وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ عِلْمًا ۖ وَقَالَا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿15﴾
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."
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← read from right to left1And verilyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْVerily 4And solomonوَسُلَيْمَانَwasulaymanaCBICONJ+PNوَand+سُلَيْمَانَSolomon 6And they saidوَقَالَاwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَاThey said 7Praise beالْحَمْدُl-hamduIالthe+حَمْدُPraise be 8To AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah 9The one whoالَّذِيalladhiI 10Has favored usفَضَّلَنَاfaddalanaCBFV+PRONATTفَضَّلَHas favored+نَاus / our 14Hisعِبَادِهِ'ibadihiCBIN+PRONATTعِبَادِhis+هِhim / his / it 15The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'mininaIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَٰنُ دَاوُۥدَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ﴿16﴾
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."
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← read from right to left1And inheritedوَوَرِثَwawarithaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+وَرِثَInherited 2SolomonسُلَيْمَانُsulaymanuI 4And he saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَHe said 6Peopleالنَّاسُl-nasuIالthe+نَاسُPeople 7We have been taughtعُلِّمْنَا'ullimnaF 8The languageمَنْطِقَmantiqaI 9Of the birdsالطَّيْرِl-tayriIالthe+طَيْرِOf the birds 10And we have beenوَأُوتِينَاwa-utinaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُوتِينَاWe have been 17Is the favorالْفَضْلُl-fadluIالthe+فَضْلُIs the favor 18Evidentالْمُبِينُl-mubinuIالthe+مُبِينُEvident وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَٰنَ جُنُودُهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ ﴿17﴾
And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows.
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← read from right to left1And were gatheredوَحُشِرَwahushiraCBFCONJ+Vوَand+حُشِرَWere gathered 2For solomonلِسُلَيْمَانَlisulaymanaCBIP+PNلِfor / to+سُلَيْمَانَSolomon 3His hostsجُنُودُهُjunuduhuCBIN+PRONATTجُنُودُHis hosts+هُhim / his / it 5Jinnالْجِنِّl-jiniIالthe+جِنِّJinn 6And the menوَالْإِنْسِwal-insiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+إِنْسِMen 7And the birdsوَالطَّيْرِwal-tayriCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+طَيْرِBirds 9Were set in rowsيُوزَعُونَyuza'unaF حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّمْلُ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ مَسَٰكِنَكُمْ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿18﴾
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."
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← read from right to left6Of the antsالنَّمْلِl-namliIالthe+نَمْلِOf the ants 10Antsالنَّمْلُl-namluIالthe+نَمْلُAnts 12Your dwellingsمَسَاكِنَكُمْmasakinakumCBIN+PRONATTمَسَاكِنَYour dwellings+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 13Lest not crush youلَاlaH 14Lest not crush youيَحْطِمَنَّكُمْyahtimannakumCBFV+PRONATTيَحْطِمَLest not crush you+نَّemphasis+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 15SolomonسُلَيْمَانُsulaymanuI 16And his hostsوَجُنُودُهُwajunuduhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+جُنُودُHis hosts+هُhim / his / it 19Do not perceiveيَشْعُرُونَyash'urunaF فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَٰلِحًا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِى بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿19﴾
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."
