أَمۡ

نَجۡعَلُ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

وَعَمِلُواْ

ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ

كَٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

أَمۡ

نَجۡعَلُ

ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ

كَٱلۡفُجَّارِ

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Or should We treat those who believe and do good like those who make mischief throughout the land? Or should We treat the righteous like the wicked?

˹This is˺ a blessed Book which We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ so that they may contemplate its verses, and people of reason may be mindful.

And We blessed David with Solomon—what an excellent servant ˹he was˺! Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.

˹Remember˺ when the well-trained, swift horses were paraded before him in the evening.

He then proclaimed, “I am truly in love with ˹these˺ fine things out of remembrance for Allah,” until they went out of sight.

˹He ordered,˺ “Bring them back to me!” Then he began to rub down their legs and necks.¹ 

And indeed, We tested Solomon, placing a ˹deformed˺ body on his throne,¹ then he turned ˹to Allah in repentance˺.

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˺.”

So We subjected to him the wind, blowing gently at his command to wherever he pleased.

And ˹We subjected to him˺ every builder and diver¹ of the jinn,

and others bound together in chains.

˹Allah said,˺ “This is Our gift, so give or withhold ˹as you wish˺, never to be called to account.”

And he will indeed have ˹a status of˺ closeness to Us and an honourable destination!

And remember Our servant Job, when he cried out to his Lord, “Satan has afflicted me with distress and suffering.”

˹We responded,˺ “Stomp your foot: ˹now˺ here is a cool ˹and refreshing˺ spring for washing and drinking.”