Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And to Solomon the wind: its morning course a month, and its evening course a month. And We made flow for him a spring of molten brass. And among the domini worked some before him, by the leave of his Lord; and who deviated among them from Our command — We will let him taste of the punishment of the Inferno.

وَلِسُلَيْمٰنَ الرّ۪يحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌۚ وَاَسَلْنَا لَهُ عَيْنَ الْقِطْرِۜ وَمِنَ الْجِنِّ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِاِذْنِ رَبِّه۪ۜ وَمَنْ يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ اَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّع۪يرِ
Walisulaymana arreehaghuduwwuha shahrun warawahuha shahrunwaasalna lahu AAayna alqitri wamina aljinni manyaAAmalu bayna yadayhi bi-ithni rabbihi waman yazighminhum AAan amrina nuthiqhu min AAathabi assaAAeer
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1walisulaymānaAnd to Sulaiman
2l-rīḥathe wind روح
3ghuduwwuhāits morning courseغدو
4shahrun(was) a monthشهر
5warawāḥuhāand its afternoon courseروح
6shahrun(was) a monthشهر
7wa-asalnāand We caused to flowسيل
8lahufor him
9ʿaynaa springعين
10l-qiṭ'ri(of) molten copperقطر
11waminaAnd [of]
12l-jinithe jinnجنن
13manwho
14yaʿmaluworkedعمل
15baynabefore himبين
16yadayhibefore himيدي
17bi-idh'niby the permissionاذن
18rabbihi(of) his Lordربب
19wamanAnd whoever
20yazighdeviatedزيغ
21min'humamong them
22ʿanfrom
23amrināOur Commandامر
24nudhiq'huWe will make him tasteذوق
25minof
26ʿadhābi(the) punishmentعذب
27l-saʿīri(of) the Blazeسعر
  • Aisha Bewley

    And We gave Sulayman power over the wind – a month’s journey in the morning and a month in the afternoon. And We made a fount of molten brass flow out for him. And some of the jinn worked in front of him by his Lord’s permission. And if a single one of them deviates at all from Our command, We let him taste the punishment of the Searing Blaze.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And for Solomon the wind was given, traveling one month coming and one month going, and We caused a spring of tar to flow for him. And from among the Jinn are those that worked for him by his Lord's leave; and any one of them who turns from Our commands, We shall cause him to taste the retribution of the Fire.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And unto Solomon, We committed the wind at his disposal. (He mastered the science of sailing and his ships sailed much faster than the others). They sailed one month going and one month coming back. And We gave him abundance in mining of copper and minerals and subdued for him the Wild Tribes who worked for him by his Lord's leave. (Solomon established the Divine System such that) whoever turned aside from Our Command, We made him taste a severe punishment (21:82), (38:37).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And to Solomon the wind: its morning course a month, and its evening course a month. And We made flow for him a spring of molten brass. And among the domini worked some before him, by the leave of his Lord; and who deviated among them from Our command — We will let him taste of the punishment of the Inferno.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And for Solomon the wind was given, traveling one month coming and one month going, and We caused a spring of tar to flow for him. And from among the Jinn are those that worked for him with the permission of his Lord; and any one of them who turns from Our commands, We shall cause him to taste the retribution of the Fire.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    For Solomon the wind was given, traveling one month coming and one month going, and We caused a spring of petroleum to flow for him. From among the Jinn are those that worked for him by his Lord's leave; and any one of them who turns from Our commands, We shall cause him to taste the retribution of the fire.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    To Solomon we committed the wind at his disposal, traveling one month coming and one month going. And we caused a spring of oil to gush out for him. Also, the jinns worked for him, by his Lord's leave. Any one of them who disregarded our commands, we subjected him to a severe retribution.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    We (subjugated) the wind to Solomon. Its morning's journey took one month, and the evening's one month. We made a spring of molten brass to flow for him; and many jinns laboured for him by the will of his Lord. Anyone of them who turned from Our command was made to taste the torment of blazing fire.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And to Solomon the wind - its morning a month - and its afternoon a month, and We made flow for him a spring of copper. And among the jinn were those who worked for him by the permission of his Lord. And whoever deviated among them from Our command - We will make him taste of the punishment of the Blaze.

