النَّمْلِ
وَجَحَدُوا بِهَا وَاسْتَیْقَنَتْهَٓا اَنْفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًا وَعُلُوًّاؕ فَانْظُرْ كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدٖینَࣖ
And they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were convinced thereof, out of injustice and haughtiness. So see how was the end of the corrupters
Saheeh Intl
وَلَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَا دَاوُ𐻿دَ وَسُلَیْمٰنَ عِلْمًاۚ وَقَالَا الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذٖی فَضَّلَنَا عَلٰى كَثٖیرٍ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنٖینَ
And We had certainly given to David and Solomon knowledge, and they said, "Praise [is due] to Allah, who has favored us over many of His believing servants
Saheeh Intl
وَوَرِثَ سُلَیْمٰنُ دَاوُ𐻿دَ وَقَالَ یَٓا اَیُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنْطِقَ الطَّیْرِ وَاُو𐻿تٖینَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَیْءٍؕ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْمُبٖینُ
And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty
Saheeh Intl
وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَیْمٰنَ جُنُودُهُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ وَالطَّیْرِ فَهُمْ یُوزَعُونَ
And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows
Saheeh Intl
حَتّٰٓى اِذَٓا اَتَوْا عَلٰى وَادِ النَّمْلِۙ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ یَٓا اَیُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَكُمْۚ لَا یَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَیْمٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۙ وَهُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُونَ
Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, "O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they perceive not
Saheeh Intl
فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِنْ قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ اَوْزِعْنٖٓی اَنْ اَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتٖٓی اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَیَّ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَیَّ وَاَنْ اَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضٰیهُ وَاَدْخِلْنٖی بِرَحْمَتِكَ فٖی عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحٖینَ
So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants
Saheeh Intl
وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّیْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِیَ لَٓا اَرَى الْهُدْهُدَؗ اَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَٓائِبٖینَ
And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent
Saheeh Intl
لَاُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا شَدٖیدًا اَوْ لَا𐻾اَذْبَحَنَّهُٓ اَوْ لَیَاْتِیَنّٖی بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبٖینٍ
I will surely punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he brings me clear authorization
Saheeh Intl
فَمَكَثَ غَیْرَ بَعٖیدٍ فَقَالَ اَحَطْتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهٖ وَجِئْتُكَ مِنْ سَبَاٍ بِنَبَاٍ یَقٖینٍ
But the hoopoe stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news
Saheeh Intl