An-Naml
27.1.1 . Ta . Sin . These are revelations of the Quran and a Scripture that maketh plain ;
27.2.2 . A guidance and good tidings for believers
27.3.3 . Who establish worship and pay the poor due and are sure of the Hereafter .
27.4.4 . Lo! as for those who believe not in the Hereafter , We have made their works fair seeming unto them so that they are all astray .
27.5.5 . Those are they for whom is the worst of punishment , and in the Hereafter they will be the greatest losers .
27.6.6 . Lo! as for thee ( Muhammad ) , thou verily receivest the Quran from the presence of One Wise , Aware .
27.7.7 . ( 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 .
27.8.8 . 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!
27.9.9 . O Moses! Lo! it is I , Allah , the Mighty , the Wise .
27.10.10 . 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! Lo! the emissaries fear not in My presence ,
27.11.11 . Save him who hath done wrong and afterward hath changed evil for good . And lo! I am Forgiving , Merciful .
27.12.12 . And put thy hand into the bosom of thy robe , it will come forth white but unhurt . ( This will be one ) among name tokens unto Pharaoh and his people . Lo! they were ever evil living folk .
27.13.13 . But when Our tokens came unto them , plain to see , they said : This is mere magic ,
27.14.14 . And they denied them , though their souls acknowledged them , for spite and arrogance . Then see the nature of the consequence for the wrong doers!
27.15.15 . 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!
27.16.16 . 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 favor .
27.17.17 . 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 ;
27.18.18 . 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 .
27.19.19 . And ( Solomon ) smiled , laughing at her speech , and said : My Lord , arouse me to be thankful for Thy favor wherewith Thou hast favored me and my parents , and to do good that shall be pleasing unto Thee , and include me in ( the number of ) Thy righteous staves .
27.20.20 . And he sought among the birds and said : How is it that I see not the hoopoe , or is he among the absent?