  • Muhammad Asad

    AND UNTO Solomon the wind: its morning course a month’s journey, and its evening course, a month’s journey. And We caused a fountain of molten copper to flow at his behest; and among the invisible beings there were some that had to labour for him by his Sustainer’s leave and whichever of them deviated from Our command, him would We let taste suffering through a blazing flame -:

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And unto Solomon (We gave) the wind, whereof the morning course was a month's journey and the evening course a month's journey, and We caused the fount of copper to gush forth for him, and (We gave him) certain of the jinn who worked before him by permission of his Lord. And such of them as deviated from Our command, them We caused to taste the punishment of flaming Fire.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    And We subdued the wind to Solomon: its morning course was a month's journey and its evening course was a month's journey.* We gave him a spring flowing with molten brass,* and We subdued for him jinn who, by his Lord's permission,* worked before him. Such of them as swerved from Our commandment, We let them taste the chastisement of the Blazing Fire.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    And to Solayman We made subservient the wind covering the distance, normally taking one month, in one morning stride forward and turning in one evening stride backward. We made a source of copper flow freely for him and of the Jinn those serving him by Allah's will, and he -of the Jinn- who defected or did not fulfill Allah's command came within the measure of Allah's wrath and We subjected him to the blazes.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    As to Solomon , I blessed him with the ability to order the winds to travel such far distances which would take them a month to go and a month to return. I also provided him with a gushing oil well. I also subdued the Jinns (Extra-terrestrials) to offer him their know how; if any of them would rebel, he would have been punished.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And to Solomon (We subjected) the wind, its morning (stride from sunrise till midnoon) was a month’s (journey), and its afternoon (stride from the midday decline of the sun to sunset) was a month’s (journey i.e. in one day he could travel two months’ (journey). And We caused a fount of (molten) brass to flow for him, and there were jinn that worked in front of him, by the Leave of his Lord. And whosoever of them turned aside from Our Command, We shall cause him to taste of the torment of the blazing Fire.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    And to Solomon (We made) the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride) was a month's (journey), and its evening (stride) was a month's (journey); and We made a Font of molten brass to flow for him; and there were Jinns that worked in front of him, by the leave of his Lord, and if any of them turned aside from our command, We made him taste of the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    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.

  • Taqi Usmani

    And for Sulaimān (We subjugated) the wind; its journey in the morning was (equal to the journey of) one month, and its journey in the afternoon was (equal to the journey) of another month. And We caused a stream of copper to flow for him. And there were some Jinns who worked before him with the leave of his Lord. Whoever of them would deviate from Our command, We would make him taste the punishment of the blazing fire.

  • Abdul Haleem

    And the wind for Solomon. Its outward journey took a month, and its return journey likewise. We made a fountain of molten brass flow for him, and some of the jinn worked under his control with his Lord’s permission. If one of them deviated from Our command, We let him taste the suffering of the blazing flame.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And to Solomon the wind; its morning course was a month's journey, and its evening course was a month's journey. And We made the Fount of Molten Brass to flow for him. And of the jinn, some worked before him by the leave of his Lord; and such of them as swerved away from Our commandment, We would let them taste the chastisement of the Blaze;

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And to Solomon the wind; its morning journey was a month, and its evening journey was a month; and we made to flow for him a fountain of molten brass; and of the ginns some to work before him by the permission of his Lord; and whoso swerves amongst them from our bidding we will give him to taste the torment and the blaze;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Saying, "Make ample (coats of mail), and measure (balance well) the links, and do right; surely I am Seer of what you do.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And to Sulayman (Solomon) (We subjected) the wind. Its (course) in the early morning was a month's (journey), and its (course) home in the late afternoon was a month's (journey). And we made the spring of molten brass to flow for him. And of the jinn there were (the ones) who worked before him (Literally: between his hands) by the permission of his Lord. And whoever of them swerved away from our Command, We would let him taste of the torment of the Blaze.

  • George Sale

    And We made the wind subject unto Solomon: It blew in the morning for a month, and in the evening for a month. And We made a fountain of molten brass to flow for him. And some of the genii were obliged to work in his presence, by the will of his Lord; and whoever of them turned aside from our command, We will cause him to taste the pain of hell fire.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And (We made) the Wind (obedient) to Sulaiman (Solomon): Its early morning (flow) was a months (journey), and its evening (flow) was a months (journey); And We made a (large) container (made) from molten brass to flow (like water) for him; And by the leave of their Lord, there were jinns' that worked in front of him, and if anyone of them turned away from Our command, We made him taste the penalty of the blazing Fire.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And We made such winds serve Solomon the blowing of which in the forenoon (and thus help sailing of his ships) was equal to (a voyage of) a month (by the other ships); similarly its blowing in the afternoon was (also) equal to (a voyage of) a month (by them). And We made a spring of molten copper to flow for him. Also (given into his service were) some of the jinns (- wild and rebellious mountain tribes known as Amalaqites), who worked under him as trained craftsmen) by the command of his Lord. And (We also told them) whoever of them deviated from and disobeyed Our command (- that they should obey Solomon) We shall make him suffer the agony of burning.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    And for Solomon the wind: its morning course was a month’s journey and its evening course was a month’s journey. We made a fount of copper flow for him, and some of the jinn who would work for him by the permission of his Lord, and if any of them swerved from Our command, We would make him taste the punishment of the Blaze.