قَالَتْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ أَفْتُونِى فِىٓ أَمْرِى مَا كُنتُ قَاطِعَةً أَمْرًا حَتَّىٰ تَشْهَدُونِ ﴿32﴾
She said, "O eminent ones, advise me in my affair. I would not decide a matter until you witness [for] me."
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← read from right to left3Chiefsالْمَلَأُl-mala'uIالthe+مَلَأُChiefs 4Advise meأَفْتُونِيaftuniCBFV+PRONATTأَفْتُوAdvise+نِيme 6My affairأَمْرِيamriCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرِMy affair+يme / my 9The one to decideقَاطِعَةًqati'atanI 10Any matterأَمْرًاamranI 12You are present with meتَشْهَدُونِtashhaduniF قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أُو۟لُوا۟ قُوَّةٍ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ وَٱلْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَٱنظُرِى مَاذَا تَأْمُرِينَ ﴿33﴾
They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."
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← read from right to left3Are possessorsأُولُوuluI 4Of strengthقُوَّةٍquwwatinI 5And possessorsوَأُولُوwa-uluCBICONJ+Nوَand+أُولُوPossessors 8And the commandوَالْأَمْرُwal-amruCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَمْرُCommand 9Is up to youإِلَيْكِilaykiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىIs up to+كِyou / your 10So lookفَانْظُرِيfa-unzuriCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْظُرِيLook 12You will commandتَأْمُرِينَta'murinaF قَالَتْ إِنَّ ٱلْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا۟ قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓا۟ أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَآ أَذِلَّةً ۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ ﴿34﴾
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.
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← read from right to left3The kingsالْمُلُوكَl-mulukaIالthe+مُلُوكَKings 5They enterدَخَلُواdakhaluF 7They ruin itأَفْسَدُوهَاafsaduhaCBFV+PRONATTأَفْسَدُوThey ruin+هَاher / it / its 8And makeوَجَعَلُواwaja'aluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلُواMake 9The most honorableأَعِزَّةَa'izzataI 10Of its peopleأَهْلِهَاahlihaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِOf its people+هَاher / it / its 11The lowestأَذِلَّةًadhillatanI 12And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus 13They doيَفْعَلُونَyaf'alunaF وَإِنِّى مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنَاظِرَةٌۢ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ﴿35﴾
But indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what [reply] the messengers will return."
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← read from right to left2Going to sendمُرْسِلَةٌmursilatunI 3To themإِلَيْهِمْilayhimCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِمْthem / their 4A giftبِهَدِيَّةٍbihadiyyatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+هَدِيَّةٍA gift 5And seeفَنَاظِرَةٌfanaziratunCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+نَاظِرَةٌAnd see 8The Messengersالْمُرْسَلُونَl-mursalunaIالthe+مُرْسَلُونَMessengers فَلَمَّا جَآءَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ قَالَ أَتُمِدُّونَنِ بِمَالٍ فَمَآ ءَاتَىٰنِۦَ ٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّآ ءَاتَىٰكُم بَلْ أَنتُم بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ ﴿36﴾
So when they came to Solomon, he said, "Do you provide me with wealth? But what Allah has given me is better than what He has given you. Rather, it is you who rejoice in your gift.
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← read from right to left1So whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 3To solomonسُلَيْمَانَsulaymanaI 5Will you provide meأَتُمِدُّونَنِatumiddunaniCBFINTG+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+تُمِدُّونَWill you provide+نِemphasis 6With wealthبِمَالٍbimalinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مَالٍWealth 7But whatفَمَاfamaCBICONJ+RELفَso / then+مَاBut what 8Allah has given meآتَانِيَataniyaCBFV+PRONATTآتَاAllah has given+نِيَme 9Allah has given meاللَّهُl-lahuI 10Is betterخَيْرٌkhayrunI 11Than whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 12He has given youآتَاكُمْatakumCBFV+PRONATTآتَاHe has given+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 15In your giftبِهَدِيَّتِكُمْbihadiyyatikumCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَدِيَّتِYour gift+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 16RejoiceتَفْرَحُونَtafrahunaF ٱرْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم بِجُنُودٍ لَّا قِبَلَ لَهُم بِهَا وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم مِّنْهَآ أَذِلَّةً وَهُمْ صَٰغِرُونَ ﴿37﴾
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."
