38.31 . When there were shown to him at eventide light footed coursers
38. 38.32 . And he said : Lo! I have preferred the good things ( of the world ) to the remembrance of my Lord ; till they were taken out of sight behind the curtain .
38. 38.33 . ( Then he said ) : Bring them back to me , and fell to slashing ( with his sword their ) legs and necks .
38. 38.34 . And verily We tried Solomon , and set upon his throne a ( mere ) body . Then did he repent .
38. 38.35 . He said : My Lord! Forgive me and bestow on me sovereignty such shall not belong to any after me . Lo! Thou art the Bestower .
38. 38.36 . So We made the wind subservient unto him , setting fair by his command whithersoever he intended .
38. 38.37 . And the unruly , every builder and diver ( made We subservient ) ,
38. 38.38 . And others linked together in chains ,
38. 38.39 . ( Saying ) : This is Our gift , so bestow thou , or withhold , without reckoning .
38. 38.40 . And lo! he hath favor with Us , and a happy journey ' s end .
