اَنِ اعْمَلْ سٰبِغٰتٍ وَّ قَدِّرْ فِی السَّرْدِ وَ اعْمَلُوْا صَالِحًا ؕ اِنِّیْ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِیْرٌ۝۱۱

"Make long coats of mail," (We said), "and fix their links, and do the right. I surely see whatsoever you do."

وَ لِسُلَیْمٰنَ الرِّیْحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَّ رَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ ۚ وَ اَسَلْنَا لَهٗ عَیْنَ الْقِطْرِ ؕ وَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ مَنْ یَّعْمَلُ بَیْنَ یَدَیْهِ بِاِذْنِ رَبِّهٖ ؕ وَ مَنْ یَّزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ اَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّعِیْرِ۝۱۲

We (subjugated) the wind to Solomon. Its morning´s journey took one month, and the evening´s one month. We made a spring of molten brass to flow for him; and many jinns laboured for him by the will of his Lord. Anyone of them who turned from Our command was made to taste the torment of blazing fire.

یَعْمَلُوْنَ لَهٗ مَا یَشَآءُ مِنْ مَّحَارِیْبَ وَ تَمَاثِیْلَ وَ جِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَ قُدُوْرٍ رّٰسِیٰتٍ ؕ اِعْمَلُوْۤا اٰلَ دَاوٗدَ شُكْرًا ؕ وَ قَلِیْلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِیَ الشَّكُوْرُ۝۱۳

They made for him whatever he wished, synagogues and statues, dishes large as water-troughs, and cauldrons firmly fixed (on ovens; and We said): "O House of David, act, and give thanks." But few among My creatures are thankful.

فَلَمَّا قَضَیْنَا عَلَیْهِ الْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلٰی مَوْتِهٖۤ اِلَّا دَآبَّةُ الْاَرْضِ تَاْكُلُ مِنْسَاَتَهٗ ۚ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَیَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ اَنْ لَّوْ كَانُوْا یَعْلَمُوْنَ الْغَیْبَ مَا لَبِثُوْا فِی الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِیْنِؕ۝۱۴

When We ordained (Solomon´s) death, none but the weevil, that was eating away his staff (on which he rested), pointed out to them that he was dead. When he fell down (dead) the jinns realised that if they had knowledge of the Unknown they would never have suffered demeaning labour.

لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَبَاٍ فِیْ مَسْكَنِهِمْ اٰیَةٌ ۚ جَنَّتٰنِ عَنْ یَّمِیْنٍ وَّ شِمَالٍ ؕ۬ كُلُوْا مِنْ رِّزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَ اشْكُرُوْا لَهٗ ؕ بَلْدَةٌ طَیِّبَةٌ وَّ رَبٌّ غَفُوْرٌ۝۱۵

There was a sign for the people of Saba in their habitations: Two gardens, on the right and left. (And they were told:) "Eat of what your Lord has given you and be thankful. Fair is your land, and forgiving your Lord."

فَاَعْرَضُوْا فَاَرْسَلْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ سَیْلَ الْعَرِمِ وَ بَدَّلْنٰهُمْ بِجَنَّتَیْهِمْ جَنَّتَیْنِ ذَوَاتَیْ اُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَّ اَثْلٍ وَّ شَیْءٍ مِّنْ سِدْرٍ قَلِیْلٍ۝۱۶

But they turned away. So We let loose on them the inundation of (the dyke of) al-´Arim, replacing their gardens with two other gardens which bore only bitter gourd, and tamarisks and a few sparse lote-trees.

ذٰلِكَ جَزَیْنٰهُمْ بِمَا كَفَرُوْا ؕ وَ هَلْ نُجٰزِیْۤ اِلَّا الْكَفُوْرَ۝۱۷

That is how We requited them for their ingratitude. We only punish those who are ungrateful.

وَ جَعَلْنَا بَیْنَهُمْ وَ بَیْنَ الْقُرَی الَّتِیْ بٰرَكْنَا فِیْهَا قُرًی ظَاهِرَةً وَّ قَدَّرْنَا فِیْهَا السَّیْرَ ؕ سِیْرُوْا فِیْهَا لَیَالِیَ وَ اَیَّامًا اٰمِنِیْنَ۝۱۸

Between them and the cities We had blessed We placed towns along the highway, and made them stages on their journey, (saying): "Travel between them in safety by day or by night."

فَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَا بٰعِدْ بَیْنَ اَسْفَارِنَا وَ ظَلَمُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنٰهُمْ اَحَادِیْثَ وَ مَزَّقْنٰهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُوْرٍ۝۱۹

But they said: "O Lord, make the distance between the stages of our journeys longer;" but (by doing so) they wronged themselves. So We turned them into bygone tales, and dispersed them, scattered in all directions. Surely there are signs in this for those who endeavour and are grateful.

وَ لَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَیْهِمْ اِبْلِیْسُ ظَنَّهٗ فَاتَّبَعُوْهُ اِلَّا فَرِیْقًا مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ۝۲۰

Thus Iblis found his supposition about them to be true; and except for a section of believers they follow him.