An-Naml
وَجَحَدُوۡا بِهَا وَاسۡتَيۡقَنَتۡهَا٘ اَنۡفُسُهُمۡ ظُلۡمًا وَّعُلُوًّاؕ فَانۡظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الۡمُفۡسِدِيۡنَࣖ
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
وَلَقَدۡ اٰتَيۡنَا دَاوٗدَ وَسُلَيۡمٰنَ عِلۡمًاۚ وَقَالَا الۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيۡ فَضَّلَنَا عَلٰي كَثِيۡرٍ مِّنۡ عِبَادِهِ الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ
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
وَوَرِثَ سُلَيۡمٰنُ دَاوٗدَ وَقَالَ يٰ٘اَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمۡنَا مَنۡطِقَ الطَّيۡرِ وَاُوۡتِيۡنَا مِنۡ كُلِّ شَيۡءٍؕ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ الۡفَضۡلُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
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
وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيۡمٰنَ جُنُوۡدُهٗ مِنَ الۡجِنِّ وَالۡاِنۡسِ وَالطَّيۡرِ فَهُمۡ يُوۡزَعُوۡنَ
And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows
حَتّٰ٘ي اِذَا٘ اَتَوۡا عَلٰي وَادِ النَّمۡلِۙ قَالَتۡ نَمۡلَةٌ يّٰ٘اَيُّهَا النَّمۡلُ ادۡخُلُوۡا مَسٰكِنَكُمۡۚ لَا يَحۡطِمَنَّكُمۡ سُلَيۡمٰنُ وَجُنُوۡدُهٗۙ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُوۡنَ
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
فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّنۡ قَوۡلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ اَوۡزِعۡنِيۡ٘ اَنۡ اَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ الَّتِيۡ٘ اَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلٰي وَالِدَيَّ وَاَنۡ اَعۡمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرۡضٰىهُ وَاَدۡخِلۡنِيۡ بِرَحۡمَتِكَ فِيۡ عِبَادِكَ الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ
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
وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيۡرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَا٘ اَرَي الۡهُدۡهُدَؗۖ اَمۡ كَانَ مِنَ الۡغَآئِبِيۡنَ
And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent
لَاُعَذِّبَنَّهٗ عَذَابًا شَدِيۡدًا اَوۡ لَاَاذۡبَحَنَّهٗ٘ اَوۡ لَيَاۡتِيَنِّيۡ بِسُلۡطٰنٍ مُّبِيۡنٍ
I will surely punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he brings me clear authorization
فَمَكَثَ غَيۡرَ بَعِيۡدٍ فَقَالَ اَحَطۡتُّ بِمَا لَمۡ تُحِطۡ بِهٖ وَجِئۡتُكَ مِنۡ سَبَاٍۭ بِنَبَاٍ يَّقِيۡنٍ
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