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فَلَمَّا So when جَآءَ came سُلَيْمَـٰنَ (to) Sulaiman قَالَ he said أَتُمِدُّونَنِ Will you provide me بِمَالٍۢ with wealth فَمَآ But what ءَاتَىٰنِۦَ Allah has given me ٱللَّهُ Allah has given me خَيْرٌۭ (is) better مِّمَّآ than what ءَاتَىٰكُم He has given you بَلْ Nay أَنتُم you بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ in your gift تَفْرَحُونَ rejoice ٣٦

So when they came to Solomon, he said, "Do you provide me with wealth? But what Allāh has given me is better than what He has given you. Rather, it is you who rejoice in your gift.

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ٱرْجِعْ Return إِلَيْهِمْ to them فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم surely, we will come to them بِجُنُودٍۢ with hosts لَّا not قِبَلَ (is) resistance لَهُم for them بِهَا of it وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم and surely, we will drive them out مِّنْهَآ from there أَذِلَّةًۭ (in) humiliation وَهُمْ and they صَـٰغِرُونَ (will be) abased ٣٧

Return to them, for we will surely come to them with soldiers that they will be powerless to encounter, and we will surely expel them therefrom in humiliation, and they will be debased."

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ chiefs أَيُّكُمْ Which of you يَأْتِينِى will bring me بِعَرْشِهَا her throne قَبْلَ before أَن that يَأْتُونِى they come to me مُسْلِمِينَ (in) submission ٣٨

[Solomon] said, "O assembly [of jinn], which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"

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قَالَ Said عِفْرِيتٌۭ a strong one مِّنَ of ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn أَنَا۠ I ءَاتِيكَ will bring it to you بِهِۦ will bring it to you قَبْلَ before أَن [that] تَقُومَ you rise مِن from مَّقَامِكَ ۖ your place وَإِنِّى And indeed, I am عَلَيْهِ for it لَقَوِىٌّ surely, strong أَمِينٌۭ trustworthy ٣٩

A powerful one from among the jinn said, "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place, and indeed, I am for this [task] strong and trustworthy."

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قَالَ Said ٱلَّذِى one who عِندَهُۥ with him عِلْمٌۭ (was) knowledge مِّنَ of ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Scripture أَنَا۠ I ءَاتِيكَ will bring it to you بِهِۦ will bring it to you قَبْلَ before أَن [that] يَرْتَدَّ returns إِلَيْكَ to you طَرْفُكَ ۚ your glance فَلَمَّا Then when رَءَاهُ he saw it مُسْتَقِرًّا placed عِندَهُۥ before him قَالَ he said هَـٰذَا This مِن (is) from فَضْلِ (the) Favor رَبِّى (of) my Lord لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓ to test me ءَأَشْكُرُ whether I am grateful أَمْ or أَكْفُرُ ۖ I am ungrateful وَمَن And whoever شَكَرَ (is) grateful فَإِنَّمَا then only يَشْكُرُ he is grateful لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ for his own soul وَمَن And whoever كَفَرَ (is) ungrateful فَإِنَّ then indeed رَبِّى my Lord غَنِىٌّۭ (is) Self-sufficient كَرِيمٌۭ Noble ٤٠

Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the favor of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful - his gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful - then indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous."

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قَالَ He said نَكِّرُوا۟ Disguise لَهَا for her عَرْشَهَا her throne نَنظُرْ we will see أَتَهْتَدِىٓ whether she will be guided أَمْ or تَكُونُ will be مِنَ of ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا are not guided يَهْتَدُونَ are not guided ٤١

He said, "Disguise for her her throne; we will see whether she will be guided [to truth] or will be of those who is not guided."

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فَلَمَّا So when جَآءَتْ she came قِيلَ it was said أَهَـٰكَذَا Is like this عَرْشُكِ ۖ your throne قَالَتْ She said كَأَنَّهُۥ It is like هُوَ ۚ it وَأُوتِينَا And we were given ٱلْعِلْمَ the knowledge مِن before her قَبْلِهَا before her وَكُنَّا and we have been مُسْلِمِينَ Muslims ٤٢

So when she arrived, it was said [to her], "Is your throne like this?" She said, "[It is] as though it was it." [Solomon said], "And we were given knowledge before her, and we have been Muslims [in submission to Allāh].

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وَصَدَّهَا And has averted her مَا what كَانَت she used (to) تَّعْبُدُ worship مِن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah إِنَّهَا Indeed, she كَانَتْ was مِن from قَوْمٍۢ a people كَـٰفِرِينَ who disbelieve ٤٣

And that which she was worshipping other than Allāh had averted her [from submission to Him]. Indeed, she was from a disbelieving people."

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قِيلَ It was said لَهَا to her ٱدْخُلِى Enter ٱلصَّرْحَ ۖ the palace فَلَمَّا Then when رَأَتْهُ she saw it حَسِبَتْهُ she thought it لُجَّةًۭ (was) a pool وَكَشَفَتْ and she uncovered عَن [on] سَاقَيْهَا ۚ her shins قَالَ He said إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it صَرْحٌۭ (is) a palace مُّمَرَّدٌۭ made smooth مِّن of قَوَارِيرَ ۗ glass قَالَتْ She said رَبِّ My Lord إِنِّى indeed, I ظَلَمْتُ [I] have wronged نَفْسِى myself وَأَسْلَمْتُ and I submit مَعَ with سُلَيْمَـٰنَ Sulaiman لِلَّهِ to Allah رَبِّ (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٤٤

She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allāh, Lord of the worlds."

— Come To Light

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