إِلَّا
مَن
ظَلَمَ
ثُمَّ
بَدَّلَ
حُسۡنَۢا
بَعۡدَ
سُوٓءٖ
فَإِنِّي
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
١١

˹Fear is˺ only for those who do wrong. But if they later mend ˹their˺ evil ˹ways˺ with good, then I am certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:12

وَأَدۡخِلۡ

يَدَكَ

فِي

جَيۡبِكَ

تَخۡرُجۡ

بَيۡضَآءَ

مِنۡ

غَيۡرِ

سُوٓءٖۖ

فِي

تِسۡعِ

ءَايَٰتٍ

إِلَىٰ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

وَقَوۡمِهِۦٓۚ

إِنَّهُمۡ

كَانُواْ

قَوۡمٗا

فَٰسِقِينَ

١٢

Now put your hand through ˹the opening of˺ your collar, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished.¹ ˹These are two˺ of nine signs for Pharaoh and his people.² They have truly been a rebellious people.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:13

فَلَمَّا

جَآءَتۡهُمۡ

ءَايَٰتُنَا

مُبۡصِرَةٗ

قَالُواْ

هَٰذَا

سِحۡرٞ

مُّبِينٞ

١٣

But when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, “This is pure magic.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:14

وَجَحَدُواْ

بِهَا

وَٱسۡتَيۡقَنَتۡهَآ

أَنفُسُهُمۡ

ظُلۡمٗا

وَعُلُوّٗاۚ

فَٱنظُرۡ

كَيۡفَ

كَانَ

عَٰقِبَةُ

ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ

١٤

And, although their hearts were convinced the signs were true, they still denied them wrongfully and arrogantly. See then what was the end of the corruptors!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:15

وَلَقَدۡ

ءَاتَيۡنَا

دَاوُۥدَ

وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ

عِلۡمٗاۖ

وَقَالَا

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ

لِلَّهِ

ٱلَّذِي

فَضَّلَنَا

عَلَىٰ

كَثِيرٖ

مِّنۡ

عِبَادِهِ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

١٥

Indeed, We granted knowledge to David and Solomon. And they said ˹in acknowledgment˺, “All praise is for Allah Who has privileged us over many of His faithful servants.”¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:16

وَوَرِثَ

سُلَيۡمَٰنُ

دَاوُۥدَۖ

وَقَالَ

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلنَّاسُ

عُلِّمۡنَا

مَنطِقَ

ٱلطَّيۡرِ

وَأُوتِينَا

مِن

كُلِّ

شَيۡءٍۖ

إِنَّ

هَٰذَا

لَهُوَ

ٱلۡفَضۡلُ

ٱلۡمُبِينُ

١٦

And David was succeeded by Solomon, who said, “O people! We have been taught the language of birds, and been given everything ˹we need˺. This is indeed a great privilege.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:17

وَحُشِرَ

لِسُلَيۡمَٰنَ

جُنُودُهُۥ

مِنَ

ٱلۡجِنِّ

وَٱلۡإِنسِ

وَٱلطَّيۡرِ

فَهُمۡ

يُوزَعُونَ

١٧

Solomon’s forces of jinn, humans, and birds were rallied for him, perfectly organized.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:18

حَتَّىٰٓ

إِذَآ

أَتَوۡاْ

عَلَىٰ

وَادِ

ٱلنَّمۡلِ

قَالَتۡ

نَمۡلَةٞ

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلنَّمۡلُ

ٱدۡخُلُواْ

مَسَٰكِنَكُمۡ

لَا

يَحۡطِمَنَّكُمۡ

سُلَيۡمَٰنُ

وَجُنُودُهُۥ

وَهُمۡ

لَا

يَشۡعُرُونَ

١٨

And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, “O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:19

فَتَبَسَّمَ

ضَاحِكٗا

مِّن

قَوۡلِهَا

وَقَالَ

رَبِّ

أَوۡزِعۡنِيٓ

أَنۡ

أَشۡكُرَ

نِعۡمَتَكَ

ٱلَّتِيٓ

أَنۡعَمۡتَ

عَلَيَّ

وَعَلَىٰ

وَٰلِدَيَّ

وَأَنۡ

أَعۡمَلَ

صَٰلِحٗا

تَرۡضَىٰهُ

وَأَدۡخِلۡنِي

بِرَحۡمَتِكَ

فِي

عِبَادِكَ

ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

١٩

So Solomon smiled in amusement at her words, and prayed, “My Lord! Inspire me to ˹always˺ be thankful for Your favours which You have blessed me and my parents with, and to do good deeds that please you. Admit me, by Your mercy, into ˹the company of˺ Your righteous servants.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:20