When they had reached the valley of the ants, an ant said: “O ants: enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his forces crush you when they perceive not!”
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ḥattā | Until | |
| 2 | idhā | when | |
| 3 | ataw | they came | اتي |
| 4 | ʿalā | to | |
| 5 | wādi | (the) valley | ودي |
| 6 | l-namli | (of) the ants | نمل |
| 7 | qālat | said | قول |
| 8 | namlatun | an ant | نمل |
| 9 | yāayyuhā | O | |
| 10 | l-namlu | ants | نمل |
| 11 | ud'khulū | Enter | دخل |
| 12 | masākinakum | your dwellings | سكن |
| 13 | lā | lest not crush you | |
| 14 | yaḥṭimannakum | lest not crush you | حطم |
| 15 | sulaymānu | Sulaiman | |
| 16 | wajunūduhu | and his hosts | جند |
| 17 | wahum | while they | |
| 18 | lā | (do) not perceive | |
| 19 | yashʿurūna | (do) not perceive | شعر |
Then, when they reached the Valley of the Ants, an ant said, ‘Ants! enter your dwellings so that Sulayman and his troops do not crush you unwittingly. ’
Until they came to a valley of ants, an ant said: "O ants, enter your homes else you will be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they do not notice. "
Once (when Solomon was on an expedition to the South), they came upon the valley ruled by Queen An-Naml. The Queen, (realizing the power of Solomon), ordered her armies, "Go back in your barracks, lest Solomon and his armies crush you without knowing that we are a peaceful tribe."
When they had reached the valley of the ants, an ant said: “O ants: enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his forces crush you when they perceive not!”
Until they came to a valley of ants, a female ant said: "O ants, enter your homes else you will be crushed by Solomon andhis soldiers while they do not notice."
Until they came to a valley of ants, a female ant said, "O ants, enter your homes else you will be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they do not notice."
When they approached the valley of the ants, one ant said, "O you ants, go into your homes, lest you get crushed by Solomon and his soldiers, without perceiving.",
Till they reached the Valley of Naml. Said the lady of Naml: "O Naml, go into your dwellings lest Solomon and his hordes should crush you unawares."
Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, "O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they perceive not. "
till, when they came upon a valley of ants, an ant exclaimed: "O you ants! Get into your dwellings, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you without being aware !"
Till, when they reached the Valley of the Ants, an ant exclaimed: O ants! Enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his armies crush you, unperceiving.
(Solomon was once on the move with them) until when they reached a valley of ants one of the ants said: "O ants, get into your holes, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you (under their feet) without even knowing."*
And when they reached the valley of the ants -where ants formed a great number of communities or colonies- one ant said to the rest: O you ants go back to your dwellings so that Sulayman and his hosts do not crush you unawares".
In a military campaign, Solomon and his army entered into a valley where the ants were freely roaming. One of the ants said: "Hurry up, get out of Solomon’s way as his army will unknowingly crush us all."
Till, when they came to the valley of the ants, one of the ants said: "O ants! Enter your dwellings, lest Sulaimân (Solomon) and his hosts should crush you, while they perceive not."
At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, one of the ants said: "O ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it."
And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, "O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly."
until when they reached the valley of the ants, one of the ants said, "O ants, enter your dwelling places, lest Sulaimān and his armies crush you unknowingly."
and when they came to the Valley of the Ants, one ant said, ‘Ants! Go into your homes, in case Solomon and his hosts unwittingly crush you.’
till, when they came on the Valley of Ants, an ant said, 'Ants, enter your dwelling-places, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you, being unaware!'
until they came upon the valley of the ants. Said an ant, 'O ye ants! go into your dwellings, that Solomon and his hosts crush you not while they do not perceive.'
And assembled for Solomon were his hosts of the Jinn and of mankind, and birds, and they were marshalled in battle order;
Till, when they came up to the Valley of Ants, an ant said, "O you ants, enter your dwellings so that Sulayman and his hosts would not definitely crush you, (while) they are not aware. "
until they came unto the valley of ants. And an ant, seeing the hosts approaching, said, O ants, enter ye into your habitations, lest Solomon and his army tread you under foot, and perceive it not.
Till when they came to a valley of the ants, (and) one of the ants said: "O you ants, get into your houses, lest Sulaiman (Solomon) and his armies will crush you (while marching) without knowing it. "
(Once he was marching with them) until when they (his armies) reached the valley of (the tribe named) al-Naml, a distinguished Namlite said, `O al-Naml! get into your habitations lest Solomon and his hosts should crush you unknowingly. '
When they came to the Valley of Ants, an ant said, ‘O ants! Enter your dwellings, lest Solomon and his hosts should trample on you while they are unaware. ’