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← read from right to left1So he smiledفَتَبَسَّمَfatabassamaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَبَسَّمَHe smiled 2LaughingضَاحِكًاdahikanI 4Her speechقَوْلِهَاqawlihaCBIN+PRONATTقَوْلِHer speech+هَاher / it / its 5And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 7Grant me the powerأَوْزِعْنِيawzi'niCBFV+PRONATTأَوْزِعْGrant me the power+نِيme 9I may thank youأَشْكُرَashkuraF 10For your favorنِعْمَتَكَni'matakaCBIN+PRONATTنِعْمَتَFor your favor+كَyou / your 12You have bestowedأَنْعَمْتَan'amtaF 14And onوَعَلَىwa'alaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+عَلَىOn 15My parentsوَالِدَيَّwalidayyaCBIN+PRONATTوَالِدَMy parents+يَّme / my 17I may doأَعْمَلَa'malaF 18Righteous deedsصَالِحًاsalihanI 19That will please youتَرْضَاهُtardahuCBFV+PRONATTتَرْضَاThat will please+هُhim / his / it 20And admit meوَأَدْخِلْنِيwa-adkhilniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَدْخِلْAdmit+نِيme 21By your mercyبِرَحْمَتِكَbirahmatikaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَحْمَتِYour mercy+كَyou / your 23Your slavesعِبَادِكَ'ibadikaCBIN+PRONATTعِبَادِYour slaves+كَyou / your 24Righteousالصَّالِحِينَl-salihinaIالthe+صَالِحِينَRighteous وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ ﴿20﴾
And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?
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← read from right to left1And he inspectedوَتَفَقَّدَwatafaqqadaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَفَقَّدَHe inspected 2The birdsالطَّيْرَl-tayraIالthe+طَيْرَBirds 3And saidفَقَالَfaqalaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالَAnd said 8The hoopoeالْهُدْهُدَl-hudhudaIالthe+هُدْهُدَHoopoe 12The absentالْغَائِبِينَl-gha'ibinaIالthe+غَائِبِينَAbsent لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَا۟ذْبَحَنَّهُۥٓ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّى بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿21﴾
I will surely punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he brings me clear authorization."
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← read from right to left1I will surely punish himلَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُla-u'adhibannahuCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+أُعَذِّبَI will surely punish him+نَّemphasis+هُhim / his / it 2With a punishmentعَذَابًا'adhabanI 5I will surely slaughter himلَأَذْبَحَنَّهُla-adhbahannahuCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+أَذْبَحَI will surely slaughter him+نَّemphasis+هُhim / his / it 7He brings meلَيَأْتِيَنِّيlaya'tiyanniCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+يَأْتِيَHe brings+نِّيme 8A reasonبِسُلْطَانٍbisultaninCBIP+Nبِwith / in+سُلْطَانٍA reason فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ ﴿22﴾
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.
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← read from right to left1So he stayedفَمَكَثَfamakathaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+مَكَثَHe stayed 4And he saidفَقَالَfaqalaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالَAnd he said 5I have encompassedأَحَطْتُahattuF 6That whichبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاThat which 8You have encompassedتُحِطْtuhitF 10And i have come to youوَجِئْتُكَwaji'tukaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+جِئْتُI have come to+كَyou / your 13With newsبِنَبَإٍbinaba'inCBIP+Nبِwith / in+نَبَأٍNews إِنِّى وَجَدتُّ ٱمْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿23﴾
Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.
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← read from right to left3A womanامْرَأَةًimra'atanI 4Ruling themتَمْلِكُهُمْtamlikuhumCBFV+PRONATTتَمْلِكُRuling+هُمْthem / their 5And she has been givenوَأُوتِيَتْwa-utiyatCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُوتِيَتْShe has been given 10Is a throneعَرْشٌ'arshunI وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ ﴿24﴾
I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allah, and Satan has made their deeds pleasing to them and averted them from [His] way, so they are not guided,
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← read from right to left1And i found herوَجَدْتُهَاwajadttuhaCBFV+PRONATTوَجَدْتُAnd i found+هَاher / it / its 2And her peopleوَقَوْمَهَاwaqawmahaCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+قَوْمَHer people+هَاher / it / its 3ProstratingيَسْجُدُونَyasjudunaF 4To the sunلِلشَّمْسِlilshamsiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+شَمْسِSun 5Instead of AllahمِنْminH 6Instead of AllahدُونِduniI 7Instead of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 8And has made fair seemingوَزَيَّنَwazayyanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+زَيَّنَHas made fair seeming 9To themلَهُمُlahumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمُthem / their 10The devilالشَّيْطَانُl-shaytanuIالthe+شَيْطَانُDevil 11Their deedsأَعْمَالَهُمْa'malahumCBIN+PRONATTأَعْمَالَTheir deeds+هُمْthem / their 12And averted themفَصَدَّهُمْfasaddahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+صَدَّAnd averted+هُمْthem / their 14The wayالسَّبِيلِl-sabiliIالthe+سَبِيلِWay 17GuidedيَهْتَدُونَyahtadunaF أَلَّا يَسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى يُخْرِجُ ٱلْخَبْءَ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفُونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ ﴿25﴾
