Stem كُ - Quranic Morphology

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Said one who had knowledge of the Book, ‘I will bring it to thee before thy noble messengers return to thee.’ And when he saw it set before him, he said, ‘This is by the grace of my Lord, that He may try me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. And whosoever is grateful is grateful for the good of his own soul; but whosoever is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Self- Sufficient, Generous.’

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

وہ شخص جس کے پاس کتاب کا علم تھا اس نے کہا میں اسے تیرے پاس لے آؤں گا پیشتر اس سے کہ تیرا نگہبان دستہ تیری طرف لوٹ آئے۔ پس جب اس نے اسے اپنے پاس پڑا پایا تو کہا یہ محض میرے ربّ کے فضل سے ہے تا کہ وہ مجھے آزمائے کہ میں شکر کرتا ہوں یا ناشکری۔ اور جو بھی شکر کرتا ہے تو اپنے نفس کے فائدہ کے لئے شکر کرتا ہے اور جو ناشکری کرتا ہے تو میرا ربّ یقیناً مستغنی اور صاحبِ اکرام ہے۔

French

Un d’entre eux qui avait une bonne connaissance du Livre dit : « Je te l’apporterai avant que tu n'aies cligné de l'oeil. » Et lorsqu’il le vit placé devant lui, il dit : « Ceci est de la grâce de mon Seigneur, afin qu’Il m’éprouve pour découvrir si je suis reconnaissant ou ingrat. Et quiconque est reconnaissant est reconnaissant pour le bien de sa propre âme ; mais quiconque est ingrat, en vérité mon Seigneur Se suffit à Lui-Même, et Il est Généreux. »

German

Da sprach einer, der Kenntnis von der Schrift hatte: "Ich bringe ihn dir, ehe dein Blick zu dir zurückkehrt." Und da er ihn vor sich stehen sah, sprach er: "Dies ist durch die Gnade meines Herrn, dass Er mich prüfen möge, ob ich dankbar oder undankbar bin. Und wer dankbar ist, der ist dankbar zum Heil seiner eigenen Seele; wer aber undankbar ist – siehe, mein Herr ist Sich Selbst genügend, freigebig."

Chinese

一位具有 (安拉) 经典知识的人说: “在你转瞬之间, 我将把它拿到你面前。”当他 (素莱曼) 在自己近处看到放着的那个宝座时, 他说: “这是来自我养主的恩典, 以便他考验我是感恩谢德的人, 还是忘恩负义的人。凡是感恩谢德者, 他是为了自己的好处而感恩谢德; 凡是忘恩背义者, (必须确知) 我的养主是自足的, 宽厚好施的。”

Italian

Disse uno che aveva conoscenza del libro: «Te lo porterò io, prima che tu possa batter ciglio.» E quando Egli vide il trono posto davanti a lui, esclamò: «Questo è per grazia del mio Signore, perché possa mettermi alla prova e vedere se sono riconoscente o ingrato. E chiunque sia riconoscente, è tale per il bene della sua stessa anima; ma chiunque sia ingrato, in verità il mio Signore è Autosufficiente, Generoso.»

Spanish

Dijo uno que tenía conocimiento del Libro: “Te lo traeré en menos de un abrir y cerrar de ojos”. Y cuando lo vio ante él, dijo: “Esto es por la gracia de mi Señor, para probarme si soy agradecido o ingrato. ues quien es agradecido lo es ciertamente para el bien de su propia alma; mas quien es desagradecido, sepa que, en verdad, mi Señor es Auto‑Suficiente, Generoso”.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

(اس پر) اس شخص [3]نے جس کو (الٰہی) کتاب کا علم حاصل تھا کہا کہ میں تیرے پاس اس (تخت) کو تیرے آنکھ جھپکنے سے پہلے لے آؤں گا۔ پس جب (سلیمان نے) اس کو پاس رکھا ہوا دیکھا تو اس نے کہا۔ یہ میرے رب کے فضل کی وجہ سے ہوا ہے تا کہ وہ مجھے آزمائے کہ میں شکر کرتا ہوں یا ناشکری کرتا ہوں اور جو شکر کرے وہ اپنی جان کے فائدہ کے لئے ایسا کرتا ہے اور جو ناشکری کرے تو یقیناً میرا رب بے نیاز (اور) بڑی سخاوت کرنے والا ہے۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

Said one who had knowledge of the book, ‘I will bring it to thee before thy noble envoy[2174] returns to thee.’ And when he saw it set before him, he said, ‘This is of the grace of my Lord, that He may try me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. And whosoever is grateful is grateful for the good of his own soul; but whosoever is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Self-Sufficient, Gracious.’

