The Quran

سورة سَبَإ

Surah Saba’ 34:10

Sheba · Verse 10 of 54

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا ۖ يَا جِبَالُ أَوِّبِي مَعَهُ وَالطَّيْرَ ۖ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيدَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And certainly We bestowed Our (gracious) favours on David. (We said,) `O (you dwellers of the) mountains, obey him.´ And (We assigned) the birds and the swift footed horses (their duty); and We made the iron soft and pliant for him.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We bestowed Grace aforetime on David from ourselves: "O ye Mountains! Sing ye back the Praises of Allah with him! and ye birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him;-

Ahmed Ali

We favoured David with excellence, (and commanded): "O Jibal and Tair, glorify the greatness of God with him." And We made iron pliable for him.

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Ali Unal

Assuredly We graced David with a great favor from Us: "O mountains! Sing the praises of God with him, and likewise you birds!" And We also made iron supple for him;

Daryabadi

And assuredly We vouchsafed Unto Da´ud grace from us,´ and said: mountains! repeat Our praise with him; and also ye birds! And We softened for him the iron.

Faridul Haque

And indeed We gave Dawud the utmost excellence from Us; “O the hills and birds, repent towards Allah along with him”; and We made iron soft for him.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And certainly We gave David abundance from Us: O mountains, repeat praises with him, and the birds, and We made the iron pliant to him,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And certainly, We bestowed grace upon David from US and said, `O ye mountains, celebrate the praises of ALLAH with him, and O birds, ye also.' And WE made the iron soft for him,

Muhammad Asad

AND [thus], indeed, did We grace David with Our favour "O you mountains! Sing with him the praise of God! And [likewise] you birds!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And indeed We bestowed grace on David from Us (saying): "O you mountains. Glorify (Allah) with him! And you birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him."

Muhammad Pickthall

And assuredly We gave David grace from Us, (saying): O ye hills and birds, echo his psalms of praise! And We made the iron supple unto him,

Muhammad Sarwar

We granted David a favor by commanding the mountains and birds to sing Our praise along with him and softened iron for him

Muhammed ali Shakir

And certainly We gave to Dawood excellence from Us: O mountains! sing praises with him, and the birds; and We made the iron pliant to him,

Rashad Khalifa

We endowed David with blessings from us: "O mountains, submit with him, and you too, O birds." We softened the iron for him.

Shabbir Ahmed

We bestowed upon David bounties from Us, and commanded thus, “O Tribes of the Mountains! Join him in establishing My glory on earth." And so were commanded the fierce riders of the Tayir Tribe. And We made the iron soft for him.

Commentary 34:10 Hadîdالْحَدِيد means something that is sharp in both literal and abstract sense of the word (Lisân), as the Qur’ân says, فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ…

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا ۖ يَا جِبَالُ أَوِّبِي مَعَهُ وَالطَّيْرَ ۖ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيدَ

34:10 Hadîdالْحَدِيد means something that is sharp in both literal and abstract sense of the word (Lisân), as the Qur’ân says, فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ Sharp is your sight today (50:22). Thus, it means that Allâh has softened all sharpness in David. It also means that iron and the making of iron was made soft to him. This signifies the extensive use of iron by him.