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Introduction
1. Al-Fatihah
2. Al-Baqarah
3. Al-Imran
4. Al-Nisa
5. Al-Maidah
6. Al-Anam
7. Al-Araf
8. Al-Anfal
9. Al-Taubah
10. Yunus
11. Hud
12. Yusuf
13. Al-Rad
14. Ibrahim
15. Al-Hijr
16. Al-Nahl
17. Bani Israil
18. Al-Kahf
19. Maryam
20. Ta-Ha
21. Al-Anbiya
22. Al-Hajj
23. Al-Muminun
24. An-Nur
25. Al-Furqan
26. Ash-Shuara
27. An-Naml
28. Al-Qasas
29. Al-Ankabut
30. Ar-Rum
31. Luqman
32. As-Sajdah
33. Al-Ahzab
34. Saba
35. Fatir
36. Yasin
37. As-Saffat
38. Saad
39. Az-Zumar
40. Al-Mumin
41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah
42. AShura
43. Az-Zukhruf
44. Ad-Dukhan
45. Al-Jathiyah
46. Al-Ahqaf
47. Muhammad
48. Al-Fath
49. Al-Hujurat
50. Al-Qaf
51. Adh-Dhariyat
52. At-Tur
53. An-Najm
54. Al-Qamar
55. Al-Rahman
56. Al-Waqiah
57. Al-Hadid
58. Al-Mujadalah
59. Al-Hashr
60. Al-Mumtahinah
61. As-Saff
62. Al-Jumuah
63. Al-Munafiqun
64. Al-Taghabun
65. At-Talaq
66. At-Tahrim
67. Al-Mulk
68. Al-Qalam
69. Al-Haqqah
70. Al-Maarij
71. Nuh
72. Al-Jinn
73. Al-Muzzammil
74. Al-Muddhththir
75. Al-Qiyamah
76. Ad-Dahr
77. Al-Mursalat
78. An-Naba
79. An-Naziat
80. Abas
81. At-Takwir
82. Al-Infitar
83. At-Tatfif
84. Al-Inshiqaq
85. Al-Buruj
86. At-Tariq
87. Al-Ala
88. Al-Ghashiyah
89. Al-Fajr
90. Al-Balad
91. Ash-Shams
92. Al-Lail
93. Ad-Duha
94. Al-Inshirah
95. At-Tin
96. Al-Alaq
97. Al-Qadr
98. Al-Bayyinah
99. Az-Zilzal
100. Al-Adiyat
101. Al-Qariah
102. At-Takathur
103. Al-Asr
104. Al-Humazah
105. Al-Fil
106. Al-Quraish
107. Al-Maun
108. Al-Kauthar
109. Al-Kafirun
110. An-Nasr
111. Al-Lahab
112. Al-Ikhlas
113. Al-Falaq
114. An-Nas
Surah 34. Saba
Verses [Section]: 1-11[1], 12-21 [2], 22-30 [3], 31-36 [4], 37-45 [5], 46-54 [6]