English - Five Volume Translation

Said one who had knowledge of the book, ‘I will bring it to thee before thy noble messenger returns to thee.’ And when he saw it set before him, he said, ‘This is by the grace of my Lord, that He may try me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. And whosoever is grateful is grateful for the good of his own soul; but whosoever is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Self-Sufficient, Generous.’[2841]

Important Words:

طرفک (thy noble messenger) is infinitive noun from طرف (tarafa). They say طرف فلان i.e. such a one saw. طرف عینه means, his eyes moved in order to see. طرف means, the extremity or end of anything; eye, look, glance, blinking; a noble or generous man in respect of ancestry; government revenue; a messenger from Yemen. کریم الطرفین means, noble in respect of both father and mother. اطراف الارض means, the noble or exalted and the learned men of the earth. اطراف الناس means, the lower orders of the people. علی طرف means, beside, aside or apart (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The phrase قبل ان یرتد الیک طرفک may mean, (1) before thy messenger from Yemen returns to thee; (2) before the nobleman whom thou hast sent comes back to thee from Yemen; (3) in the twinkling of an eye, i.e. in a very short time; (4) before the government revenue is deposited in the treasury. In the last-mentioned meaning of طرف the expression would mean, "I would need no more money, the money already in the government treasury would be quite sufficient to meet the expenses of constructing a throne for the queen."

The expression "who had knowledge of the book" seems to refer to one who knew the intricacies of finance. He might be Solomon’s finance minister.

In this and the previous verse two offers to make the throne for Solomon have been mentioned, one by the ‘Ifrit who offered to prepare the throne before Solomon had raised his camp and started back, and the other by "the man who had knowledge." The latter made a still better offer of finishing the throne before Solomon’s messenger came back with the reply to his letter from the Queen. The context shows that Solomon accepted the second offer because he wanted to have the throne finished before the Queen came to pay her respects to him as he was to stay at that place till she had come and the whole ceremony was over. The verse also implies that all sorts of men were employed by Solomon—men of knowledge and experience, skilled and unskilled labourers, craftsmen and technicians.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

جس شخص کے پاس کتاب کا علم تھا وہ بولا "میں آپ کی پلک جھپکنے سے پہلے اسے لائے دیتا ہوں" جونہی کہ سلیمانؑ نے وہ تخت اپنے پاس رکھا ہوا دیکھا، وہ پکار اٹھا "یہ میرے رب کا فضل ہے تاکہ وہ مجھے آزمائے کہ میں شکر کرتا ہوں یا کافر نعمت بن جاتا ہوں اور جو کوئی شکر کرتا ہے اس کا شکر اس کے اپنے ہی لیے مفید ہے، ورنہ کوئی ناشکری کرے تو میرا رب بے نیاز اور اپنی ذات میں آپ بزرگ ہے"

English - Sahih

Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the favor of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful - his gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful - then indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous."

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اس شخص نے کہا جس کے پاس کتاب کا علم تھا میں اسے تیری آنکھ جھپکنے سے پہلے لا دیتا ہوں پھر جب اسے اپنے روبرو رکھا دیکھا تو کہنے لگا یہ میرے رب کا ایک فضل ہے تاکہ میری آزمائش کرے کیا میں شکر کرتا ہوں یا ناشکری اور جو شخص شکر کرتا ہے اپنے ہی نفع کے لیے شکر کرتا ہے اورجو ناشکری کرتا ہے تو میرا رب بھی بے پرواہ عزت والا ہے

English - Talal Itani

Said one who, with him (was) knowledge of the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before [that] returns to you your glance." Then when he saw it placed before him, he said, "This (is) from (the) Favor (of) my Lord, to test me whether I am grateful or I am ungrateful. And whoever (is) grateful then only he is grateful for his own soul. And whoever (is) ungrateful, then indeed, my Lord (is) Self-sufficient, Noble."

Chinese Commentary ^*

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

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چونکہ ملک یہود کا تھا اس لئے عبرانی عالم کو یقین تھا کہ یہودی میرے لئے بہت جلد کام کریں گے پس اس نے عفریت سے پہلے عرش لانے کا وعدہ کیا اور کہا کہ میں تخت کو فوراً حاضر کردوں گا۔ مختلف زبانوں میں آنکھ جھپکنے کا محاورہ جلدی پر دلالت کرتا ہے اور اسے لفظی نہیں قرار دیا جاتا۔ یہاں بھی انہیں معنوں میں استعمال ہوا ہے۔

English - Arberry

and I am trusty.' Said he who possessed knowledge of the Book, 'I will bring it to thee, before ever thy glance returns to thee.' Then, when he saw it settled before him, he said, 'This is of my Lord's bounty that He may try me, whether I am thankful or ungrateful. Whosoever gives thanks gives thanks only for his own soul's good, and whosoever is ungrateful -- my Lord is surely All-sufficient, All-generous.'

