Iz 'urida 'alaihi bil'ashiy yis saafinaatul jiyaad
[Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.
Faqaala inneee ahbabtu hubbal khairi 'an zikri Rabbee hattaa tawaarat bilhijaab
And he said, "Indeed, I gave preference to the love of good [things] over the remembrance of my Lord until it [i.e., the sun] disappeared into the curtain [of darkness]."
Ruddoohaa 'alaiya fatafiqa masham bissooqi wal a'naaq
[He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking [their] legs and necks.
Wa laqad fatannaa Sulaimaana wa alqainaa 'alaa kursiyyihee jasadan summa anaab
And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body; then he returned.
Qaala Rabbigh fir lee wa hab lee mulkal laa yambaghee li ahadim mim ba'de inaka Antal Wahhab
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."
Fasakhkharnaa lahur reeha tajree bi amrihee rukhaaa'an haisu asaab
So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his command, gently, wherever he directed,
Wash Shayaateena kulla bannaaa'inw wa ghawwaas
And [also] the devils [of jinn] – every builder and diver.
Wa aakhareena muqarraneena fil asfaad
And others bound together in irons.
Haazaa 'ataaa'unaa famnun aw amsik bighairi hisaab
[We said], "This is Our gift, so grant or withhold without account."
Wa inna lahoo 'indanaa lazulfaa wa husna ma-aab
And indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.