Popular Translations
Muhammad Asad
[But] bear thou with patience whatever they may say, and remember Our servant David, him who was endowed with [so much] inner strength! He, verily, would always turn unto Us
Arthur John Arberry
Bear patiently what they say, and remember Our servant David, the man of might; he was a penitent
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Have patience at what they say, and remember our servant David, the man of strength: for he ever turned (to Allah)
Arabic
ٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا یَقُولُونَ وَٱذۡكُرۡ عَبۡدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلۡأَیۡدِۖ إِنَّهُۥۤ أَوَّابٌ ١٧
Transliteration (2021)
iṣ'bir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wa-udh'kur ʿabdanā dāwūda dhā l-aydi innahu awwābu