# 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 15 - **Surah:** 27. Surah An-Naml (The Ant) — سورة النمل - **Verse:** 15 / 93 · **Juz:** 19 · **Mushaf page:** 377 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-15 ## Arabic وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا دَاوُ۫دَ وَسُلَيْمٰنَ عِلْماًۚ وَقَالَا الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذ۪ي فَضَّلَنَا عَلٰى كَث۪يرٍ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ ## Transcription Walaqad atayna dawoodawasulaymana AAilman waqala alhamdulillahi allathee faddalana AAalakatheerin min AAibadihi almu/mineen ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley We gave knowledge to Dawud and Sulayman who said, ‘Praise be to Allah who has favoured us over many of His slaves who are muminun. ’ ### Progressive Muslims And We bestowed upon David and Solomon knowledge, and they both said: "Praise be to God who preferred us over many of His believing servants. " ### Shabbir Ahmed And indeed, We bestowed upon David and Solomon knowledge and they used to say, "Praise be to Allah Who has blessed us more than a great many of His believing servants. " ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And We gave to David and Solomon knowledge; and they said: “Praise belongs to God who has preferred us above many of His believing servants.” ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation And We bestowed upon David and Solomon knowledge, and they both said: "Praise be to God who preferred us over many of His believing servants." ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament We endowed David and Solomon with knowledge, and they said, "Praise GOD for blessing us more than many of His believing servants." ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira We gave David and Solomon knowledge; and they said: "All praise be to God who has favoured us over many of His creatures who believe. " ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And We had certainly given to David and Solomon knowledge, and they said, "Praise [is due] to Allah, who has favored us over many of His believing servants. " ### Muhammad Asad AND, INDEED, We granted [true] knowledge unto David and Solomon [as well]; and both were wont to say: All praise is due to God, who has [thus] favoured us above many of His believing servants!" ### Marmaduke Pickthall And We verily gave knowledge unto David and Solomon, and they said: Praise be to Allah, Who hath preferred us above many of His believing slaves! ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary (On the other hand), We granted knowledge to David and Solomon[1] and they said: "All praise be to Allah Who has exalted us above many of His believing servants!"[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] That is, the knowledge of the reality, the knowledge that whatever they have is not theirs but the gift of Allah and whatever rights they have been granted over those things should be used strictly according to Allah’s will. For, they will be held answerable before Allah, the real Owner, for the right and wrong use of those rights. This knowledge is the opposite of the ignorance in which Pharaoh was involved. The type of character built on the ignorance has been presented in the preceding verses. Now, in the following verses, the model of the character built on the knowledge is being presented. The sort of kingdom, wealth, power and grandeur were common on both sides. The Pharaoh had been given these as well as the Prophets David and Solomon. But the distinction of the ignorance and the knowledge built and molded them into entirely different personalities. - [2] That is, "There were other believing, servants as well, who could be blessed with vicegerency. But it is only Allah’s favor, not due to any special quality in ourselves, that He has chosen us to be rulers over this kingdom." ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab And We bestowed on Dawud (David) and Sulayman (Solomon) divine knowledge for which they were grateful and they expressed their gratitude in words, thus: "Our bosoms", they said, "surge forth answering thanks to Allah Who has privileged us with what is beyond the common advantages of others of His votaries whose hearts reflect the image of religious and spiritual virtues. ### Bijan Moeinian As to David and Solomon, I granted them the knowledge as a gift. They both were grateful and said: "Thank to the Lord Who treated us better than the most of his believing servants." ### Al-Hilali & Khan And indeed We gave knowledge to Dâwûd (David) and Sulaimân (Solomon), and they both said: "All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, Who has preferred us above many of His believing slaves!" ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali We gave (in the past) knowledge to David and Solomon: And they both said: "Praise be to Allah, Who has favoured us above many of his servants who believe!" ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Indeed, We granted knowledge to David and Solomon. And they said ˹in acknowledgment˺, "All praise is for Allah Who has privileged us over many of His faithful servants."[1] ### Taqi Usmani Surely We gave knowledge to Dāwūd and Sulaimān, and they said, "Praise belongs to Allah who made us excel many of His believing servants. ### Abdul Haleem We gave knowledge to David and Solomon, and they both said, ‘Praise be to God, who has favoured us over many of His believing servants.’ ### Arthur John Arberry And We gave David and Solomon knowledge and they said, 'Praise belongs to God who has preferred us over many of His believing servants. ' ### E. Henry Palmer And we gave David and Solomon knowledge; and they both said, 'Praise belongs to God, who hath preferred us over many of His servants who believe!' ### Hamid S. Aziz And they denied them, though their souls acknowledged them, for spite and arrogance; but behold the nature of the consequences for the evildoers (transgressors)! ### Mahmoud Ghali And indeed We already brought Dawûd (David) and Sulayman (Solomon) knowledge, and they (both) said, "Praise be to Allah, Who has graced us over many of His believing bondmen. " ### George Sale We heretofore bestowed knowledge on David and Solomon; and they said, praise be unto God, who hath made us more excellent than many of his faithful servants! ### Syed Vickar Ahamed And indeed, We gave knowledge to Dawood (David) and to Sulaiman (Solomon): And they both said: "All the Praises (and thanks) be to Allah, Who has chosen us above many of His servants who believe!" ### Amatul Rahman Omar And We granted knowledge to David and Solomon, and they said, `All true and perfect praise belongs to Allâh alone Who has exalted us over many of His believing servants. ' ### Ali Quli Qarai Certainly We gave David and Solomon knowledge, and they said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, who granted us an advantage over many of His faithful servants. ’ ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Andolsun ki Davud'a ve Süleyman'a bir ilim verdik. . . (O ikisi): "Bizi iman eden kullarından pek çoğuna üstün kılan Allah'a aittir Hamd" dediler. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Andolsun, Davud'a ve Süleyman'a bir ilim verdik: "Bizi inanmış kullarından birçoğuna göre üstün kılan Allah'a hamdolsun." dediler. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Andolsun biz, Davud'a da Süleyman'a da ilim verdik. Onlar şöyle dediler: "Bizi, mümin kullarının birçoğundan üstün kılan Allah'a hamd olsun!" ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Andolsun! Biz Davud'a ve Süleyman'a ilim verdik. Onlar, "Hamd, bizi mü'min kullarının birçoğundan üstün kılan Allah'a mahsustur" dediler. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Şanım hakkı için Davuda ve Süleymana bir ılim verdik, ikisi de hamd o Allaha ki, dediler: bizi mü'min kullarından bir çoğunun üzerine tafdıyl buyurdu ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Andolsun ki, Davut'a ve Süleyman'a bir ilim verdik. İkisi de: "Bizi mü'min kullarının bir çoğundan üstün kılan Allah'a hamdolsun." dediler. ### Gültekin Onan Andolsun, Davud'a ve Süleyman'a bir ilim verdik: "Bizi inançlı kullarından birçoğuna göre üstün kılan Tanrı'ya hamdolsun" dediler. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Andolsun ki biz Davuda ve Süleymana ilim vermişizdir. (Bundan dolayı) onlar: "Bizi mü'min kullarının bir çoğundan üstün kılan. Allaha hamd olsun" dediler. ### İbni Kesir Andolsun ki; Biz, Davud'a ve Süleyman'a iıim verdik. İkisi de: Bizi mü'min kullarının çoğundan üstün kılan Allah'a hamdolsun, dediler. