سورة الاٴنبیَاء
Surah Al-Anbiyâ’ 21:79
The Prophets · Verse 79 of 112
فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ وَكُلًّا آتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ ۚ وَكُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
So We gave Solomon the true appreciation of it (- the matter); to each one of them We gave wisdom and knowledge. And We had subjected the mountains and the birds which celebrated (Our) glory along with David. That is what We always do.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
To Solomon We inspired the (right) understanding of the matter: to each (of them) We gave Judgment and Knowledge; it was Our power that made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises, with David: it was We Who did (all these things).
Ahmed Ali
We made Solomon understand the case, and bestowed on each wisdom and knowledge, We subdued the al-jibal (mountains) with David to sing Our praises, and at-tair (birds). It is We who did it.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
We made Solomon understand the case more clearly. We granted each of them sound, wise judgment and knowledge (pertaining to the mission and in accordance with the time and conditions of each). And We subdued the mountains, as well as birds, to glorify Us along with David. It is We Who do all these things.
Daryabadi
So We gave the understanding thereof unto Sulaiman; and unto each We vouchsafed judgment and knowledge. And We so subjected the mountains that they shall hallow us along with Daud, and also the birds; and We were the doers.
Faridul Haque
And We explained the case to Sulaiman; and to both We gave the kingdom and knowledge; and subjected the hills to proclaim the Purity along with Dawud, and (also subjected) the birds; and these were Our works.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
So We made Solomon to understand it. And to each (of them) We gave wisdom and knowledge. And We made the mountains, declaring (Our) glory, and the birds, subservient to David. And We were the Doers.
Maulvi Sher Ali
WE gave Solomon the right understanding of the matter and to each of them WE gave wisdom and knowledge. And WE subjected the mountains and the birds to David to celebrate God's praises with him. And it was WE WHO did all these things.
Muhammad Asad
for, [though] We made Solomon understand the case [more profoundly], yet We vouchsafed unto both of them sound judgment and knowledge [of right and wrong].71 And We caused the mountains to join David in extolling Our limitless glory, and likewise the birds for We are able to do [all things].
Muhammad Musin Khan
And We made Sulaiman (Solomon) to understand (the case), and to each of them We gave Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains and the birds to glorify Our Praises along with Dawud (David), And it was We Who were the doers (of all these things).
Muhammad Pickthall
And We made Solomon to understand (the case); and unto each of them We gave judgment and knowledge. And we subdued the hills and the birds to hymn (His) praise along with David. We were the doers (thereof).
Muhammad Sarwar
We made Solomon understand the law about the case and gave both David and Solomon knowledge and wisdom. We made the mountains and birds glorify the Lord along with David. We had also done to him such favors before.
Muhammed ali Shakir
So We made Sulaiman to understand it; and to each one We gave wisdom and knowledge; and We made the mountains, and the birds to celebrate Our praise with Dawood; and We were the doers.
Rashad Khalifa
We granted Solomon the correct understanding, though we endowed both of them with wisdom and knowledge. We committed the mountains to serve David in glorifying (God), as well as the birds. This is what we did.
Shabbir Ahmed
We gave Solomon great understanding of the affairs of the state, and each of them We endowed with wisdom and knowledge. It was Our Power that made the tribal leaders (loyal to David so that they could) strive to manifest Our glory as did the horse riders of the strong Tribe of At-Tayir. We are the One Who did all these things.
Commentary 21:79-80 Allâh taught David “the art of making coats of iron” to be used in warfare by his soldiers. The words also allude to the fact that it is Allâh Who…
On 21:79–80
فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ وَكُلًّا آتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ ۚ وَكُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ﴿٧٩﴾ وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّن بَأْسِكُمْ
21:79-80 Allâh taught David “the art of making coats of iron” to be used in warfare by his soldiers. The words also allude to the fact that it is Allâh Who teaches how to make garments of taqwa (7:26), which guard against sin, harm, distress, and fear. The “subjugation of birds” is the use of birds for rapid communication (e.g. carrier pigeons), and the subjugation of mountains is the submission of the dwellers of mountains. Just as the Qaryah قَرية (city) is sometimes used in the sense of Ahl Qaryah أهل القرية, the inhabitants of a city (cf.:21:95; 22:47), so al-Jibâl الْجِبَالَ stands for Ahl al-Jibâl الْجِبَالَأهل. We have to account for the suffix al in the words al-Jibâl الْجِبَالَ and al-Tair الطَّيْر. The suffix al specifies the meanings of these words, and thus is not to be used in literal sense. That “the mountains celebrated the Glory (of Allâh)” الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ is an indication that the dwellers in the mountains followed the faith of David, the true faith of belief in One God. According to some interpreters Al-Jibâl الْجِبَالَ also stands for “powerful nations,” as in 19:90 and 20:105.