Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 251
| فَهَزَمُوهُمْ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَقَتَلَ دَاوُودُ جَالُوتَ وَآتَاهُ اللَّهُ الْمُلْكَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَهُ مِمَّا يَشَاءُ ۗ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَفَسَدَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | fa- hazamo -hum bi- 'idhn 'allaah wa- qatala daawod jaalot wa- 'aataa -hu 'allaah al- mulk wa- al- h.ikmah wa- callama -hu min maa yashaa' wa- law-laa dafc 'allaah an- naas bacd. -hum bi- bacd. la- fasadat al- 'ard. wa- laakin 'allaah dho fad.l calaa al- caalamen |
| Pickthall | : | So they routed them by Allah's leave and David slew Goliath; and Allah gave him the kingdom and wisdom, and taught him of that which He willeth. And if Allah had not repelled some men by others the earth would have been corrupted. But Allah is a Lord of Kindness to (His) creatures. |
| Asad | : | And thereupon, by God's leave, they routed them. And David slew Goliath; and God bestowed upon him dominion, and wisdom, and imparted to him the knowledge of whatever He willed. And if God had not enabled people to defend themselves against one another,242 corruption would surely overwhelm the earth: but God is limitless in His bounty unto all the worlds. |
| Malik | : | By Allah's will they put the unbelievers to flight, and Dawood (David) killed Jalut. Allah gave Dawood the kingdom and wisdom and taught him what else He pleased. If Allah had not been repelling one set of people by the might of others, there would indeed be disorder on earth, but Allah is Gracious to all the worlds. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | By Allah's will they routed them: and David slew Goliath; and Allah gave him power and wisdom and taught him whatever (else) He willed. And did not Allah check one set of people by means of another the earth would indeed be full of mischief but Allah is full of bounty to all the worlds. 286 287 283 |
Note - 242Lit., "were it not that God repels some people by means
of others": an elliptic reference to God's enabling
people to defend themselves against aggression or
oppression. {Exactly the same phrase occurs in 22:40,
which deals with fighting in self-defence}.
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Note - 283Carried by angels: these words refer to the Tabut or
Ark, the cherubims with outstretched wings on the lid may
well be supposed to carry the security or peace which the
Ark symbolised.
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Note - 286Note how the whole story is compressed into a few words
as regards narration, but its spiritual lessons are dwelt
upon from many points of view. The Old Testament is
mainly interested in the narrative, which is full of
detail, but says little about the universal truths of
which every true story is a parable. The Qur-an assumes
the story, but tells the parable.
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Note - 287David was not only a shepherd, a warrior, a king, a wise
man, and a prophet, but was also endowed with the gifts
of poetry and music. His Psalms (sabur) are still
extant.
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Lit., "were it not that God repels some people by means of others": an elliptic reference to God's enabling people to defend themselves against aggression or oppression. {Exactly the same phrase occurs in 22:40, which deals with fighting in self-defence}. |
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Carried by angels: these words refer to the Tabut or Ark, the cherubims with outstretched wings on the lid may well be supposed to carry the security or peace which the Ark symbolised. |
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Note how the whole story is compressed into a few words as regards narration, but its spiritual lessons are dwelt upon from many points of view. The Old Testament is mainly interested in the narrative, which is full of detail, but says little about the universal truths of which every true story is a parable. The Qur-an assumes the story, but tells the parable. |
