وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَانَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ

Word by Word (2021) Translation

And certainly We tried Sulaiman, and We placed on his throne a body; then he turned.

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Muhammad Asad

But [ere this], indeed, We had tried Solomon by placing upon his throne a [lifeless] body; and thereupon he turned [towards Us; and]

Arthur John Arberry

Certainly We tried Solomon, and We cast upon his throne a mere body; then he repented

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And We did try Solomon: We placed on his throne a body (without life); but he did turn (to Us in true devotion)

Arabic

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَـٰنَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِۦ جَسَدًۭا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ ۝٣٤

Transliteration

walaqad fatannā sulaymāna wa-alqaynā ʿalā kur'siyyihi jasadan thumma anāb

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