Surah An-Naml (النمل) • The Ant

Quran 27:40

27:40

قَالَ ٱلَّذِى عِندَهُۥ عِلْمٌ مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهُ مُسْتَقِرًّا عِندَهُۥ قَالَ هَـٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّى لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓ ءَأَشْكُرُ أَمْ أَكْفُرُ ۖ وَمَن شَكَرَ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ رَبِّى غَنِىٌّ كَرِيمٌ

qāla alladhī ʿindahu ʿil'mun mina l-kitābi anā ātīka bihi qabla an yartadda ilayka ṭarfuka falammā raāhu mus'taqirran ʿindahu qāla hādhā min faḍli rabbī liyabluwanī a-ashkuru am akfuru waman shakara fa-innamā yashkuru linafsihi waman kafara fa-inna rabbī ghaniyyun karīmun

Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the favor of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful - his gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful - then indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous."

— Saheeh International

but one of them who had some knowledge of the Scripture said, ‘I will bring it to you in the twinkling of an eye.’ When Solomon saw it set before him, he said, ‘This is a favour from my Lord, to test whether I am grateful or not: if anyone is grateful, it is for his own good, if anyone is ungrateful, then my Lord is self-sufficient and most generous.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: "I will bring it to you within the twinkling of an eye!" Then when he [Sulaimân (Solomon)] saw it placed before him, he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord - to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! And whoever is grateful, truly, his gratitude is for (the good of) his ownself; and whoever is ungrateful, (he is ungrateful only for the loss of his ownself). Certainly my Lord is Rich (Free of all needs), Bountiful."

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

Juz 19Page 380meccan

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قَالَqālaSaid
ٱلَّذِىalladhīone who
عِندَهُۥʿindahuwith him
عِلْمٌۭʿil'mun(was) knowledge
مِّنَminaof
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābithe Scripture
أَنَا۠anāI
ءَاتِيكَātīkawill bring it to you
بِهِۦbihiwill bring it to you
قَبْلَqablabefore
أَنan[that]
يَرْتَدَّyartaddareturns
إِلَيْكَilaykato you
طَرْفُكَۚṭarfukayour glance
فَلَمَّاfalammāThen when
رَءَاهُraāhuhe saw it
مُسْتَقِرًّاmus'taqirranplaced
عِندَهُۥʿindahubefore him
قَالَqālahe said
هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
مِنmin(is) from
فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Favor
رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓliyabluwanīto test me
ءَأَشْكُرُa-ashkuruwhether I am grateful
أَمْamor
أَكْفُرُۖakfuruI am ungrateful
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
شَكَرَshakara(is) grateful
فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
يَشْكُرُyashkuruhe is grateful
لِنَفْسِهِۦۖlinafsihifor his own soul
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
كَفَرَkafara(is) ungrateful
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord
غَنِىٌّۭghaniyyun(is) Self-sufficient
كَرِيمٌۭkarīmunNoble