And We blessed David with Solomon—what an excellent servant ˹he was˺! Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when the well-trained, swift horses were paraded before him in the evening.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He then proclaimed, “I am truly in love with ˹these˺ fine things out of remembrance for Allah,” until they went out of sight.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹He ordered,˺ “Bring them back to me!” Then he began to rub down their legs and necks.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And indeed, We tested Solomon, placing a ˹deformed˺ body on his throne,1 then he turned ˹to Allah in repentance˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He prayed, “My Lord! Forgive me, and grant me an authority that will never be matched by anyone after me. You are indeed the Giver ˹of all bounties˺.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So We subjected to him the wind, blowing gently at his command to wherever he pleased.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹We subjected to him˺ every builder and diver1 of the jinn,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and others bound together in chains.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Allah said,˺ “This is Our gift, so give or withhold ˹as you wish˺, never to be called to account.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And he will indeed have ˹a status of˺ closeness to Us and an honourable destination!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran