When We ordained (Solomon's) death, none but the weevil, that was eating away his staff (on which he rested), pointed out to them that he was dead. When he fell down (dead) the jinns realised that if they had knowledge of the Unknown they would never have suffered demeaning labour.
پس چون مرگ را بر او مقرر داشتيم، جز جنبنده‌اى خاكى [=موريانه‌] كه عصاى او را [به تدريج‌] مى‌خورد، [آدميان را] از مرگ او آگاه نگردانيد، پس چون [سليمان‌] فرو افتاد براى جنيان روشن گرديد كه اگر غيب مى‌دانستند، در آن عذاب خفت‌آور [باقى‌] نمى‌ماندند.