Surah Al-Naml (النَّمل)

Ayat 1–25

طٰسٓ تِلۡكَ اٰيٰتُ الۡقُرۡاٰنِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِيۡنٍۙ ۝١

27:1Ta. Sin. These are revelations of the Qur'an and a Scripture that maketh plain;

هُدًى وَّبُشۡرٰى لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَۙ ۝٢

27:2A guidance and good tidings for believers

الَّذِيۡنَ يُقِيۡمُوۡنَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُؤۡتُوۡنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَهُمۡ بِالۡاٰخِرَةِ هُمۡ يُوۡقِنُوۡنَ ۝٣

27:3Who establish worship and pay the poor-due and are sure of the Hereafter.

اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ بِالۡاٰخِرَةِ زَيَّـنَّا لَهُمۡ اَعۡمَالَهُمۡ فَهُمۡ يَعۡمَهُوۡنَؕ ۝٤

27:4Lo! as for those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their works fairseeming unto them so that they are all astray.

اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ الَّذِيۡنَ لَهُمۡ سُوۡٓءُ الۡعَذَابِ وَهُمۡ فِى الۡاٰخِرَةِ هُمُ الۡاَخۡسَرُوۡنَ ۝٥

27:5Those are they for whom is the worst of punishment, and in the Hereafter they will be the greatest losers.

وَاِنَّكَ لَـتُلَـقَّى الۡقُرۡاٰنَ مِنۡ لَّدُنۡ حَكِيۡمٍ عَلِيۡمٍ ۝٦

27:6Lo! as for thee (Muhammad), thou verily receivest the Qur'an from the presence of One Wise, Aware.

اِذۡ قَالَ مُوۡسٰى لِاَهۡلِهٖۤ اِنِّىۡۤ اٰنَسۡتُ نَارًاؕ سَاٰتِيۡكُمۡ مِّنۡهَا بِخَبَرٍ اَوۡ اٰتِيۡكُمۡ بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَصۡطَلُوۡنَ ۝٧

27:7(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.

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهَا نُوۡدِىَ اَنۡۢ بُوۡرِكَ مَنۡ فِى النَّارِ وَمَنۡ حَوۡلَهَا ؕ وَسُبۡحٰنَ اللّٰهِ رَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ ۝٨

27:8But 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!

يٰمُوۡسٰۤى اِنَّـهٗۤ اَنَا اللّٰهُ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الۡحَكِيۡمُۙ ۝٩

27:9O Moses! Lo! it is I, Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.

وَاَلۡقِ عَصَاكَؕ فَلَمَّا رَاٰهَا تَهۡتَزُّ كَاَنَّهَا جَآنٌّ وَّلّٰى مُدۡبِرًا وَّلَمۡ يُعَقِّبۡؕ يٰمُوۡسٰى لَا تَخَفۡ اِنِّىۡ لَا يَخَافُ لَدَىَّ الۡمُرۡسَلُوۡنَۖ ۝١٠

27:10And 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,

اِلَّا مَنۡ ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسۡنًۢـا بَعۡدَ سُوۡٓءٍ فَاِنِّىۡ غَفُوۡرٌ رَّحِيۡمٌ ۝١١

27:11Save him who hath done wrong and afterward hath changed evil for good. And lo! I am Forgiving, Merciful.

وَاَدۡخِلۡ يَدَكَ فِىۡ جَيۡبِكَ تَخۡرُجۡ بَيۡضَآءَ مِنۡ غَيۡرِ سُوۡٓءٍ فِىۡ تِسۡعِ اٰيٰتٍ اِلٰى فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَقَوۡمِهٖؕ اِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوۡا قَوۡمًا فٰسِقِيۡنَ ۝١٢

27:12And 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.

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتۡهُمۡ اٰيٰتُنَا مُبۡصِرَةً قَالُوۡا هٰذَا سِحۡرٌ مُّبِيۡنٌۚ ۝١٣

27:13But when Our tokens came unto them, plain to see, they said: This is mere magic,

وَجَحَدُوۡا بِهَا وَاسۡتَيۡقَنَـتۡهَاۤ اَنۡفُسُهُمۡ ظُلۡمًا وَّعُلُوًّا ؕ فَانْظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الۡمُفۡسِدِيۡنَ ۝١٤

27:14And they denied them, though their souls acknowledged them, for spite and arrogance. Then see the nature of the consequence for the wrong-doers!

