The Holy Quran 34:12 — Surah Saba

Arabic text

وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ ۖ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُۥ عَيْنَ ٱلْقِطْرِ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ مَن يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِۦ ۖ وَمَن يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

Translation

We placed the wind at the service of Sulaymaan عليه الصلاة والسلام (so that it blew at his command). Its (distance of) travel (when transporting him) in the morning was (equal to the distance usually covered in) a month's journey and its travel in the evening was (also equal to the distance usually covered in) a month's journey. (Sulaymaan عليه الصلاة والسلام could therefore travel wherever he wished at tremendous speed.) We also caused a spring of (molten) copper to flow for him (which he could use as he pleased without having to dig for it and melt it). There were those of the Jinn who used to work before him by the command of his Rabb. Those of them (the Jinn) who turned away from Our command (refusing to work for Sulaymaan عليه الصلاة والسلام), We would make them taste the (blazing) punishment (which made use) of fire.

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

وسخَّرنا لسليمان الريح تجري من أول النهار إلى انتصافه مسيرة شهر، ومن منتصف النهار إلى الليل مسيرة شهر بالسير المعتاد، وأسلنا له النحاس كما يسيل الماء، يعمل به ما يشاء، وسخَّرنا له من الجن من يعمل بين يديه بإذن ربه، ومن يعدل منهم عن أمرنا الذي أمرناه به من طاعة سليمان نذقه من عذاب النار المستعرة.

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