[And] so they do not prostrate to Allah, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare -
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← read from right to left1That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot 2They prostrateيَسْجُدُواyasjuduF 3To AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah 4The one whoالَّذِيalladhiI 5Brings forthيُخْرِجُyukhrijuF 6The hiddenالْخَبْءَl-khab'a-aIالthe+خَبْءَHidden 8The heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِHeavens 9And the earthوَالْأَرْضِwal-ardiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth 10And knowsوَيَعْلَمُwaya'lamuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَعْلَمُKnows 12You concealتُخْفُونَtukhfunaF 14You declareتُعْلِنُونَtu'linunaF ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ۩ ﴿26﴾
Allah - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."
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← read from right to left4ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 7Of the throneالْعَرْشِl-'arshiIالthe+عَرْشِOf the throne 8The greatالْعَظِيمِl-'azimiIالthe+عَظِيمِGreat قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ ﴿27﴾
[Solomon] said, "We will see whether you were truthful or were of the liars.
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← read from right to left2We will seeسَنَنْظُرُsananzuruCBFFUT+Vسَwill+نَنْظُرُWe will see 3Whether you speak the truthأَصَدَقْتَasadaqtaCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+صَدَقْتَWhether you speak the truth 7The liarsالْكَاذِبِينَl-kadhibinaIالthe+كَاذِبِينَLiars ٱذْهَب بِّكِتَٰبِى هَٰذَا فَأَلْقِهْ إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿28﴾
Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then leave them and see what [answer] they will return."
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← read from right to left2With my letterبِكِتَابِيbikitabiCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+كِتَابِMy letter+يme / my 4And deliver itفَأَلْقِهْfa-alqihCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَلْقِهْAnd deliver it 5To themإِلَيْهِمْilayhimCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِمْthem / their 7Turn awayتَوَلَّtawallaF 8From themعَنْهُمْ'anhumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هُمْthem / their 9And seeفَانْظُرْfa-unzurCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْظُرْAnd see 11They returnيَرْجِعُونَyarji'unaF قَالَتْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ إِنِّىٓ أُلْقِىَ إِلَىَّ كِتَٰبٌ كَرِيمٌ ﴿29﴾
She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter.
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← read from right to left3Chiefsالْمَلَأُl-mala'uIالthe+مَلَأُChiefs 5Is deliveredأُلْقِيَulqiyaF إِنَّهُۥ مِن سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَإِنَّهُۥ بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿30﴾
Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it reads: 'In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
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← read from right to left1Indeed itإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُhim / his / it 3SolomonسُلَيْمَانَsulaymanaI 4And indeed it isوَإِنَّهُwa-innahuCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِنَّIndeed it is+هُhim / his / it 5In the nameبِسْمِbismiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+اسْمِThe name 7The most Graciousالرَّحْمَنِl-rahmaniIالthe+رَحْمَنِMost Gracious 8The most Mercifulالرَّحِيمِl-rahimiIالthe+رَحِيمِMost Merciful أَلَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَىَّ وَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ ﴿31﴾
Be not haughty with me but come to me in submission [as Muslims].' "
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← read from right to left1That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot 2Exalt yourselvesتَعْلُواta'luF 3Against meعَلَيَّ'alayyaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَAgainst+يme / my 4But come to meوَأْتُونِيwa-tuniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+ائْتُوBut come to+نِيme 5In submissionمُسْلِمِينَmusliminaI English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
