إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّـٰفِنَـٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- [Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நன்கு பயிற்சியளிக்கப்பட்ட உயர்ந்த குதிரைகள் (ஒரு) மாலை நேரத்தில் அவர் முன் கொண்டுவரப்பட்ட பொழுது
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- සවස් කාලයෙහි මනාව වැඩුණු අශ්වයින් ඔහු වෙත ප්රදර්ශනය කරනු ලැබූ අවස්ථාව සිහිපත් කරනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- جب ان کے سامنے شام کے وقت تیز رو خاصے گھوڑے پیش کیے گئے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- （ある日の）黄昏時，駿馬が，かれに献上された時のことを思い起しなさい。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 当时，他在傍晚，检阅能静立、能奔驰的马队。
Tafsir of 38:31
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)