Quran Text of Verse 12-21
وَ لِسُلَیْمٰنَAnd to Sulaimanالرِّیْحَthe windغُدُوُّهَاits morning courseشَهْرٌ(was) a monthوَّ رَوَاحُهَاand its afternoon courseشَهْرٌ ۚ(was) a monthوَ اَسَلْنَاand We caused to flowلَهٗfor himعَیْنَa springالْقِطْرِ ؕ(of) molten copperوَ مِنَAnd [of]الْجِنِّthe jinnمَنْwhoیَّعْمَلُworkedبَیْنَbefore himیَدَیْهِbefore himبِاِذْنِby the permissionرَبِّهٖ ؕ(of) his Lordوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیَّزِغْdeviatedمِنْهُمْamong themعَنْfromاَمْرِنَاOur CommandنُذِقْهُWe will make him tasteمِنْofعَذَابِ(the) punishmentالسَّعِیْرِ (of) the Blaze یَعْمَلُوْنَThey workedلَهٗfor himمَاwhatیَشَآءُhe willedمِنْofمَّحَارِیْبَelevated chambersوَ تَمَاثِیْلَand statuesوَ جِفَانٍand bowlsكَالْجَوَابِlike reservoirsوَ قُدُوْرٍand cooking-potsرّٰسِیٰتٍ ؕfixedاِعْمَلُوْۤاWorkاٰلَO familyدَاوٗدَ(of) Dawood!شُكْرًا ؕ(in) gratitudeوَ قَلِیْلٌBut fewمِّنْofعِبَادِیَMy slavesالشَّكُوْرُ (are) grateful فَلَمَّاThen whenقَضَیْنَاWe decreedعَلَیْهِfor himالْمَوْتَthe deathمَاnotدَلَّهُمْindicated to themعَلٰی[on]مَوْتِهٖۤhis deathاِلَّاexceptدَآبَّةُa creatureالْاَرْضِ(of) the earthتَاْكُلُeatingمِنْسَاَتَهٗ ۚhis staffفَلَمَّاBut whenخَرَّhe fell downتَبَیَّنَتِbecame clearالْجِنُّ(to) the jinnاَنْthatلَّوْifكَانُوْاthey hadیَعْلَمُوْنَknownالْغَیْبَthe unseenمَاnotلَبِثُوْاthey (would have) remainedفِیinالْعَذَابِthe punishmentالْمُهِیْنِؕhumiliating 34. Saba Page 430لَقَدْCertainlyكَانَ(there) wasلِسَبَاٍfor Sabaفِیْinمَسْكَنِهِمْtheir dwelling placeاٰیَةٌ ۚa sign:جَنَّتٰنِTwo gardensعَنْonیَّمِیْنٍ(the) rightوَّ شِمَالٍ ؕ۬and (on the) leftكُلُوْاEatمِنْfromرِّزْقِ(the) provisionرَبِّكُمْ(of) your Lordوَ اشْكُرُوْاand be gratefulلَهٗ ؕto HimبَلْدَةٌA landطَیِّبَةٌgoodوَّ رَبٌّand a Lordغَفُوْرٌ Oft-Forgiving فَاَعْرَضُوْاBut they turned awayفَاَرْسَلْنَاso We sentعَلَیْهِمْupon themسَیْلَ(the) floodالْعَرِمِ(of) the damوَ بَدَّلْنٰهُمْand We changed for themبِجَنَّتَیْهِمْtheir two gardensجَنَّتَیْنِ(with) two gardensذَوَاتَیْproducing fruitاُكُلٍproducing fruitخَمْطٍbitterوَّ اَثْلٍand tamarisksوَّ شَیْءٍand (some)thingمِّنْofسِدْرٍlote treesقَلِیْلٍ few ذٰلِكَThatجَزَیْنٰهُمْWe recompensed themبِمَاbecauseكَفَرُوْا ؕthey disbelievedوَ هَلْAnd notنُجٰزِیْۤWe recompenseاِلَّاexceptالْكَفُوْرَ the ungrateful وَ جَعَلْنَاAnd We madeبَیْنَهُمْbetween themوَ بَیْنَand betweenالْقُرَیthe townsالَّتِیْwhichبٰرَكْنَاWe had blessedفِیْهَاin itقُرًیtownsظَاهِرَةًvisibleوَّ قَدَّرْنَاAnd We determinedفِیْهَاbetween themالسَّیْرَ ؕthe journeyسِیْرُوْاTravelفِیْهَاbetween themلَیَالِیَ(by) nightوَ اَیَّامًاand (by) dayاٰمِنِیْنَ safely فَقَالُوْاBut they saidرَبَّنَاOur Lordبٰعِدْlengthen (the distance)بَیْنَbetweenاَسْفَارِنَاour journeysوَ ظَلَمُوْۤاAnd they wrongedاَنْفُسَهُمْthemselvesفَجَعَلْنٰهُمْso We made themاَحَادِیْثَnarrationsوَ مَزَّقْنٰهُمْand We dispersed themكُلَّ(in) a totalمُمَزَّقٍ ؕdispersionاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّكُلِّfor everyoneصَبَّارٍpatientشَكُوْرٍ (and) grateful وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyصَدَّقَfound trueعَلَیْهِمْabout themاِبْلِیْسُIblisظَنَّهٗhis assumptionفَاتَّبَعُوْهُso they followed himاِلَّاexceptفَرِیْقًاa groupمِّنَofالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ the believers وَ مَاAnd notكَانَwasلَهٗfor himعَلَیْهِمْover themمِّنْanyسُلْطٰنٍauthorityاِلَّاexceptلِنَعْلَمَthat We (might) make evidentمَنْwhoیُّؤْمِنُbelievesبِالْاٰخِرَةِin the Hereafterمِمَّنْfrom (one) whoهُوَ[he]مِنْهَاabout itفِیْ(is) inشَكٍّ ؕdoubtوَ رَبُّكَAnd your Lordعَلٰیoverكُلِّallشَیْءٍthingsحَفِیْظٌ۠(is) a Guardian
Translation of Verse 12-21

