حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌۭ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّمْلُ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ مَسَـٰكِنَكُمْ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَـٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ١٨
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."
حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَوْا عَلَى وَادِي النَّمْلِTill, when they came to the valley of the ants,meaning, when Suleiman, the soldiers and the army with him crossed the valley of the ants,قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَكُمْ لَاا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَانُ وَجُنُودُهُ وَهُمْ لَاا يَشْعُرُونَone of the ants said:"O ants! Enter your dwellings, lest Suleiman and his armies should crush you, while they perceive not."Suleiman, peace be upon him, understood what the ant said
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