English - Maududi

And he who had some knowledge of the Book said: "I will bring it before the twinkling of your eye." When Solomon saw the throne placed firmly beside him, he cried out: "This is by the grace of my Lord so that He may test me whether I give thanks for (His Bounty) or act with ingratitude. Whoever is grateful is so to his own good; and whoever is ungrateful, let him know that my Lord is Immensely Resourceful, Most Bountiful."

English - Ahmed Ali

But one who had knowledge of the letter, said: "I will bring it to you in the twinkling of an eye." When Solomon saw it before him, (he said): "This is by the grace of my Lord that He may test me whether I am grateful or I am thankless. Yet if one is grateful, he is grateful for himself, and if one is thankless, then surely my Lord is unconcerned and magnanimous."

English - Yusuf Ali

Said one who had knowledge of the Book: "I will bring it to thee within the twinkling of an eye!" Then when (Solomon) saw it placed firmly before him, he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord!- to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! and if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honour!"

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

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Important Words:

طرفک (thy noble messenger) is infinitive noun from طرف (tarafa). They say طرف فلان i.e. such a one saw. طرف عینه means, his eyes moved in order to see. طرف means, the extremity or end of anything; eye, look, glance, blinking; a noble or generous man in respect of ancestry; government revenue; a messenger from Yemen. کریم الطرفین means, noble in respect of both father and mother. اطراف الارض means, the noble or exalted and the learned men of the earth. اطراف الناس means, the lower orders of the people. علی طرف means, beside, aside or apart (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The phrase قبل ان یرتد الیک طرفک may mean, (1) before thy messenger from Yemen returns to thee; (2) before the nobleman whom thou hast sent comes back to thee from Yemen; (3) in the twinkling of an eye, i.e. in a very short time; (4) before the government revenue is deposited in the treasury. In the last-mentioned meaning of طرف the expression would mean, "I would need no more money, the money already in the government treasury would be quite sufficient to meet the expenses of constructing a throne for the queen."

The expression "who had knowledge of the book" seems to refer to one who knew the intricacies of finance. He might be Solomon’s finance minister.

In this and the previous verse two offers to make the throne for Solomon have been mentioned, one by the ‘Ifrit who offered to prepare the throne before Solomon had raised his camp and started back, and the other by "the man who had knowledge." The latter made a still better offer of finishing the throne before Solomon’s messenger came back with the reply to his letter from the Queen. The context shows that Solomon accepted the second offer because he wanted to have the throne finished before the Queen came to pay her respects to him as he was to stay at that place till she had come and the whole ceremony was over. The verse also implies that all sorts of men were employed by Solomon—men of knowledge and experience, skilled and unskilled labourers, craftsmen and technicians.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

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Tarf meaning, a glance; a noble man; government revenue; a messenger from Yemen (Lane). The expression may mean: (1) Before thy envoy from Yemen returns to thee; (2) in the twinkling of an eye; (3) before the government revenue is deposited in the treasury. In the last-mentioned meaning the expression would signify, 'I would need no more money; the money already in the government treasury would be quite enough to meet the expenses of constructing a throne for the queen.' The expression, 'who had knowledge of the book,' seems to refer to one who knew the intricacies of finance. Possibly, he was Solomon’s finance minister.

In this and the previous verse two offers to make the throne for Solomon have been mentioned, one by the ‘Ifrit who offered to prepare the throne before Solomon should strike camp and start back, and the other by 'the man who had knowledge.' The latter made a still better offer of finishing the throne before Solomon’s envoy came back with the reply to his letter f

English - Pickthall

One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's hurt). For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

One having knowledge of the Book said: I will bring it to thee in the twinkling of an eye. Then when he saw it settled beside him, he said: This is of the grace of my Lord, that He may try me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful, he is grateful only for his own soul, and whoever is ungrateful, then surely my Lord is Self-sufficient, Bountiful.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Thereupon one who had knowledge of the Book said: I will bring it to thee in the twinkling of an eye. When Solomon saw it set before him, he exclaimed: This is by the grace of my Lord, that He may try me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. Whosoever is grateful it is for the good of his own self; and whosoever is ungrateful, then surely my Lord is Self-Sufficient, Generous.

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