, he turned back to Him and asked for forgiveness and to be given a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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