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Ve gerçek şu ki, Biz Davud'a da, Süleyman'a da ilim verdik; bunun için, onların ikisi de "Bütün övgüler, bizi inanan kullarının birçoğundan üstün kılan Allah'a aittir!" derlerdi. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Davud'a ve Süleyman'a da ilim vermiştik. Onlar da: -Bizi, mümin kullarından çoğuna üstün kılan Allah'a hamdolsun, demişlerdi. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Andolsun biz, Davud'a ve Süleyman'a bir ilim verdik de onlar: "Bizi inanan kullarından birçoğuna üstün kılan Allah'a hamdolsun." dediler. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Yemin olsun, biz, Davud'a da Süleyman'a da bir ilim verdik. Onlar şöyle dediler: "Bizi, mümin kullarının bir çoğundan üstün kılan Allah'a hamd olsun." ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Doğrusu, Davud'a ve Süleyman'a da ilim vermiştik; o ikisi "Bütün hamd, bizi mü'min kullarının birçoğundan üstün kılan Allah'a mahsustur!" demişlerdi. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Ant olsun ki Davud'a ve Süleyman'a bir ilim[1] verdik. İkisi de: "Tüm övgüler, bizi, inanan kullarının birçoğuna üstün kılan Allah'adır." dediler. _Footnotes_ - [1] Vahiy. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Gerçek şu ki, Davut'a ve Süleyman'a bilgi verdik. Şöyle dediler: "Bizi, inanan kullarının birçoğundan üstün kılan Allah'a övgüler olsun!" ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Davud'a ve Süleyman'a gerçekten bir ilim vermiştik. Onlar da "Bizi mümin kullarının birçoğundan üstün kılan Allah'a hamdolsun" dediler. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Yemin olsun ki biz Davud'a[1] ve Süleyman'a[2] bir ilim vermiştik; (onlar) "Bizi mümin kullarından birçoğuna üstün[3] kılan Allah'a hamd (övgü) olsun." demişlerdi. _Footnotes_ - [1] Hz. Davud'un kıssası için bkz. Bakara 2:247-251; Nisâ 4:163; Mâide 5:78; En‘âm 6:84; İsrâ 17:55; Enbiyâ 21:78-80; Neml 27:15-16; Sebe' 34:10-13; Sâd 38:17-26, 30. - [2] Hz. Süleyman'ın kıssası için bkz. Bakara 2:102; Nisâ 4:163; En‘âm 6:84; Enbiyâ 21:78-82; Neml 27:15-44; Sebe' 34:12-14; Sâd 38:30-40. - [3] Buradaki üstünlük/farklılık, bu iki peygamberin aynı zamanda hükümdar oluşları şeklinde anlaşılabilir. Zira baba-oğul bu iki peygamber hükümdar oluşları itibariyle diğer peygamberlerden hem farklıdır hem de üstündür. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Ant olsun ki Davud'a ve Süleyman'a bir ilim[1] verdik. İkisi de: "Tüm övgüler, bizi, inanan kullarının birçoğuna üstün kılan Allah'adır." dediler. _Footnotes_ - [1] Özel bilgi, yetenek. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Ant olsun ki Davud'a ve Süleyman'a bir ilim[1] verdik. İkisi de: "Tüm övgüler, bizi, iman eden kullarının birçoğuna üstün kılan Allah'adır." dediler. _Footnotes_ - [1] Özel bilgi, yetenek. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Biz, Davud'a ve Süleyman'a bir ilim verdik[1]. Onlar şöyle dediler: "Her şeyi mükemmel yapmak bizi, mümin kullarının çoğundan üstün kılan Allah'a özgüdür." _Footnotes_ - [1] [Enbiya 21/79.](https://quran.so/21/79) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَلَقَدْ — walaqad | And verily | — | | 2 | ءَاتَيْنَا — ātaynā | We gave | اتي — Elif-Te-Ye | | 3 | دَاوُۥدَ — dāwūda | Dawood | — | | 4 | وَسُلَيْمَـٰنَ — wasulaymāna | and Sulaiman | — | | 5 | عِلْمًۭا ۖ — ʿil'man | knowledge | علم — Ayn-Lam-Mim | | 6 | وَقَالَا — waqālā | and they said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 7 | ٱلْحَمْدُ — l-ḥamdu | Praise be | حمد — Ha-Mim-Dal | | 8 | لِلَّهِ — lillahi | to Allah | — | | 9 | ٱلَّذِى — alladhī | the One Who | — | | 10 | فَضَّلَنَا — faḍḍalanā | has favored us | فضل — Fe-Dad-Lam | | 11 | عَلَىٰ — ʿalā | over | — | | 12 | كَثِيرٍۢ — kathīrin | many | كثر — Kef-Se-Ra | | 13 | مِّنْ — min | of | — | | 14 | عِبَادِهِ — ʿibādihi | His servants | عبد — Ayn-Be-Dal | | 15 | ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ — l-mu'minīna | the believers | امن — Elif-Mim-Nun | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-14.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-16.md Retrieved: 2026-08-24 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.