اِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَیْهِ بِالْعَشِیِّ الصّٰفِنٰتُ الْجِیَادُۙ۝۳۱

When they brought fleet-footed chargers in the evening to show him,

فَقَالَ اِنِّیْۤ اَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ الْخَیْرِ عَنْ ذِكْرِ رَبِّیْ ۚ حَتّٰی تَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِۥ۝۳۲

He said: "The love of horses is worthy of desire to me for the remembrance of my Lord;" and when they were out of sight, (he said):

رُدُّوْهَا عَلَیَّ ؕ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِالسُّوْقِ وَ الْاَعْنَاقِ۝۳۳

"Bring them back to me," and he began to rub and stroke their shanks and necks.

وَ لَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَیْمٰنَ وَ اَلْقَیْنَا عَلٰی كُرْسِیِّهٖ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ اَنَابَ۝۳۴

We surely tried Solomon, and placed another body on his throne. So he turned to God

قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِیْ وَهَبْ لِیْ مُلْكًا لَّا یَنْۢبَغِیْ لِاَحَدٍ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِیْ ۚ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ۝۳۵

Saying: "O Lord, forgive me, and give me such a dominion as none will merit after me. You are the great bestower."

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّیْحَ تَجْرِیْ بِاَمْرِهٖ رُخَآءً حَیْثُ اَصَابَۙ۝۳۶

So we subjugated the wind to his service which carried his merchandise wheresoever he wished;

وَ الشَّیٰطِیْنَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ وَّ غَوَّاصٍۙ۝۳۷

And the devils -- the builders and divers of all kinds,

وَّ اٰخَرِیْنَ مُقَرَّنِیْنَ فِی الْاَصْفَادِ۝۳۸

And many others bound in bond.

هٰذَا عَطَآؤُنَا فَامْنُنْ اَوْ اَمْسِكْ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ۝۳۹

"This is Our gift," (We said to him), "so bestow freely or withhold without reckoning."

وَ اِنَّ لَهٗ عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفٰی وَ حُسْنَ مَاٰبٍ۠۝۴۰

He has a high position with Us and an excellent abode.