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Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 79 (21:79)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

فَفَهَّمْنَٰهَا سُلَيْمَٰنَ ۚ وَكُلًّا ءَاتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ٱلْجِبَالَ …

Quran 21:79 is ayah 79 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 328 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:79
فَفَهَّمْنَٰهَاسُلَيْمَٰنَ ۚوَكُلًّاءَاتَيْنَاحُكْمًاوَعِلْمًا ۚوَسَخَّرْنَامَعَدَاوُۥدَٱلْجِبَالَيُسَبِّحْنَوَٱلطَّيْرَ ۚوَكُنَّافَٰعِلِينَ٧٩
fafahhamnāhā sulaymāna wakullan ātaynā ḥuk'man waʿil'man wasakharnā maʿa dāwūda l-jibāla yusabbiḥ'na wal-ṭayra wakunnā fāʿilīna

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].(79)

Word by word

  1. فَفَهَّمْنَٰهَاfafahhamnāhāAnd We gave understanding of it
  2. سُلَيْمَٰنَ ۚsulaymāna(to) Sulaiman
  3. وَكُلًّاwakullanand (to) each
  4. ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
  5. حُكْمًاḥuk'manjudgment
  6. وَعِلْمًا ۚwaʿil'manand knowledge
  7. وَسَخَّرْنَاwasakharnāAnd We subjected
  8. مَعَmaʿawith
  9. دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawud
  10. ٱلْجِبَالَl-jibālathe mountains
  11. يُسَبِّحْنَyusabbiḥ'na(to) glorify Our praises
  12. وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۚwal-ṭayraand the birds
  13. وَكُنَّاwakunnāAnd We were
  14. فَٰعِلِينَfāʿilīnathe Doers

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