اِلَّا مَنْ ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًۢا بَعْدَ سُوْٓءٍ فَاِنِّیْ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ۝۱۱

Except those who do some wrong but afterwards do good to make up for the wrong. And I am forgiving and merciful.

وَ اَدْخِلْ یَدَكَ فِیْ جَیْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَیْضَآءَ مِنْ غَیْرِ سُوْٓءٍ ۫ فِیْ تِسْعِ اٰیٰتٍ اِلٰی فِرْعَوْنَ وَ قَوْمِهٖ ؕ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا قَوْمًا فٰسِقِیْنَ۝۱۲

Put your hand in the bosom of your shirt; it will come out white without any blemish. This will be one of nine tokens for the Pharaoh and his people, who are a wicked lot indeed."

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ اٰیٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةً قَالُوْا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌۚ۝۱۳

And when Our signs came as distinct proofs, they said: "This is only magic."

وَ جَحَدُوْا بِهَا وَ اسْتَیْقَنَتْهَاۤ اَنْفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًا وَّ عُلُوًّا ؕ فَانْظُرْ كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِیْنَ۠۝۱۴

And they denied them out of malice and pride, though in their hearts they believed that they were true. So see how was the end of evil-doers!

وَ لَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَا دَاوٗدَ وَ سُلَیْمٰنَ عِلْمًا ۚ وَ قَالَا الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ فَضَّلَنَا عَلٰی كَثِیْرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ۝۱۵

We gave David and Solomon knowledge; and they said: "All praise be to God who has favoured us over many of His creatures who believe."

وَ وَرِثَ سُلَیْمٰنُ دَاوٗدَ وَ قَالَ یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنْطِقَ الطَّیْرِ وَ اُوْتِیْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَیْءٍ ؕ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِیْنُ۝۱۶

Solomon was heir to David, and he said: "O people, we have been taught the language of Tair, and have been given of everything. This is a clear favour indeed."

وَ حُشِرَ لِسُلَیْمٰنَ جُنُوْدُهٗ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْاِنْسِ وَ الطَّیْرِ فَهُمْ یُوْزَعُوْنَ۝۱۷

His armies of jinns and men and Tair assembled, formed into ranks, (and marched)

حَتّٰۤی اِذَاۤ اَتَوْا عَلٰی وَادِ النَّمْلِ ۙ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ یّٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوْا مَسٰكِنَكُمْ ۚ لَا یَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَیْمٰنُ وَ جُنُوْدُهٗ ۙ وَ هُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ۝۱۸

Till they reached the Valley of Naml. Said the lady of Naml: "O Naml, go into your dwellings lest Solomon and his hordes should crush you unawares."

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّنْ قَوْلِهَا وَ قَالَ رَبِّ اَوْزِعْنِیْۤ اَنْ اَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِیْۤ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَیَّ وَ عَلٰی وَالِدَیَّ وَ اَنْ اَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضٰىهُ وَ اَدْخِلْنِیْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِیْ عِبَادِكَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ۝۱۹

(Solomon) smiled, amused at her speech, and said: "O Lord grant me that I should be grateful for the favours You have bestowed on me and my parents, and do good things of Your pleasing; and admit me among Your righteous devotees by Your grace."

وَ تَفَقَّدَ الطَّیْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِیَ لَاۤ اَرَی الْهُدْهُدَ ۖؗ اَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَآىِٕبِیْنَ۝۲۰

When he reviewed the Tair, he said: "How is it I do not see Hud-hud? Is he absent?