027.015 Y:  We gave (in the past) knowledge to David and Solomon:  And they both said:  “Praise be to Allah, Who has favoured us above many of his servants who believe!”

P:  And We verily gave knowledge unto David and Solomon, and they said:  Praise be to Allah, Who hath preferred us above many of His believing slaves!

S:  And certainly We gave knowledge to Dawood and Sulaiman, and they both said:  Praise be to Allah, Who has made us to excel many of His believing servants.

027.016 Y:  And Solomon was David’s heir.  He said:  “O ye people!  We have been taught the speech of birds, and on us has been bestowed (a little) of all things:  this is indeed Grace manifest (from Allah.)”

P:  And Solomon was David’s heir.  And he said:  O mankind!  Lo! we have been taught the language of birds, and have been given (abundance) of all things.  This surely is evident favour.

S:  And Sulaiman was Dawood’s heir, and he said:  O men! we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given all things; most surely this is manifest grace.

027.017 Y:  And before Solomon were marshalled his hosts,- of jinns and men and birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks.

P:  And there were gathered together unto Solomon his armies of the jinn and humankind, and of the birds, and they were set in battle order;

S:  And his hosts of the jinn and the men and the birds were gathered to him, and they were formed into groups.

027.018 Y:  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.”

P:  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.

S:  Until when they came to the valley of the Naml, a Namlite said:  O Naml! enter your houses, (that) Sulaiman and his hosts may not crush you while they do not know.

027.019 Y:  So he smiled, amused at her speech; and he said:  “O my Lord! so order me that I may be grateful for Thy favours, which thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may work the righteousness that will please Thee:  And admit me, by Thy Grace, to the ranks of Thy righteous Servants.”

P:  And (Solomon) smiled, laughing at her speech, and said:  My Lord, arouse me to be thankful for Thy favour wherewith Thou hast favoured me and my parents, and to do good that shall be pleasing unto Thee, and include me in (the number of) Thy righteous slaves.

S:  So he smiled, wondering at her word, and said:  My Lord! grant me that I should be grateful for Thy favor which Thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I should do good such as Thou art pleased with, and make me enter, by Thy mercy, into Thy servants, the good ones.

027.020 Y:  And he took a muster of the Birds; and he said:  “Why is it I see not the Hoopoe?  Or is he among the absentees?”