أَنِ ٱعْمَلْ سَٰبِغَٰتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِى ٱلسَّرْدِ  ۖ وَٱعْمَلُواْ صَٰلِحًا  ۖ إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

əни-'мəль сəəбиґōōтиу-вəќōддир фиис-сəрд, вəə'мəлюю сōōлиhə, иннии бимəə тə'мəлююнə бəсыыр

saying, ‘Make easy coats of mail, and keep the measure in arranging [the links], and act righteously. Indeed I watch what you do.’

وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ  ۖ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُۥ عَيْنَ ٱلْقِطْرِ  ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ مَن يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِۦ  ۖ وَمَن يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

вəлисулəймəəнəр-рииhə ґудуувуhəə шəhруу-вəрōвəəhуhəə шəhр, вə`əсəльнəə лəhу 'əйнəль-ќитр, вəминəль-джинни мəй-йə'мəлю бэйнə йəдəйhи би`из̃ни рōббиh, вəмəй-йəзиґ минhум 'əн əмринəə нуз̃иќhу мин 'əз̃əəбис-сə'иир

And for Solomon [We subjected] the wind: its morning course was a month’s journey and its evening course was a month’s journey. We made a fount of [molten] copper flow for him, and [We placed at his service] some of the jinn who would work for him by the permission of his Lord, and if any of them swerved from Our command, We would make him taste the punishment of the Blaze.

يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُۥ مَا يَشَآءُ مِن مَّحَٰرِيبَ وَتَمَٰثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَٱلْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَٰتٍ  ۚ ٱعْمَلُوٓاْ ءَالَ دَاوُۥدَ شُكْرًا  ۚ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِىَ ٱلشَّكُورُ

йə'мəлююнə лəhу мəə йəшəə`у мимм-мəhəəриибə вəтəмəəc̃иилə вəджифəəнин кəəльджəвəəби вəќудуурир-рōōсийəəт, и'мəлюю əəлə дəəвуудə шукрō, вəќōлиилюмм-мин 'ибəəдийəш-шəкуур

They built for him as many temples as he wished, and figures, basins like cisterns, and caldrons fixed [in the ground]. ‘O House of David, act thankfully, and few of My servants are grateful.’

فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَوْتِهِۦٓ إِلَّا دَآبَّةُ ٱلْأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُۥ  ۖ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ ٱلْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُواْ يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُواْ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ

фəлəммəə ќōдōйнəə 'əлэйhиль-мəутə мəə дəльлəhум 'əлəə мəутиhи ильлəə дəəббəтуль-əрды тə`кулю миŋŋсə`əтəh, фəлəммəə хōррō тəбэййəнəтиль-джинну əль-лəу кəəнуу йə'лəмуунəль-ґōйбə мəə лəбиc̃уу фииль-'əз̃əəбиль-муhиин

When We decreed death for him, nothing apprised them of his death except a worm which gnawed away at his staff. And when he fell down, [the humans] realized that had the jinn known the Unseen, they would not have remained in a humiliating torment.

لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَبَإٍ فِى مَسْكَنِهِمْ ءَايَةٌ  ۖ جَنَّتَانِ عَن يَمِينٍ وَشِمَالٍ  ۖ كُلُواْ مِن رِّزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُواْ لَهُۥ  ۚ بَلْدَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَرَبٌّ غَفُورٌ

лəќōд кəəнə лисəбə`ин фии мəскəниhим əəйəh, джəннəтəəни 'əй-йəмииниу-вəшимəəль, кулюю мир-ризќи рōббикум вəəшкуруу лəh, бəльдəтун тōййибəтуу-вəрōббун ґōфуур

There was certainly a sign for Sheba in their habitation: two gardens, to the right and to the left. ‘Eat of the provision of your Lord and give Him thanks: a good land and an all-forgiving Lord!’

فَأَعْرَضُواْ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ ٱلْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَٰهُم بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَىْ أُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَأَثْلٍ وَشَىْءٍ مِّن سِدْرٍ قَلِيلٍ

фə`ə'рōдуу фə`əрсəльнəə 'əлэйhим сəйлəль-'əрими вəбəддəльнəəhумм-биджəннəтəйhим джəннəтəйни з̃əвəəтəй укулин хōмтыу-вə`əc̃лиу-вəшэй`имм-миŋŋ-сидрин ќōлииль

But they disregarded [the path of Allah], so We unleashed upon them a violent flood and replaced their two gardens with two gardens bearing bitter fruit, tamarisk, and sparse lote trees.

ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَفَرُواْ  ۖ وَهَلْ نُجَٰزِىٓ إِلَّا ٱلْكَفُورَ

з̃əəликə джəзəйнəəhумм-бимəə кəфəруу, вəhəль нуджəəзии ильлəəль-кəфуур

We requited them with that for their ingratitude. Do We not requite ingrates?

وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقُرَى ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا قُرًى ظَٰهِرَةً وَقَدَّرْنَا فِيهَا ٱلسَّيْرَ  ۖ سِيرُواْ فِيهَا لَيَالِىَ وَأَيَّامًا ءَامِنِينَ

вəджə'əльнəə бэйнəhум вəбэйнəль-ќурōōль-лəтии бəəрōкнəə фииhəə ќурōн з̃ōōhирōтəу-вəќōддəрнəə фииhəəс-сəйр, сиируу фииhəə лəйəəлийə вə`əййəəмəн əəминиин

We had placed between them and the towns which We had blessed hamlets prominent [from the main route], and We had ordained the course through them: ‘Travel through them in safety, night and day.’

فَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَا بَٰعِدْ بَيْنَ أَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ وَمَزَّقْنَٰهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ  ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ

фəќōōлюю рōббəнəə бəə'ид бэйнə əсфəəринəə вəз̃ōлəмуу əŋŋфусəhум фəджə'əльнəəhум əhəəдииc̃ə вəмəззəќнəəhум кульлə мумəззəќ, иннə фии з̃əəликə лə`əəйəəтил-ликулли сōббəəрин шəкуур

But they said, ‘Our Lord! Make the stages between our journeys far apart,’ and they wronged themselves. So We turned them into folktales and caused them to disintegrate totally. There are indeed signs in that for every patient and grateful [servant].

وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُۥ فَٱتَّبَعُوهُ إِلَّا فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

вəлəќōд сōддəќō 'əлэйhим иблиису з̃ōннəhу фəəттəбə'ууhу ильлəə фəрииќōмм-минəль-му`миниин

Certainly Iblis had his conjecture come true about them. So they followed him—all except a part of the faithful.