سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 81
وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةً تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَـٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا ۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَـٰلِمِينَ ﴿81﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And to Sulaimân (Solomon) (We subjected) the wind strongly raging, running by his command towards the land which We had blessed. And of everything We are the All-Knower.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ
walisulaymāna
And to Sulaiman
ٱلرِّيحَ
l-rīḥa
the wind
عَاصِفَةًۭ
ʿāṣifatan
forcefully
تَجْرِى
tajrī
blowing
بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ
bi-amrihi
by his command
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
بَـٰرَكْنَا
bāraknā
We blessed
فِيهَا ۚ
fīhā
[in it]
وَكُنَّا
wakunnā
And We are
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
of every
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
عَـٰلِمِينَ
ʿālimīna
Knowers
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
81. 1. That is, just as the mountains and birds were subjected to Dawud (عليه السلام), similarly, the wind was made subservient to Sulayman (عليه السلام). He would sit on his throne along with his ministers and officials, and wherever he wished, journeys of months would be covered in moments and hours, and he would reach there; the wind would carry his throne. By the blessed land is meant the region of Sham (Syria).
