The Ant · Surah 27

He said: Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will go aright or be of those not rightly guided

So, when she came, it was said (unto her): Is thy throne like this? She said: (It is) as though it were the very one. And (Solomon said): We were given the knowledge before her and we had surrendered (to Allah)

And (all) that she was wont to worship instead of Allah hindered her, for she came of disbelieving folk

It was said unto her: Enter the hall. And when she saw it she deemed it a pool and bared her legs. (Solomon) said: Lo! it is a hall, made smooth, of glass. She said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged myself, and I surrender with Solomon unto Allah, the Lord of the Worlds

And We verily sent unto Thamud their brother Salih, saying: Worship Allah. And lo! they (then became two parties quarrelling)

He said: O my people! Why will ye hasten on the evil rather than the good? Why will ye not ask pardon of Allah, that ye may receive mercy

They said: We augur evil of thee and those with thee. He said: Your evil augury is with Allah. Nay, but ye are folk that are being tested

And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and reformed not

They said: Swear one to another by Allah that we verily will attack him and his household by night, and afterward we will surely say unto his friend: We witnessed not the destruction of his household. And lo! we are truthtellers

So they plotted a plot: and We plotted a plot, while they perceived not

Then see the nature of the consequence of their plotting, for lo! We destroyed them and their people, every one

See, yonder are their dwellings empty and in ruins because they did wrong. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for a people who have knowledge

And we saved those who believed and used to ward off (evil)

And Lot! when he said unto his folk: Will ye commit abomination knowingly

Must ye needs lust after men instead of women? Nay, but ye are folk who act senselessly

But the answer of his folk was naught save that they said: Expel the household of Lot from your township, for they (forsooth) are folk who would keep clean

Then We saved him and his household save his wife; We destined her to be of those who stayed behind

And We rained a rain upon them. Dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned

Say (O Muhammad): Praise be to Allah, and peace be on His slaves whom He hath chosen! Is Allah best, or (all) that ye ascribe as partners (unto Him)

Is not He (best) Who created the heavens and the earth, and sendeth down for you water from the sky wherewith We cause to spring forth joyous orchards, whose trees it never hath been yours to cause to grow. Is there any Allah beside Allah? Nay, but they are folk who ascribe equals (unto Him)

Is not He (best) Who made the earth a fixed abode, and placed rivers in the folds thereof, and placed firm hills therein, and hath set a barrier between the two seas? Is there any Allah beside Allah? Nay, but most of them know not

Is not He (best) Who answereth the wronged one when he crieth unto Him and removeth the evil, and hath made you viceroys of the earth? Is there any Allah beside Allah? Little do they reflect

Is not He (best) Who guideth you in the darkness of the land and the sea, He Who sendeth the winds as heralds of His mercy? Is there any Allah beside Allah? High Exalted be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)

Is not He (best) Who produceth creation, then reproduceth it, and Who provideth for you from the heaven and the earth? Is there any Allah beside Allah? Say: Bring your proof, if ye are truthful

Say (O Muhammad): None in the heavens and the earth knoweth the Unseen save Allah; and they know not when they will be raised (again)

Nay, but doth their knowledge reach to the Hereafter? Nay, for they are in doubt concerning it. Nay, for they cannot see it

Yet those who disbelieve say: When we have become dust like our fathers, shall we verily be brought forth (again)

We were promised this, forsooth, we and our fathers. (All) this is naught but fables of the men of old

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see the nature of the sequel for the guilty

And grieve thou not for them, nor be in distress because of what they plot (against thee)

And they say: When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful

Say: It may be that a part of that which ye would hasten on is close behind you

Lo! thy Lord is full of bounty for mankind, but most of them do not give thanks

Lo! thy Lord knoweth surely all that their bosoms hide, and all that they proclaim

And there is nothing hidden in the heaven or the earth but it is in a clear Record

Lo! this Qur'an narrateth unto the Children of Israel most of that concerning which they differ

And lo! it is a guidance and a mercy for believers

Lo! thy Lord will judge between them of His wisdom, and He is the Mighty, the Wise

Therefor (O Muhammad) put thy trust in Allah, for thou (standest) on the plain Truth

Lo! thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call when they have turned to flee