وَلَـقَدۡ اٰتَيۡنَا دَاوٗدَ وَ سُلَيۡمٰنَ عِلۡمًاۚ وَقَالَا الۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىۡ فَضَّلَنَا عَلٰى كَثِيۡرٍ مِّنۡ عِبَادِهِ الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ ۝١٥

27:15And 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!

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيۡمٰنُ دَاوٗدَ وَقَالَ يٰۤاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمۡنَا مَنۡطِقَ الطَّيۡرِ وَاُوۡتِيۡنَا مِنۡ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍؕ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ الۡفَضۡلُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ ۝١٦

27:16And 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.

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيۡمٰنَ جُنُوۡدُهٗ مِنَ الۡجِنِّ وَالۡاِنۡسِ وَالطَّيۡرِ فَهُمۡ يُوۡزَعُوۡنَ ۝١٧

27:17And there were gathered together unto Solomon his armies of the jinn and humankind, and of the birds, and they were set in battle order;

حَتّٰٓى اِذَاۤ اَتَوۡا عَلٰى وَادِ النَّمۡلِۙ قَالَتۡ نَمۡلَةٌ يّٰۤاَيُّهَا النَّمۡلُ ادۡخُلُوۡا مَسٰكِنَكُمۡۚ لَا يَحۡطِمَنَّكُمۡ سُلَيۡمٰنُ وَجُنُوۡدُهٗۙ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُوۡنَ ۝١٨

27:18Till, when they reached the Valley of the Ants, an ant exclaimed: O ants! Enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his armies crush you, unperceiving.

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّنۡ قَوۡلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ اَوۡزِعۡنِىۡۤ اَنۡ اَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ الَّتِىۡۤ اَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَـىَّ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَىَّ وَاَنۡ اَعۡمَلَ صَالِحًـا تَرۡضٰٮهُ وَاَدۡخِلۡنِىۡ بِرَحۡمَتِكَ فِىۡ عِبَادِكَ الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ ۝١٩

27:19And (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.

وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيۡرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَاۤ اَرَى الۡهُدۡهُدَۖ اَمۡ كَانَ مِنَ الۡغَآٮِٕبِيۡنَ ۝٢٠

27:20And he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe, or is he among the absent?

لَاُعَذِّبَـنَّهٗ عَذَابًا شَدِيۡدًا اَوۡ لَاَاذۡبَحَنَّهٗۤ اَوۡ لَيَاۡتِيَنِّىۡ بِسُلۡطٰنٍ مُّبِيۡنٍ ۝٢١

27:21I verily will punish him with hard punishment or I verily will slay him, or he verily shall bring me a plain excuse.

فَمَكَثَ غَيۡرَ بَعِيۡدٍ فَقَالَ اَحَطْتُّ بِمَا لَمۡ تُحِطۡ بِهٖ وَجِئۡتُكَ مِنۡ سَبَاٍۢ بِنَبَاٍ يَّقِيۡنٍ ۝٢٢

27:22But 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.

اِنِّىۡ وَجَدۡتُّ امۡرَاَةً تَمۡلِكُهُمۡ وَاُوۡتِيَتۡ مِنۡ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ وَّلَهَا عَرۡشٌ عَظِيۡمٌ ۝٢٣

27:23Lo! I found a woman ruling over them, and she hath been given (abundance) of all things, and hers is a mighty throne.

وَجَدْتُّهَا وَقَوۡمَهَا يَسۡجُدُوۡنَ لِلشَّمۡسِ مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيۡطٰنُ اَعۡمَالَهُمۡ فَصَدَّهُمۡ عَنِ السَّبِيۡلِ فَهُمۡ لَا يَهۡتَدُوۡنَۙ ۝٢٤

27:24I 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;

اَلَّا يَسۡجُدُوۡا لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىۡ يُخۡرِجُ الۡخَبۡءَ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تُخۡفُوۡنَ وَمَا تُعۡلِنُوۡنَ ۝٢٥

27:25So 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,