An-Naml 27:18
The Ant · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 378
The Ant
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمۡلِ قَالَتۡ نَمۡلَةࣱ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّمۡلُ ٱدۡخُلُواْ مَسَٰكِنَكُمۡ لَا يَحۡطِمَنَّكُمۡ سُلَيۡمَٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ١٨
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.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
An ant said: “O ants, enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his soldiers crush you unknowingly.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the army travelled far and reached the valley of ants; the ant both protected her people and excused the army.
Reflect
Protect your people while thinking well of others.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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