Koran 34:14 — soera Saba, vers 14

فَلَمَّا قَضَيۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ مَا دَلَّهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَوۡتِهِۦٓ إِلَّا دَآبَّةُ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ تَأۡكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُۥۖ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ ٱلۡجِنُّ أَن لَّوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٱلۡغَيۡبَ مَا لَبِثُواْ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ

Nadat Wij voor (Soelaymaan) de dood hadden bepaald, werd (zijn heengaan) voor niemand duidelijk (en dus bleven de djinn hun afmattende taken uitvoeren). Totdat een houtworm aan zijn staf begon te knagen (die zijn levenloos lichaam steunde). Daarom viel hij neer en werd (opeens alles) duidelijk voor de djinn. (Want) als zij (werkelijk) kennis van het ongeziene hadden, dan zouden ze nooit zó lang in die vernederende bestraffing zijn gebleven.

And when We decreed for Solomon death, nothing indicated to the jinn his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff. But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment

Andere vertalingen 34:14

• Hilali & Khan: Then when We decreed death for him [Sulaimân (Solomon)], nothing informed them (jinn) of his death except a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his stick. So when he fell down, the jinn saw clearly that if they had known the Unseen, they would not have stayed in the humiliating torment.
• Rowwad Translation Center (en): Then when We decreed Solomon’s death, nothing showed them that he was dead except a creature of the earth eating away his staff. When he fell down, the jinn realized that if they had truly known the unseen, they would not have remained in the debasing servitude.

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