POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
CHAPTER 7
قصة هُد هُد
The story of hoopoe
VOCABULARY
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Guides, directs
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يَدُل
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Scout, reconnoiterer
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رائد
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He disliked
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اَنكَرَ
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places
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مواضع
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He remained absent
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غابَ
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He threated
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تَوَعدَ
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Despite this intellect
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على هذا
العقل
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I have been informed
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اِطلعتُ
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foolishness
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سَفاهة
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cleverness
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كياسة
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
A hoopoe was his
scout and his eyes who will direct him to places where water would be found and
where armies would be stationed.
When Suleman (peace
be upon him) did not find him, he disliked it and threatened him. After being
absent for a time, he returned and told Suleman (peace upon him), “I have come
to know of something that you and your armies have not yet been informed of. I
have come to you with authentic news about Saba and its queen. These people
have a great country and expansive land. However, despite this intellect,
cleverness, kingdom and leadership, I found them to be the people of
foolishness and ignorance. They prostrate before the sun rather than
prostrating before Allah and do not understand (the foolishness of) it. They do
not find a way of guidance to the worship of one Allah.”
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