سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 12
وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ ۖ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُۥ عَيْنَ ٱلْقِطْرِ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ مَن يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِۦ ۖ وَمَن يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And to Solomon (We subjected) the wind, its morning (stride from sunrise till midnoon) was a month’s (journey), and its afternoon (stride from the midday decline of the sun to sunset) was a month’s (journey i.e. in one day he could travel two months’ (journey). And We caused a fount of (molten) brass to flow for him, and there were jinn that worked in front of him, by the Leave of his Lord. And whosoever of them turned aside from Our Command, We shall cause him to taste of the torment of the blazing Fire.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ
walisulaymāna
And to Sulaiman
ٱلرِّيحَ
l-rīḥa
the wind
غُدُوُّهَا
ghuduwwuhā
its morning course
شَهْرٌۭ
shahrun
(was) a month
وَرَوَاحُهَا
warawāḥuhā
and its afternoon course
شَهْرٌۭ ۖ
shahrun
(was) a month
وَأَسَلْنَا
wa-asalnā
and We caused to flow
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
عَيْنَ
ʿayna
a spring
ٱلْقِطْرِ ۖ
l-qiṭ'ri
(of) molten copper
وَمِنَ
wamina
And [of]
ٱلْجِنِّ
l-jini
the jinn
مَن
man
who
يَعْمَلُ
yaʿmalu
worked
بَيْنَ
bayna
before him
يَدَيْهِ
yadayhi
before him
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by the permission
رَبِّهِۦ ۖ
rabbihi
(of) his Lord
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَزِغْ
yazigh
deviated
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
among them
عَنْ
ʿan
from
أَمْرِنَا
amrinā
Our Command
نُذِقْهُ
nudhiq'hu
We will make him taste
مِنْ
min
of
عَذَابِ
ʿadhābi
(the) punishment
ٱلسَّعِيرِ
l-saʿīri
(of) the Blaze
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.
12. 1 That is, Prophet Sulaiman (Solomon) AS, along with the nobles of the kingdom and the army, would sit on the throne, and wherever he commanded, the winds would carry it with such speed that the distance of a month’s journey from morning to noon would be covered in one stage, and then similarly, from noon to night, the distance of a month’s journey would be covered. In this way, the distance of two months would be covered in one day.
12. 2 That is, just as iron was made soft for Prophet Dawud (David) AS, for Prophet Sulaiman AS, We caused a spring of copper to flow, so that from the metal of copper, he could make whatever he wished.
12. 3 According to most commentators, this punishment will be given on the Day of Resurrection. But according to some, this is a worldly punishment; they say that Allah appointed an angel who had a rod of fire in his hand. Any jinn who disobeyed the command of Prophet Sulaiman AS, the angel would strike him with that rod, by which he would be burnt to ashes (Fath al-Qadeer).
12. 2 That is, just as iron was made soft for Prophet Dawud (David) AS, for Prophet Sulaiman AS, We caused a spring of copper to flow, so that from the metal of copper, he could make whatever he wished.
12. 3 According to most commentators, this punishment will be given on the Day of Resurrection. But according to some, this is a worldly punishment; they say that Allah appointed an angel who had a rod of fire in his hand. Any jinn who disobeyed the command of Prophet Sulaiman AS, the angel would strike him with that rod, by which he would be burnt to ashes (Fath al-Qadeer).
