Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
And We strengthened his dominion, and bestowed upon him wisdom and sagacity in judgment
M. M. Pickthall
We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
We strengthened his kingship, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment.
Safi Kaskas
And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and keen judgment.
Wahiduddin Khan
We made his kingdom strong, and bestowed upon him wisdom and sagacity in judgement
Shakir
And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him wisdom and a clear judgment
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And We strengthened his dominion and gave him wisdom and decisiveness in argument.
T.B.Irving
We strengthened his control and gave him wisdom and distinction as an orator.
Abdul Hye
We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech (decision).
The Study Quran
And We strengthened his sovereignty and gave him wisdom and decisive speech
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
We strengthened his kingdom and granted him wisdom and decisive speech.
Talal Itani (2012)
And We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and decisive speech
Dr. Kamal Omar
And We strengthened his head of statedom and We delivered unto him Al-Hikmah (‘The Wisdom’. This is an attribute for Al-Kitab ) and a decisive force to (his) address and speech
We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And We upheld his kingdom and brought him (the) Wisdom and decisive speech (Literally: the verdict, the address)
Muhammad Sarwar
We strengthened his kingdom, giving him wisdom and the power of sound Judgment
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And We made his kingdom strong, and gave him wisdom and decisive speech
Shabbir Ahmed
We strengthened his Kingdom and gave him wisdom and good judgment. And We endowed him with the ability to make just decisions, and speak eloquently. (17:39), (43:63)
Dr. Munir Munshey
We strengthened his domain and granted him wisdom, and (eloquent) persuasive speech
Syed Vickar Ahamed
We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom, and good judgment in what he talked and what he decided
And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And We strengthened his kingship, and We gave him the wisdom and the ability to make sound judgement
Abdel Haleem
We strengthened his kingdom; We gave him wisdom and a decisive way of speaking
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And We made his dominion strong and vouchsafed him wisdom and decisive speech
Ahmed Ali
So We further strengthened his kingdom, and bestowed wisdom on him, and judgement in legal matters
Aisha Bewley
We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech.
Ali Ünal
We strengthened his kingdom, and granted him wisdom and decisive speech (to inform, and convince, and lead)
Ali Quli Qara'i
We made his kingdom firm and gave him wisdom and conclusive speech
Hamid S. Aziz
And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him wisdom and a clear judgment
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And We strengthened his kingdom, and We gave him wisdom and the decisive (and expressive) speech.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision
Musharraf Hussain
And so We strengthened his rule, and We gave him wisdom and the ability to reach decisive judgements
Maududi
And We strengthened his kingdom and endowed him with wisdom and decisive judgement
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And We strengthened his kingship, and We gave him the wisdom and the ability to make sound judgment
Mohammad Shafi
And We strengthened his (David's) kingdom, and bestowed upon him wisdom and decisiveness in speech
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And We strengthened his kingdom and bestowed him wisdom and decisive speech.
We strengthened his kingship, and endowed him with wisdom and good logic.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him wisdom and a clear judgment
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And We strengthened/supported his ownership/kingdom, and We gave/brought him the wisdom and judgment/decision (of) the speech/address/conversation
Bijan Moeinian
I gave him a secure and strong nation to rule and blessed him with the faculty of sound justice
Faridul Haque
And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and just speech
Sher Ali
And WE strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and decisive judgment
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And We strengthened and stabilized his state and rule, and blessed him with wisdom, insight and a decisive (and distinctive) oratory
Amatul Rahman Omar
And We strengthened his kingdom, and We granted him wisdom and decisive judgment
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
We made his kingdom strong and gave him Al-Hikmah (Prophethood, etc.) and sound judgement in speech and decision
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him the wisdom and distinctiveness in speech.
Munir Mezyed
We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and decisive aphorism.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and the power of speech.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and decisive speech.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Thus We strengthened his dominion and brought him wisdom and decisive speech.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
We strengthened his control and gave him wisdom and distinction as an orator.
Samy Mahdy
And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him the wisdom and the decisively adjudicate of the speech.
Sayyid Qutb
We strengthened his kingdom; We endowed him with wisdom and decisive judgement.
Ahmed Hulusi
We strengthened his sovereignty and gave him wisdom (the knowledge of causes) and discernment in speech (the ability to logically distinguish the right from the wrong).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and a clear judgment.
And We strengthened his kingdom and made it strong against attack and stronger in influence, authority and security of position and We imparted to him wisdom and the rules of equity and justice in discourse and passing judgement
Mir Aneesuddin
And We made his kingdom strong and We gave him wisdom and (the power of) decision of affairs.
The Wise Quran
And We strengthened his kingdom, and We gave him wisdom and decisive speech.