وَدَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ إِذۡ يَحۡكُمَانِ فِي ٱلۡحَرۡثِ إِذۡ نَفَشَتۡ فِيهِ غَنَمُ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكۡمِهِمۡ شَٰهِدِينَ 78

78        And (remember) Dawud ( peace be upon him )  and Sulaiman ( peace be upon him ) , when they gave judgement regarding the crop of a field which was eaten up by the sheep of some people during the night. And We were present in their judgement.

فَفَهَّمۡنَٰهَا سُلَيۡمَٰنَۚ وَكُلًّا ءَاتَيۡنَا حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗاۚ وَسَخَّرۡنَا مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحۡنَ وَٱلطَّيۡرَۚ وَكُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ 79

79        We taught Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  the correct judgement of this (dispute). And We gave Prophethood and (religious) knowledge to each of them. And We put the mountains and the birds under the control of Dawud ( peace be upon him )  and they glorified Our Praise along with Dawud ( peace be upon him ) . (And nobody should be surprised by this) since it was We Who were the doer (of all these things).

وَعَلَّمۡنَٰهُ صَنۡعَةَ لَبُوسٖ لَّكُمۡ لِتُحۡصِنَكُم مِّنۢ بَأۡسِكُمۡۖ فَهَلۡ أَنتُمۡ شَٰكِرُونَ 80

80        We taught him the skills of manufacturing clothes (for battles) to protect you in your fighting. Will you then be grateful?

وَلِسُلَيۡمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةٗ تَجۡرِي بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي بَٰرَكۡنَا فِيهَاۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَٰلِمِينَ 81

81        And We put violent winds under Sulaiman’s ( peace be upon him )  control, which used to blow (smoothly) by his command towards the land which We had blessed (i.e. Greater Syria). And We are All-Knower of everything.

وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعۡمَلُونَ عَمَلٗا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمۡ حَٰفِظِينَ 82

82        And (similarly) the devils (from jinn) used to dive for Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  and they did other works besides that and it was We Who guarded them (so that the devils may not harm Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  by their rebellious nature).

۞وَأَيُّوبَ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ 83

83        And (remember) Ayyub ( peace be upon him )  when he prayed to his Creator: “Indeed, I am afflicted with distress, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy.”

فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفۡنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرّٖۖ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ أَهۡلَهُۥ وَمِثۡلَهُم مَّعَهُمۡ رَحۡمَةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِنَا وَذِكۡرَىٰ لِلۡعَٰبِدِينَ 84

84        So We granted his prayer, and We recovered him from the ailment which he had and We bestowed upon him his family (i.e. children which had disappeared or died) and also additionally equal number of children through Our Mercy and as a Reminder for Our (sincere) worshippers.

وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدۡرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖ كُلّٞ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ 85

85        And (remember) Ismail ( peace be upon him )  and Idris ( peace be upon him )  and Dhul-Kifl ( peace be upon him ) , all were from among the patient people.

وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي رَحۡمَتِنَآۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ 86

86        And We admitted them to Our Mercy. Indeed, they were from the righteous people.

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبٗا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 87

87        And (remember) the compan-ion of the fish [i.e. Yunus ( peace be upon him ) ], when he went away angrily (from his people who refused to believe. He did not wait for Our instruc-tions regarding his journey). So he thought that We shall not be able to seize him. (He was swallowed by a big fish during this journey). Then he prayed through the darkness [i.e. (i) darkness of the belly of the fish (ii) of the deep river water (iii) of the night] saying: “None has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah!), Glorified You are! Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers.”

فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُ‍ۨجِي ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 88

88        So We granted his prayer and removed his distress. And thus We rescue the believers.

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرۡنِي فَرۡدٗا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَ 89

89        And (remember) Zakariyya ( peace be upon him ) , when he prayed to his Creator: “O my Creator! (Please) don’t leave me childless. (Grant me an inheritor), and You are the Best of the inheritors.”

فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥ يَحۡيَىٰ وَأَصۡلَحۡنَا لَهُۥ زَوۡجَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَيَدۡعُونَنَا رَغَبٗا وَرَهَبٗاۖ وَكَانُواْ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ 90

90        So We answered his prayer and granted him Yahya ( peace be upon him )  and We cured for him (the child bearing defect of) his wife. Indeed, they used to hurry in performing good deeds, and used to pray to Us with great hope and extreme fear and used to tremble with humbleness before Us. (Note these are the prerequisites for a prayer to be granted).

وَٱلَّتِيٓ أَحۡصَنَتۡ فَرۡجَهَا فَنَفَخۡنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا وَٱبۡنَهَآ ءَايَةٗ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 91

91        And she who guarded her chastity (Virgin Maryam). We breathed towards her through Jibrael ( peace be upon him )  and made her and her son a sign for mankind and jinn.

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمۡ أُمَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمۡ فَٱعۡبُدُونِ 92

92        Indeed, this is your ummah (i.e. religion) which is, in fact, one and the same religion (introduced by all the Prophets). I am your Creator. Hence, worship Me (Alone) – (Ibn-Kathir).

وَتَقَطَّعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيۡنَا رَٰجِعُونَ 93

93        But people differed among themselves regarding their religion. They all shall return to Us.

فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٞ فَلَا كُفۡرَانَ لِسَعۡيِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ كَٰتِبُونَ 94

94        So whoever does good deeds while he is a believer, his efforts will not be rejected. And We, indeed, record it for him.

وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرۡيَةٍ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآ أَنَّهُمۡ لَا يَرۡجِعُونَ 95

95        And whichever community We have destroyed, it is impossible for them to return (to this world to repent to Us).

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُتِحَتۡ يَأۡجُوجُ وَمَأۡجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٖ يَنسِلُونَ 96

96        Until when Yajuj and Majuj are let loose and they will come down running from every height (or mountain).

وَٱقۡتَرَبَ ٱلۡوَعۡدُ ٱلۡحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِيَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبۡصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا قَدۡ كُنَّا فِي غَفۡلَةٖ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا بَلۡ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ 97

97        And when the true promise (Day of Resurrection) shall come closer to its occurrence, then the eyes of the disbelievers will be staring widely (in horror). (They will say:) “Woe to us! We indeed, were heedless to this. In fact, we were the wrong-doers.”