Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Anbya Verse 80

Mufti Taqi Usmani

We taught him the skill of making armor as dress for you to protect you from what may harm you (in combat). So are you grateful?

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

We taught him the art of making body armour to protect you in battle. Will you then be grateful?

Ruwwad Translation Center

And We taught him the art of making coats of mail for you to protect yourselves in your battle. Will you then be grateful?

A. J. Arberry

And We taught him the fashioning of garments for you, to fortify you against your violence; then are you thankful?

Abdul Haleem

We taught him how to make coats of mail for the benefit of you [people], to protect you in your wars, but are you grateful for this?

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And We taught him the art of making the coats of mail for you that it may protect you from your violence; are ye then thankful?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

It was We Who taught him the making of coats of mail for your benefit, to guard you from each other's violence; will ye then be grateful?

Abul Ala Maududi

It was We Who taught him the art of making coats of mail for your benefit so that it may protect you from each other's violence. Do you, then, give thanks?

Ahmed Ali

And We taught him the art of making coats of mail to shield you from each other's violence. Will you not be grateful even then?

Ahmed Raza Khan

And We taught him to make a garment for you, to protect you from your hurt; so will you be thankful?

Ali Quli Qarai

We taught him the making of coats of mail for you, to protect you from your [own] violence. Will you then be grateful?

Ali Ünal

And We taught him the art of making iron coats-of-mail so that they might fortify you from the violence of war. So, are you (really people who are) thankful?

Amatul Rahman Omar

And We taught him (the art of) making coats of mail for you (people), that they designed to fortify you against (one another´s) violence (in your wars). Will you then be grateful?

English Literal

And We taught/instructed him a trade/skill/craft (of) clothes/shields for you, to fortify/protect you from your hardship in war, so are you thankful/grateful?

Faridul Haque

And We taught him to make a garment for you, to protect you from your hurt; so will you be thankful?

Hamid S. Aziz

And We gave Solomon right understanding of matters (or cases). To each of them We gave judgment and knowledge; and it was by Our power that the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises with David. It was We who did it.

Hilali & Khan

And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail (for battles), to protect you in your fighting. Are you then grateful?

Maulana Mohammad Ali

So We made Solomon to understand it. And to each (of them) We gave wisdom and knowledge. And We made the mountains, declaring (Our) glory, and the birds, subservient to David. And We were the Doers.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And We taught him the making of coats of mail for you, that they might protect you in your wars; will you then be grateful?

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And We taught him the art of making garments (of mail) to protect you in your daring. Are ye then thankful?

Muhammad Sarwar

We taught him the art of making coats of mail so that you could protect yourselves during a war. Will you then give thanks?

Qaribullah & Darwish

We taught him the craft of making garments that fortify you against your own violence. Are you thankful?

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail (for battles), to protect you in your fighting. Are you then grateful

Wahiduddin Khan

We taught him the art of making coats of mail for you, to protect you in battle. Will you then give thanks?

Talal Itani

And We taught him the making of shields for you, to protect you from your violence. Are you, then, appreciative?

Tafsir jalalayn

And We taught him the art of making garments, namely, coats of mail -- [which are called labs] because they are worn (tulbas). He was the first [human being] to make them; hitherto there were [only] plates [of armour] -- for you, as well as all mankind, to protect you (read nuhsinakum, [the subject being] `God'; or yuhsinakum, [the subject being] `David'; or tuhsinakum, [the subject being] `garments') against your [mutual] violence, your wars against your enemies. Will you then, O people of Mecca, be thankful?, for My favours, by believing in the Messenger -- in other words, be thankful to Me by [doing] this.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّن بَأْسِكُمْ

And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail, to protect you in your fighting.

meaning, the manufacture of chain-armor.

Qatadah said that before that, they used to wear plated armor; he was the first one to make rings of chain-armor.

This is like the Ayah;

وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيدَأَنِ اعْمَلْ سَـبِغَـتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِى السَّرْدِ

And We made the iron soft for him. Saying;"Make you perfect coats of mail, and balance well the rings of chain armor." (34;10-11),

meaning, do not make the pegs so loose that the rings (of chain mail) will shake, or make it so tight that they will not be able to move at all.

Allah says;

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لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّن بَأْسِكُمْ

to protect you in your fighting.

meaning, in your battles.

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فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَاكِرُونَ

Are you then grateful. means,

`Allah blessed you when He inspired His servant Dawud and taught him that for your sake.'

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