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of the sky fall upon them. Surely there is a sign in this for every
penitent man.
On DawudWe bestowed Our favours. (We said): 'Mountains, and
you birds, echo his songs of praise.' We made hard iron pliant to Him,
(saying): 'Make coats of mail and measure their links with care. Do
what is right: I see all your actions.'
To Sulayman (We subdued) the wind, travelling a month's journey
morning, and a month's Journey evening. We gave him a spring
flowing with molten brass, and jinn who served him by leave of his
Lord. Those of them who did not do Our bidding We shall punish in
the fire of Hell. They made for him whatever he pleased: shrines and
statues, basins as large as watering—troughs, and fixed cauldrons.
We said: 'Give thanks, House of David.' Yet few of My servants are
truly thankful.
And when We had decreed (Sulayman's) death, nothing showed
them that he was dead until they saw a worm eating away his staff.
And when he fell down, the jinn realized that had they had knowledge
of what was hidden, they would not have continued in their abject
penalty.
For the (natives of) Sheba there was indeed a sign in their
dwelling—place: two gardens on the right and on the left. We said to
them: 'Eat of what your Lord has given you and render thanks to Him.
Pleasant is your land and Forgiving is your Lord.'
But they turned away. So We sent against them the waters of the
Dam and replaced their gardens by two others bearing bitter fruit,
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