Surah Saba, Ayah 13 (34:13)

سَبَأ

يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُۥ مَا يَشَآءُ مِن مَّحَٰرِيبَ وَتَمَٰثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَٱلْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَٰتٍ ۚ …

Quran 34:13 is ayah 13 of Surah Saba (“Sheba”), a Meccan surah of 54 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 429 of the Madani Mushaf.

34:13
يَعْمَلُونَلَهُۥمَايَشَآءُمِنمَّحَٰرِيبَوَتَمَٰثِيلَوَجِفَانٍكَٱلْجَوَابِوَقُدُورٍرَّاسِيَٰتٍ ۚٱعْمَلُوٓا۟ءَالَدَاوُۥدَشُكْرًا ۚوَقَلِيلٌمِّنْعِبَادِىَٱلشَّكُورُ١٣
yaʿmalūna lahu mā yashāu min maḥārība watamāthīla wajifānin kal-jawābi waqudūrin rāsiyātin iʿ'malū āla dāwūda shuk'ran waqalīlun min ʿibādiya l-shakūru

They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.(13)

Word by word

  1. يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnaThey worked
  2. لَهُۥlahufor him
  3. مَاmāwhat
  4. يَشَآءُyashāuhe willed
  5. مِنminof
  6. مَّحَٰرِيبَmaḥārībaelevated chambers
  7. وَتَمَٰثِيلَwatamāthīlaand statues
  8. وَجِفَانٍwajifāninand bowls
  9. كَٱلْجَوَابِkal-jawābilike reservoirs
  10. وَقُدُورٍwaqudūrinand cooking-pots
  11. رَّاسِيَٰتٍ ۚrāsiyātinfixed
  12. ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟iʿ'malūWork
  13. ءَالَālaO family
  14. دَاوُۥدَdāwūda(of) Dawood
  15. شُكْرًا ۚshuk'ran(in) gratitude
  16. وَقَلِيلٌwaqalīlunBut few
  17. مِّنْminof
  18. عِبَادِىَʿibādiyaMy slaves
  19. ٱلشَّكُورُl-shakūru(are) grateful

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