وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ عِلۡمٗاۖ وَقَالَا ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٖ مِّنۡ عِبَادِهِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
(27:15) (On the other hand), We granted knowledge to David and Solomon8
and they said: "All praise be to Allah Who has exalted us above many of His
believing servants!"9
and they said: "All praise be to Allah Who has exalted us above many of His
believing servants!"9
وَوَرِثَ سُلَيۡمَٰنُ دَاوُۥدَۖ وَقَالَ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمۡنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيۡرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٍۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَضۡلُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ
(27:16) And Solomon succeeded David0 and said: "O people, we
have been taught the speech of birds1 and we have been endowed with
all kinds of things.2 Surely this is a conspicuous favour (from
Allah)."
have been taught the speech of birds1 and we have been endowed with
all kinds of things.2 Surely this is a conspicuous favour (from
Allah)."
وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيۡمَٰنَ جُنُودُهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيۡرِ فَهُمۡ يُوزَعُونَ
(27:17) Hosts of jinn and humans and birds3 were marshalled for
Solomon and were kept under full control.
Solomon and were kept under full control.
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمۡلِ قَالَتۡ نَمۡلَةٞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّمۡلُ ٱدۡخُلُواْ مَسَٰكِنَكُمۡ لَا يَحۡطِمَنَّكُمۡ سُلَيۡمَٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
(27:18) (Solomon was once on the move with them) until when they reached
a valley of ants one of the ants said: "O ants, get into your holes, lest Solomon
and his hosts crush you (under their feet) without even knowing."4
a valley of ants one of the ants said: "O ants, get into your holes, lest Solomon
and his hosts crush you (under their feet) without even knowing."4