وَقَالَ
لَهُمْ
نَبِيُّهُمْ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
قَدْ
بَعَثَ
لَكُمْ
طَالُوتَ
مَلِكًۭا ۚ
قَالُوٓا۟
أَنَّىٰ
يَكُونُ
لَهُ
ٱلْمُلْكُ
عَلَيْنَا
وَنَحْنُ
أَحَقُّ
بِٱلْمُلْكِ
مِنْهُ
وَلَمْ
يُؤْتَ
سَعَةًۭ
مِّنَ
ٱلْمَالِ ۚ
قَالَ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
ٱصْطَفَىٰهُ
عَلَيْكُمْ
وَزَادَهُۥ
بَسْطَةًۭ
فِى
ٱلْعِلْمِ
وَٱلْجِسْمِ ۖ
وَٱللَّهُ
يُؤْتِى
مُلْكَهُۥ
مَن
يَشَآءُ ۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
وَٰسِعٌ
عَلِيمٌۭ
٢٤٧
Their prophet said to them, ‘God has now appointed Talut to be your king,’ but they said, ‘How can he be king over us when we have a greater right to rule than he? He does not even have great wealth.’ He said, ‘God has chosen him over you, and has given him great knowledge and stature. God grants His authority to whoever He pleases: God is magnanimous, all knowing.’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem