Surah Sad, Ayah 20 (38:20)

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وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ

Quran 38:20 is ayah 20 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 454 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:20
وَشَدَدْنَامُلْكَهُۥوَءَاتَيْنَٰهُٱلْحِكْمَةَوَفَصْلَٱلْخِطَابِ٢٠
washadadnā mul'kahu waātaynāhu l-ḥik'mata wafaṣla l-khiṭābi

And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.(20)

Word by word

  1. وَشَدَدْنَاwashadadnāAnd We strengthened
  2. مُلْكَهُۥmul'kahuhis kingdom
  3. وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُwaātaynāhuand We gave him
  4. ٱلْحِكْمَةَl-ḥik'mata[the] wisdom
  5. وَفَصْلَwafaṣlaand decisive
  6. ٱلْخِطَابِl-khiṭābispeech

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