12. And to Solomon ˹We subjected˺ the wind: its morning stride was a month's journey and so was its evening stride. And We caused a stream of molten copper to flow for him, and ˹We subjected˺ some of the jinn to work under him by his Lord's Will. And whoever of them deviated from Our command, We made them taste the torment of the blaze.

13. They made for him whatever he desired of sanctuaries, statues, 878 basins as large as reservoirs, and cooking pots fixed ˹into the ground˺. ˹We ordered:˺ "Work gratefully, O family of David!" ˹Only˺ a few of My servants are ˹truly˺ grateful.

14. When We decreed Solomon's death, nothing indicated to the ˹subjected˺ jinn that he was dead except the termites eating away his staff. 879 So when he collapsed, the jinn realized that if they had ˹really˺ known the unseen, they would not have remained in ˹such˺ humiliating servitude.

15. Indeed, there was a sign for ˹the tribe of˺ Sheba in their homeland: two orchards-one to the right and the other to the left. ˹They were told:˺ "Eat from the provision of your Lord, and be grateful to Him. ˹Yours is˺ a good land and a forgiving Lord."

16. But they turned away. So We sent against them a devastating flood, and replaced their orchards with two others producing bitter fruit, fruitless bushes, 880 and a few ˹sparse˺ thorny trees. 881

17. This is how We rewarded them for their ingratitude. Would We ever punish ˹anyone in such a way˺ except the ungrateful?

18. We had also placed between them and the cities 882 We showered with blessings ˹many small˺ towns within sight of one another. And We set moderate travel distances in between, ˹saying,˺ "Travel between them by day and night safely."

19. But they said, "Our Lord! Make ˹the distances of˺ our journeys longer," wronging themselves. 883 So We reduced them to ˹cautionary˺ tales, and scattered them utterly. Surely in this are lessons for whoever is steadfast, grateful.

20. Indeed, Iblîs ' assumption about them has come true, 884 so they ˹all˺ follow him, except a group of ˹true˺ believers.

21. He does not have any authority over them, but ˹Our Will is˺ only to distinguish those who believe in the Hereafter from those who are in doubt about it. And your Lord is a ˹vigilant˺ Keeper over all things."


Commentary

878. Which was permissible at the time of Solomon ( ﷺ ) .

879. Which he died while leaning on.

880. lit., tamarisks.

881. lit., lote trees.

882. i.e., Mecca and Jerusalem.

883. They became bored of living comfortably and traveling easily. A similar example can be found in 2:61, where the Children of Israel became bored with the manna and quails and wanted to eat other things such as onions and garlic.

884. Iblîs was the name of Satan before his fall from grace ( see footnote for 2:34). His assumption (or vow) was that he could easily mislead the majority of people ( see 7:16-17, 15:39-40, and 38:82-83).