1 Ta. Sin. These are revelations of the Qur'an and a Scripture that maketh plain;
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Surah 27
THE ANT (An-Naml)
27:1-6
Ta. Sin. The Quran makes everything plain.
2 A guidance and good tidings for believers
3 Who establish worship and pay the poor-due and are sure of the Hereafter.
It brings good tidings to believers.
4 Lo! as for those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their works fairseeming unto them so that they are all astray.
5 Those are they for whom is the worst of punishment, and in the Hereafter they will be the greatest losers.
We [Allah] lead those who do not believe in the hereafter astray by making things work out OK in this life, so that we can torment them forever in the next.
They will get the worst punishment and will be the greatest losers.
6 Lo! as for thee (Muhammad), thou verily receivest the Qur'an from the presence of One Wise, Aware.
And you, Muhammad, receive the Quran from someone who is wise and aware.
7 (Remember) when Moses said unto his household: Lo! I spy afar off a fire; I will bring you tidings thence, or bring to you a borrowed flame that ye may warm yourselves.
8 But when he reached it, he was called, saying: Blessed is Whosoever is in the fire and Whosoever is round about it! And Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!
9 O Moses! Lo! it is I, Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
10 And throw down thy staff! But when he saw it writhing as it were a demon, he turned to flee headlong; (but it was said unto him): O Moses! Fear not! the emissaries fear not in My presence,
11 Save him who hath done wrong and afterward hath changed evil for good. And lo! I am Forgiving, Merciful.
Remember when Moses said to his family,
Lo! I see a fire far away.
I'll borrow it so you can warm yourselves.
But when he reached the fire, someone said,
Blessed is whoever is in the fire and whatever is around it.
It's me. Allah, the mighty and wise.
Throw down your staff.
So Moses threw down his staff and it writhed like a demon.
12 And put thy hand into the bosom of thy robe, it will come forth white but unhurt.(This will be one) among nine tokens unto Pharaoh and his people Lo! they were ever evil-living folk.
13 But when Our tokens came unto them, plain to see, they said: This is mere magic,
14 And they denied them, though their souls acknowledged them, for spite and arrogance. Then see the nature of the consequence for the wrong-doers!
Then Allah said to Moses,
Put your hand in the bosom of your robe.
It will come out white but unhurt.
This will be one of the nine tokens that will be shown to Pharaoh and his evil-living folk.
But when they saw them, they said, "This is mere magic."
27:15-4415 And We verily gave knowledge unto David and Solomon, and they said: Praise be to Allah, Who hath preferred us above many of His believing slaves!
David and Solomon said,
Allah likes us better than all of his believing slaves!
16 And Solomon was David's heir. And he said: O mankind! Lo! we have been taught the language of birds, and have been given (abundance) of all things. This surely is evident favour.
Solomon said,
We know the language of birds.
17 And there were gathered together unto Solomon his armies of the jinn and humankind, and of the birds, and they were set in battle order;
He gathered an army of jinn, humans, and birds.
18 Till, when they reached the Valley of the Ants, an ant exclaimed: O ants! Enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his armies crush you, unperceiving.
19 And (Solomon) smiled, laughing at her speech, and said: My Lord, arouse me to be thankful for Thy favour wherewith Thou hast favoured me and my parents, and to do good that shall be pleasing unto Thee, and include me in (the number of) Thy righteous slaves.
In the Valley of the ants, an ant exclaimed,
Oh ants, enter your dwellings so Solomon's army doesn't crush you.
And Solomon smilled and laughed at her speech, saying,
My Lord, include me among your righteous slaves.
20 And he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe, or is he among the absent?
21 I verily will punish him with hard punishment or I verily will slay him, or he verily shall bring me a plain excuse.
Solomon looked at the birds and said,
Where is the hoopoe?
If he doesn't have an excuse for not being here, I'll kill him.
22 But he was not long in coming, and he said: I have found out (a thing) that thou apprehendest not, and I come unto thee from Sheba with sure tidings.
It took a long time, but the hoopoe finally arrived and said,
I've come from Sheba with sure tidings.
23 Lo! I found a woman ruling over them, and she hath been given (abundance) of all things, and hers is a mighty throne.
A woman ruler had been given many things.
24 I found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of Allah; and Satan maketh their works fairseeming unto them, and debarreth them from the way (of Truth), so that they go not aright;
25 So that they worship not Allah, Who bringeth forth the hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knoweth what ye hide and what ye proclaim,
26 Allah; there is no God save Him, the Lord of the Tremendous Throne.
Her people were misled by Satan to worship the sun instead of Allah, the lord of the tremendous throne.
27 (Solomon) said: We shall see whether thou speakest truth or whether thou art of the liars.
28 Go with this my letter and throw it down unto them; then turn away and see what (answer) they return,
Solomon said,
We'll se whether your telling the truth or not.
Take this letter to them and bring back their answer.
29 (The Queen of Sheba) said (when she received the letter): O chieftains! Lo! there hath been thrown unto me a noble letter.
30 Lo! it is from Solomon, and lo! it is: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful;
31 Exalt not yourselves against me, but come unto me as those who surrender.
32 She said: O chieftains! Pronounce for me in my case. I decide no case till ye are present with me.
33 They said: We are lords of might and lords of great prowess, but it is for thee to command; so consider what thou wilt command.
34 She said: Lo! kings, when they enter a township, ruin it and make the honour of its people shame. Thus will they do.
When the Queen of Sheeba received the letter, she said,
I've received a letter from Solomon.
35 But lo! I am going to send a present unto them, and to see with what (answer) the messengers return.
I'm sending them a present.
36 So when (the envoy) came unto Solomon, (the King) said: What! Would ye help me with wealth? But that which Allah hath given me is better than that which He hath given you. Nay it is ye (and not I) who exult in your gift.
When Solomon received the present, he said,
I don't need your present.
37 Return unto them. We verily shall come unto them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we shall drive them out from thence with shame, and they will be abased.
38 He said: O chiefs! Which of you will bring me her throne before they come unto me, surrendering?
Return to them.
Who will bring me her throne?
39 A stalwart of the jinn said: I will bring it thee before thou canst rise from thy place. Lo! I verily am strong and trusty for such work.
40 One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's hurt). For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful.
One of the giant jinns [1] said to Solomon,
I'll bring it to you. I'm strong enough to do it.
One of the chiefs who knew the scripture said,
I'll bring it to you.
And he brought her throne to Solomon.
41 He said: Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will go aright or be of those not rightly guided.
42 So, when she came, it was said (unto her): Is thy throne like this? She said: (It is) as though it were the very one. And (Solomon said): We were given the knowledge before her and we had surrendered (to Allah).
Solomon said, "Disguise her throne."
When she came, they said to her, "Is this your throne?"
She said, "Yes, it is."
43 And (all) that she was wont to worship instead of Allah hindered her, for she came of disbelieving folk.
But she was a disbeliever.
44 It was said unto her: Enter the hall. And when she saw it she deemed it a pool and bared her legs. (Solomon) said: Lo! it is a hall, made smooth, of glass. She said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged myself, and I surrender with Solomon unto Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
Someone said to her, "Enter the hall."
When she entered, she saw a pool and bared her legs.
Solomon said, "It's a hall made of smooth glass."
She said, "I surrender with Solomon to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds."
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