The Holy Quran 27:19 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَـٰلِحًا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِى بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Translation

(Amused at the intelligence of the ant,) He (Sulaymaan عليه الصلاة والسلام) began to smile and then (inadvertently) laughed at her (the ant's) speech saying, "O my Rabb! Allow me to express gratitude for Your bounty (for enabling me to understand the language of the ants), which You have granted me and my parents, and (allow me) to perform good actions that You are pleased with. And, out of Your Mercy, include me among Your righteous bondsmen.”

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Sulayman's ﵇ smile and wonder: understanding the words of that ant, he was amazed, and out of an abundance of joy and delight the urge to give thanks welled up in him. Sulayman's ﵇ supplication: that is, “I am at a loss as to how I can give thanks for Your great favours, so I beseech You alone to make me fully thankful, both with the tongue and in deed, and…

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