وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ عِلْمًا ۖ وَقَالَا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٥

And indeed We gave knowledge to Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon), and they both said: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has preferred us above many of His believing slaves!"

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا

And indeed We gave

دَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ

knowledge to Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon),

عِلْمًا ۖ

and they both said:

وَقَالَا الْحَمْدُ

"All the praises and thanks be to Allah,

لِلَّهِ الَّذِي

Who has preferred us

فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ

above many of His believing slaves!"

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِينُ ١٦

And Sulaiman (Solomon) inherited (the knowledge of) Dawud (David). He said: "O mankind! We have been taught the language of birds, and on us have been bestowed all things. This, verily, is an evident grace (from Allah)."

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ ۖ

And Sulaiman (Solomon) inherited (the knowledge of) Dawud (David).

وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا

He said: 'O mankind!'

مَنطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا

We have been taught the language of birds,

مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ

and on us have been bestowed all things.

هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِينُ

This, verily, is an evident grace (from Allah).

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ جُنُودُهُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ وَالطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ ١٧

And there were gathered before Sulaiman (Solomon) his hosts of jinns and men, and birds, and they all were set in battle order (marching forwards).

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ

And there were gathered before Sulaiman (Solomon)

جُنُودُهُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ وَالطَّيْرِ

his hosts of jinns and men, and birds

فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ

and they all were set in battle order (marching forwards)

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَتَوْا عَلَىٰ وَادِ النَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَكُمْ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَانُ وَجُنُودُهُ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ١٨

Till, when they came to the valley of the ants, one of the ants said: "O ants! Enter your dwellings, lest Sulaiman (Solomon) and his hosts crush you, while they perceive not."

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَتَوْا عَلَىٰ وَادِ النَّمْلِ

Till, when they came to the valley of the ants,

قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ

one of the ants said:

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا

"O ants!

مَسَاكِنَكُمْ لَا

Enter your dwellings,

يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَانُ وَجُنُودُهُ وَهُمْ

lest Sulaiman (Solomon) and his hosts crush you,

لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

while they perceive not.

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ ١٩

So he [Sulaiman (Solomon)] smiled, amused at her speech and said: "My Lord! Inspire and bestow upon me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your Favours which You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds that will please You, and admit me by Your Mercy among Your righteous slaves."

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا

So he [Sulaiman (Solomon)] smiled, amused at her speech

وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي

and said: 'My Lord! Inspire and bestow upon me

أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ

the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your Favours which You have bestowed on me and on my parents

وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ

and that I may do righteous good deeds that will please You

وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ

and admit me by Your Mercy among Your righteous slaves.