فَلَمَّا Then when falammā We decreed qaḍaynā for him ʿalayhi the death l-mawta not mā indicated to them dallahum [on] ʿalā his death mawtihi except illā a creature dābbatu (of) the earth l-arḍi eating takulu his staff minsa-atahu But when falammā he fell down kharra became clear tabayyanati (to) the jinn l-jinu that an if law they had kānū known yaʿlamūna the unseen l-ghayba not mā they (would have) remained labithū in fī the punishment l-ʿadhābi humiliating l-muhīni
And when We decreed for him [i.e., Solomon] death, nothing indicated to them [i.e., the jinn] his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff.1 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.2