فَفَهَّمۡنَٰهَا
سُلَيۡمَٰنَۚ
وَكُلًّا
ءَاتَيۡنَا
حُكۡمٗا
وَعِلۡمٗاۚ
وَسَخَّرۡنَا
مَعَ
دَاوُۥدَ
ٱلۡجِبَالَ
يُسَبِّحۡنَ
وَٱلطَّيۡرَۚ
وَكُنَّا
فَٰعِلِينَ
٧٩
We guided ˹young˺ Solomon to a fairer settlement,1 and granted each of them wisdom and knowledge. We subjected the mountains as well as the birds to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with David. It is We Who did ˹it all˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And We gave understanding of it [i.e., the case] to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].1
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Dawud and Sulayman and the Signs which They were given; the Story of the People whose Sheep pastured at Night in the Field
Abu Ishaq narrated from Murrah from Ibn Mas`ud: "That crop was grapes, bunches of which were dangling." This was also the view of Shurayh. Ibn `Abbas said: "Nafash means grazing.
…Dawud and Sulayman and the Signs which They were given; the Story of the People whose Sheep pastured at Night in the Field
Abu Ishaq narrated from Murr
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