وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُۥدَ سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- இன்னும் தாவூதுக்கு(ப் புதல்வராக) ஸுலைமானை வழங்கினோம்; சிறப்பான (நம்) நல்லடியார், நிச்சயமாக அவர் (எதிலும் நம்மையே) நோக்குபவர்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද අපි දාවූද්ට සුලයිමාන්ව තිළිණයක් ලෙස පිරිනැමුවෙමු. එම ගැත්තා යහපත් විය. නියත වශයෙන් ම ඔහු ඉමහත් ලෙස (අල්ලාහ් වෙත) නැඹුරු වන්නෙකි.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور ہم نے داؤد کو سلیمان (نامی فرزند) عطا فرمایا، جو بڑا اچھا بنده تھا اور بے حد رجوع کرنے واﻻ تھا.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- われはダーウードにスライマーンを授けた。何と優れたしもべではないか。かれは悔悟して常に（われに）帰った。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 我将素莱曼赐予达五德，那个仆人真是优美！他确是归依真主的。
Tafsir of 38:30
Sulayman the Son of Dawud Allah tells us that he gave Sulayman to Dawud as a Prophet, as He says elsewhere: وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَنُ دَاوُودَ (And Sulayman inherited Dawud) (27:1). meaning, he inherited prophethood from him. Dawud had other sons besides Sulayman, for he had one hundred free wives. نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ (How excellent a servant! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in repentance (to Us)!) This is praise for Sulayman, because he was very much obedient, worshipping Allah much and always turning to Allah in repentance. إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْعَشِىِّ الصَّفِنَتُ الْجِيَادُ (When there were displayed before him, in the afternoon, well trained horses of the highest breed.) means, these well trained horses were shown to Sulayman, peace be upon him, in his capacity as king and ruler. Mujahid said, "They were the kind of horses which stand on three legs and raise the fourth, and they were swift horses." This was also the view of several others among the Salaf. Abu Dawud recorded that `A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came back from the campaign of Tabuk or Khaybar, and there was a curtain covering her room.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
