هُدٗى وَبُشۡرَىٰ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 2

2        (It is) a guidance (to the Right Path) and glad tidings for the believers.

ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ يُوقِنُونَ 3

3        Those who perform Salat and pay the poor-due and they firmly believe in the Hereafter.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ زَيَّنَّا لَهُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ فَهُمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ 4

4        Indeed, those who don’t be-lieve in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds attractive (and tempting) to them, so they wander about blindly.

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَهُمۡ سُوٓءُ ٱلۡعَذَابِ وَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمُ ٱلۡأَخۡسَرُونَ 5

5        They will have an evil torment (in this world), and they will be (big) losers in the Hereafter.

وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ مِن لَّدُنۡ حَكِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ 6

6        And [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] you are being taught the Quran from the All-Wise, All-Knowing. 

إِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهۡلِهِۦٓ إِنِّيٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارٗا سَ‍َٔاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوۡ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٖ قَبَسٖ لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَصۡطَلُونَ 7

7        (Remember) when Musa ( peace be upon him )  said to his family: “Indeed, I have seen a fire (which was actually a light), I will bring you some information from there, or I will bring you a burning brand, so that you may warm yourselves.”

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهَا نُودِيَ أَنۢ بُورِكَ مَن فِي ٱلنَّارِ وَمَنۡ حَوۡلَهَا وَسُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 8

8        So when he reached near (that fire or light), he heard a voice (from Allah): “Blessed is whoever is inside this light (i.e. Allah) and whoever is around the light (i.e. Musa ( peace be upon him ) ]. (These are like greetings at the visitation). And Glorified is Allah, the Creator of the universe.

يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ 9

9        “O Musa ( peace be upon him ) ! Indeed, it is I, Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

وَأَلۡقِ عَصَاكَۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهۡتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنّٞ وَلَّىٰ مُدۡبِرٗا وَلَمۡ يُعَقِّبۡۚ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَا تَخَفۡ إِنِّي لَا يَخَافُ لَدَيَّ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ 10

10        “And throw down your stick!” So when he saw it moving around as if it were a snake, he ran away towards his back and did not look back.(It was said): “Don’t fear (since We have granted you Prophethood). Indeed, Prophets don’t fear (from things which are the proof of their Prophethood) in front of Me.

إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسۡنَۢا بَعۡدَ سُوٓءٖ فَإِنِّي غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ 11

11        “Except the one who has done wrong and then changed his evil activity to good deeds, then surely I am Very-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.

وَأَدۡخِلۡ يَدَكَ فِي جَيۡبِكَ تَخۡرُجۡ بَيۡضَآءَ مِنۡ غَيۡرِ سُوٓءٖۖ فِي تِسۡعِ ءَايَٰتٍ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَقَوۡمِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمٗا فَٰسِقِينَ 12

12        “And put your hand into your bosom (opening of the shirt near the neck), it will come out white shining without any (physical) defect. So go to Firaun and his people with nine miracles. Indeed, they are people who are disobedient to Allah.

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتۡهُمۡ ءَايَٰتُنَا مُبۡصِرَةٗ قَالُواْ هَٰذَا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٞ 13

13        So when Our absolutely clear miracles reached them, they said: “This is an obvious magic.”

وَجَحَدُواْ بِهَا وَٱسۡتَيۡقَنَتۡهَآ أَنفُسُهُمۡ ظُلۡمٗا وَعُلُوّٗاۚ فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ 14

14        And they denied these miracles unjustly and arrogantly although their hearts were convinced about them. Hence, see what the (evil) end of the disbelievers was.

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ عِلۡمٗاۖ وَقَالَا ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٖ مِّنۡ عِبَادِهِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 15

15        And, indeed, We gave know-ledge to Dawud ( peace be upon him )  and Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  and they both said: “All praise and thanks are due to Allah, Who has honoured us above many of His believing slaves!”

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيۡمَٰنُ دَاوُۥدَۖ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمۡنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيۡرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٍۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَضۡلُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ 16

16        And Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  inherited (the knowledge of) Dawud ( peace be upon him ) . And Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  said (to thank Allah): “O mankind! We have been taught the language of birds and We have been given all necessary things (i.e. army, equipment, wealth etc to run a dynasty). This is indeed, an obvious grace (from Allah).”

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيۡمَٰنَ جُنُودُهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيۡرِ فَهُمۡ يُوزَعُونَ 17

17        And the armies of jinn and men, and birds were gathered before Sulaiman ( peace be upon him ) , each kind was put in its respective group (i.e. Regimentation of troops was done. It is a unique distinction of Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  that he ruled not only over men but also over jinn and birds etc).

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمۡلِ قَالَتۡ نَمۡلَةٞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّمۡلُ ٱدۡخُلُواْ مَسَٰكِنَكُمۡ لَا يَحۡطِمَنَّكُمۡ سُلَيۡمَٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ 18

18        Till when they came to the valley of the ants, one of the ants said: “O ants! Enter your dwellings, lest Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  and his army crush you, unknowingly.

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكٗا مِّن قَوۡلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِيٓ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَيَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَٰلِحٗا تَرۡضَىٰهُ وَأَدۡخِلۡنِي بِرَحۡمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ 19

19        So Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  smiled, then burst into laughter on listening to the ant. [Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  recalled all the favours of Allah bestowed upon him] and he prayed: “O my Creator! Enable me to be grateful to You for Your favours which You have bestowed upon me and on my parents, and that I may do good deeds which will please You and count me, by Your Mercy, among Your righteous slaves.”

وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيۡرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلۡهُدۡهُدَ أَمۡ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَآئِبِينَ 20

20        (One time the following inci-dent took place). Sulaiman ( peace be upon him )  reviewed (his army of) the birds and said,” What is the matter that I don’t see the hoopoe? Or has he disappeared (without my permission)?

لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ عَذَابٗا شَدِيدًا أَوۡ لَأَاْذۡبَحَنَّهُۥٓ أَوۡ لَيَأۡتِيَنِّي بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٖ 21

21        “I will surely punish him severely, or rather slaughter him, unless he brings me a clear proof.”