قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبْغِى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَقَلِيلٌۭ مَّا هُمْ ۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّٰهُ فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًۭا وَأَنَابَ ۩
Translation
Sahih International
[David] said, "He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe [in addition] to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds - and few are they." And David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allah].
Word-by-Word Translation
قَالَ
He said
لَقَدْ
Certainly
ظَلَمَكَ
he has wronged you
بِسُؤَالِ
by demanding
نَعْجَتِكَ
your ewe
إِلَىٰ
to
نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖ
his ewes
وَإِنَّ
And indeed
كَثِيرًۭا
many
مِّنَ
of
ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ
the partners
لَيَبْغِى
certainly oppress
بَعْضُهُمْ
some of them
عَلَىٰ
[on]
بَعْضٍ
another
إِلَّا
except
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
believe
وَعَمِلُوا۟
and do
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ
righteous deeds
وَقَلِيلٌۭ
and few
مَّا
(are) they
هُمْ ۗ
(are) they
وَظَنَّ
And became certain
دَاوُۥدُ
Dawood
أَنَّمَا
that
فَتَنَّـٰهُ
We (had) tried him
فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ
and he asked forgiveness
رَبَّهُۥ
(of) his Lord
وَخَرَّ
and fell down
رَاكِعًۭا
bowing
وَأَنَابَ ۩
and turned in repentance
٢٤
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