إِنِّى Indeed, I وَجَدتُّ found ٱمْرَأَةًۭ a woman تَمْلِكُهُمْ ruling them وَأُوتِيَتْ and she has been given مِن of كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing وَلَهَا and for her عَرْشٌ (is) a throne عَظِيمٌۭ great ٢٣
Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.
— Come To Light
وَجَدتُّهَا And I found her وَقَوْمَهَا and her people يَسْجُدُونَ prostrating لِلشَّمْسِ to the sun مِن instead of Allah دُونِ instead of Allah ٱللَّهِ instead of Allah وَزَيَّنَ and has made fair-seeming لَهُمُ to them ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ their deeds فَصَدَّهُمْ and averted them عَنِ from ٱلسَّبِيلِ the Way فَهُمْ so they لَا (are) not يَهْتَدُونَ guided ٢٤
I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allāh, and Satan has made their deeds pleasing to them and averted them from [His] way, so they are not guided,
— Come To Light
أَلَّا That not يَسْجُدُوا۟ they prostrate لِلَّهِ to Allah ٱلَّذِى the One Who يُخْرِجُ brings forth ٱلْخَبْءَ the hidden فِى in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَيَعْلَمُ and knows مَا what تُخْفُونَ you conceal وَمَا and what تُعْلِنُونَ you declare ٢٥
[And] so they do not prostrate to Allāh, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare -
— Come To Light
ٱللَّهُ Allah لَآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا but هُوَ He رَبُّ (the) Lord ٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the Throne ٱلْعَظِيمِ ۩ the Great ٢٦
Allāh - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."
— Come To Light
۞ قَالَ He said سَنَنظُرُ We will see أَصَدَقْتَ whether you speak (the) truth أَمْ or كُنتَ you are مِنَ of ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ the liars ٢٧
[Solomon] said, "We will see whether you were truthful or were of the liars.
— Come To Light
ٱذْهَب Go بِّكِتَـٰبِى with my letter هَـٰذَا this فَأَلْقِهْ and deliver it إِلَيْهِمْ to them ثُمَّ Then تَوَلَّ turn away عَنْهُمْ from them فَٱنظُرْ and see مَاذَا what يَرْجِعُونَ they return ٢٨
Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then leave them and see what [answer] they will return."
— Come To Light
قَالَتْ She said يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ chiefs إِنِّىٓ Indeed [I] أُلْقِىَ is delivered إِلَىَّ to me كِتَـٰبٌۭ a letter كَرِيمٌ noble ٢٩
She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter.
— Come To Light
إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it مِن (is) from سُلَيْمَـٰنَ Sulaiman وَإِنَّهُۥ and indeed it (is) بِسْمِ In the name ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ the Most Gracious ٱلرَّحِيمِ the Most Merciful ٣٠
Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it is [i.e., reads]: 'In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
— Come To Light
أَلَّا That not تَعْلُوا۟ exalt yourselves عَلَىَّ against me وَأْتُونِى but come to me مُسْلِمِينَ (in) submission ٣١
Be not haughty with me but come to me in submission [as Muslims].'"
— Come To Light
قَالَتْ She said يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ chiefs أَفْتُونِى Advise me فِىٓ in أَمْرِى my affair مَا Not كُنتُ I would be قَاطِعَةً the one to decide أَمْرًا any matter حَتَّىٰ until تَشْهَدُونِ you are present with me ٣٢
She said, "O eminent ones, advise me in my affair. I would not decide a matter until you witness [for] me."
— Come To Light
قَالُوا۟ They said نَحْنُ We أُو۟لُوا۟ (are) possessors قُوَّةٍۢ (of) strength وَأُو۟لُوا۟ and possessors بَأْسٍۢ (of) might شَدِيدٍۢ great وَٱلْأَمْرُ and the command إِلَيْكِ (is) up to you فَٱنظُرِى so look مَاذَا what تَأْمُرِينَ you will command ٣٣
They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."
— Come To Light
قَالَتْ She said إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْمُلُوكَ the kings إِذَا when دَخَلُوا۟ they enter قَرْيَةً a town أَفْسَدُوهَا they ruin it وَجَعَلُوٓا۟ and make أَعِزَّةَ (the) most honorable أَهْلِهَآ (of) its people أَذِلَّةًۭ ۖ (the) lowest وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus يَفْعَلُونَ they do ٣٤
She said, "Indeed kings - when they enter a city, they ruin it and render the honored of its people humbled. And thus do they do.
— Come To Light
وَإِنِّى But indeed, I am مُرْسِلَةٌ going to send إِلَيْهِم to them بِهَدِيَّةٍۢ a gift فَنَاظِرَةٌۢ and see بِمَ with what يَرْجِعُ return ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ the messengers ٣٥
But indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what [reply] the messengers will return."
— Come To Light
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