˹He ordered,˺ “Bring them back to me!” Then he began to rub down their legs and necks.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
[He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking1 [their] legs and necks.
— Saheeh International
And indeed, We tested Solomon, placing a ˹deformed˺ body on his throne,1 then he turned ˹to Allah in repentance˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body;1 then he returned.2
— Saheeh International
He prayed, “My Lord! Forgive me, and grant me an authority that will never be matched by anyone after me. You are indeed the Giver ˹of all bounties˺.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."
— Saheeh International
So We subjected to him the wind, blowing gently at his command to wherever he pleased.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his command, gently, wherever he directed,
— Saheeh International
And ˹We subjected to him˺ every builder and diver1 of the jinn,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver.
— Saheeh International
and others bound together in chains.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And others bound together in irons.
— Saheeh International
˹Allah said,˺ “This is Our gift, so give or withhold ˹as you wish˺, never to be called to account.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
[We said], "This is Our gift, so grant or withhold without account."
— Saheeh International
And he will indeed have ˹a status of˺ closeness to Us and an honourable destination!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.
— Saheeh International
And remember Our servant Job, when he cried out to his Lord, “Satan has afflicted me with distress and suffering.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And remember Our servant Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, Satan has touched me with hardship and torment."
— Saheeh International
˹We responded,˺ “Stomp your foot: ˹now˺ here is a cool ˹and refreshing˺ spring for washing and drinking.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
[So he was told], "Strike [the ground] with your foot; this is a [spring for a] cool bath and drink."
— Saheeh International
And We gave him back his family, twice as many, as a mercy from Us and a lesson for people of reason.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We granted him his family and a like [number] with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for those of understanding.
— Saheeh International