And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back ˹to Allah˺.  

وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُودَ سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ  

˹Mention˺ when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised ˹standing˺ racehorses.  

إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْعَشِيِّ الصَّافِنَاتُ الْجِيَادُ  

And he said, "Indeed, I gave preference to the love of good ˹things˺ over the remembrance of my Lord until the sun disappeared into the curtain ˹of darkness˺."  

فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ الْخَيْرِ عَنْ ذِكْرِ رَبِّي حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِ  

˹He said˺, "Return them to me," and set about striking ˹their˺ legs and necks.  

رُدُّوهَا عَلَيَّ ۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًا بِالسُّوقِ وَالْأَعْنَاقِ  

And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body; then he returned.  

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَانَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ  

He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."  

قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَهَبْ لِي مُلْكًا لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ  

So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his command, gently, wherever he directed,  

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّيحَ تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ رُخَاءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ  

And ˹also˺ the devils ˹of jinn˺ - every builder and diver  

وَالشَّيَاطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّاءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ  

And others bound together in shackles.  

وَآخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِي الْأَصْفَادِ  

˹We said˺, "This is Our gift, so grant or withhold without account."  

هَٰذَا عَطَاؤُنَا فَامْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ  

And indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.  

وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