Surah 38 · verse 37
Sad 38:37
Sign in to listenوَالشَّيَاطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّاءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ
wash-shayatin kulla banna'in wa-ghawwasin
And [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَانَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ
And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body; then he returned.
Verse 35قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَهَبْ لِي مُلْكًا لَّا يَنبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِّن بَعْدِي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ
He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."
Verse 36فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّيحَ تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ رُخَاءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ
So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his command, gently, wherever he directed,
وَالشَّيَاطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّاءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ
And [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver
وَآخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِي الْأَصْفَادِ
And others bound together in shackles.
Verse 39هَـٰذَا عَطَاؤُنَا فَامْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
[We said], "This is Our gift, so grant or withhold without account."
Verse 40وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ
And indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.