سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 11
أَنِ ٱعْمَلْ سَـٰبِغَـٰتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِى ٱلسَّرْدِ ۖ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَـٰلِحًا ۖ إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Saying: "Make you perfect coats of mail, and balance well the rings of chain armour, and work you (men) righteousness. Truly, I am All-Seer of what you do."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَنِ
ani
That
ٱعْمَلْ
iʿ'mal
make
سَـٰبِغَـٰتٍۢ
sābighātin
full coats of mail
وَقَدِّرْ
waqaddir
and measure precisely
فِى
fī
[of]
ٱلسَّرْدِ ۖ
l-sardi
the links (of armor)
وَٱعْمَلُوا۟
wa-iʿ'malū
and work
صَـٰلِحًا ۖ
ṣāliḥan
righteousness
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I Am
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
بَصِيرٌۭ
baṣīrun
All-Seer
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
11. (And We said:) "Make full-length coats of mail, and measure the links precisely. And (O family of David) do righteous deeds [17]. Surely I am All-Seeing of what you do."
[17] Among your righteous deeds, one notable good deed was that despite being a king and a prophet, you did not like to put the burden of your personal expenses on the public treasury. Rather, you used to make coats of mail and live off their earnings, as is clear from the following hadith. Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib says that the Prophet ﷺ said: "No one has ever eaten better food than that which he eats from the work of his own hands, and Allah's Prophet Dawud ؑ used to eat from what he earned with his own hands (by making coats of mail)." [بخاری۔ کتاب البیوع۔ باب کسب الرجل و بعمله بیدہ۔]
[17] Among your righteous deeds, one notable good deed was that despite being a king and a prophet, you did not like to put the burden of your personal expenses on the public treasury. Rather, you used to make coats of mail and live off their earnings, as is clear from the following hadith. Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib says that the Prophet ﷺ said: "No one has ever eaten better food than that which he eats from the work of his own hands, and Allah's Prophet Dawud ؑ used to eat from what he earned with his own hands (by making coats of mail)." [بخاری۔ کتاب البیوع۔ باب کسب الرجل و بعمله بیدہ۔]
