Surah An-Naml (النمل) • The Ant

Quran 27:16

27:16

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَـٰنُ دَاوُۥدَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

wawaritha sulaymānu dāwūda waqāla yāayyuhā l-nāsu ʿullim'nā manṭiqa l-ṭayri waūtīnā min kulli shayin inna hādhā lahuwa l-faḍlu l-mubīnu

And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty."

— Saheeh International

Solomon succeeded David. He said, ‘People, we have been taught the speech of birds, and we have been given a share of everything: this is a clearly a great favour.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And Sulaimân (Solomon) inherited (the knowledge of) Dâwûd (David). He said: "O mankind! We have been taught the language of birds, and on us have been bestowed all things. This, verily, is an evident grace (from Allâh)."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَوَرِثَwawarithaAnd inherited
سُلَيْمَـٰنُsulaymānuSulaiman
دَاوُۥدَۖdāwūdaDawood
وَقَالَwaqālaAnd he said
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsupeople
عُلِّمْنَاʿullim'nāWe have been taught
مَنطِقَmanṭiqa(the) language
ٱلطَّيْرِl-ṭayri(of) the birds
وَأُوتِينَاwaūtīnāand we have been given
مِنminfrom
كُلِّkullievery
شَىْءٍۖshayinthing
إِنَّinnaIndeed
هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
لَهُوَlahuwasurely, it
ٱلْفَضْلُl-faḍlu(is) the favor
ٱلْمُبِينُl-mubīnuevident