18 Preface حَتّىٰ إِذا أَتَوا عَلىٰ وادِ النَّملِ قالَت نَملَةٌ يا أَيُّهَا النَّملُ ادخُلوا مَساكِنَكُم لا يَحطِمَنَّكُم سُلَيمانُ وَجُنودُهُ وَهُم لا يَشعُرونَAhmed AliTill they reached the Valley of Naml. Said the lady of Naml: “O Naml, go into your dwellings lest Solomon and his hordes should crush you unawares.”