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← read from right to left2To themإِلَيْهِمْilayhimCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِمْthem / their 3Surely we will come to themفَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُمْfalana'tiyannahumCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTفَso / then+لَfor / to+نَأْتِيَSurely we will come to them+نَّemphasis+هُمْthem / their 4With hostsبِجُنُودٍbijunudinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+جُنُودٍHosts 6Is resistanceقِبَلَqibalaI 7For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 8Of itبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its 9And surely we will drive them outوَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُمْwalanukhrijannahumCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTوَand+لَfor / to+نُخْرِجَSurely we will drive them out+نَّemphasis+هُمْthem / their 10From thereمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom there+هَاher / it / its 11In humiliationأَذِلَّةًadhillatanI 13Will be abasedصَاغِرُونَsaghirunaI قَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِى بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ ﴿38﴾
[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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← read from right to left3Chiefsالْمَلَأُl-mala'uIالthe+مَلَأُChiefs 4Which of youأَيُّكُمْayyukumCBIINTG+PRONATTأَيُّWhich of+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 5Will bring meيَأْتِينِيya'tiniCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيWill bring+نِيme 6Her throneبِعَرْشِهَاbi'arshihaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+عَرْشِHer throne+هَاher / it / its 9They come to meيَأْتُونِيya'tuniCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتُوThey come to+نِيme 10In submissionمُسْلِمِينَmusliminaI قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَ ۖ وَإِنِّى عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِىٌّ أَمِينٌ ﴿39﴾
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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← read from right to left2A strong oneعِفْرِيتٌ'ifritunI 4The jinnالْجِنِّl-jiniIالthe+جِنِّJinn 6Will bring it to youآتِيكَatikaCBFV+PRONATTآتِيWill bring it to+كَyou / your 7Will bring it to youبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 12Your placeمَقَامِكَmaqamikaCBIN+PRONATTمَقَامِYour place+كَyou / your 14For itعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِhim / his / it 15Surely strongلَقَوِيٌّlaqawiyyunCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+قَوِيٌّSurely strong 16TrustworthyأَمِينٌaminunI قَالَ ٱلَّذِى عِندَهُۥ عِلْمٌ مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهُ مُسْتَقِرًّا عِندَهُۥ قَالَ هَٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّى لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓ ءَأَشْكُرُ أَمْ أَكْفُرُ ۖ وَمَن شَكَرَ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ رَبِّى غَنِىٌّ كَرِيمٌ ﴿40﴾
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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← read from right to left3With himعِنْدَهُ'indahuCBILOC+PRONATTعِنْدَWith+هُhim / his / it 4Was knowledgeعِلْمٌ'ilmunI 6The scriptureالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِScripture 8Will bring it to youآتِيكَatikaCBFV+PRONATTآتِيWill bring it to+كَyou / your 9Will bring it to youبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 12ReturnsيَرْتَدَّyartaddaF 14Your glanceطَرْفُكَtarfukaCBIN+PRONATTطَرْفُYour glance+كَyou / your 15Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 16He saw itرَآهُra'ahuCBFV+PRONATTرَآHe saw+هُhim / his / it 17PlacedمُسْتَقِرًّاmustaqirranI 18Before himعِنْدَهُ'indahuCBILOC+PRONATTعِنْدَBefore+هُhim / his / it 23Of my LordرَبِّيrabbiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf my Lord+يme / my 24To test meلِيَبْلُوَنِيliyabluwaniCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+يَبْلُوَTest+نِيme 25Whether i amأَأَشْكُرُa-ashkuruCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+أَشْكُرُWhether i am 27I am ungratefulأَكْفُرُakfuruF 29Is gratefulشَكَرَshakaraF 30Then onlyفَإِنَّمَاfa-innamaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّindeed=مَاonly 31He is gratefulيَشْكُرُyashkuruF 32For his own soulلِنَفْسِهِlinafsihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+نَفْسِHis own soul+هِhim / his / it 34Is ungratefulكَفَرَkafaraF 35Then indeedفَإِنَّfa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed 37Is self sufficientغَنِيٌّghaniyyunI قَالَ نَكِّرُوا۟ لَهَا عَرْشَهَا نَنظُرْ أَتَهْتَدِىٓ أَمْ تَكُونُ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ ﴿41﴾
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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← read from right to left2DisguiseنَكِّرُواnakkiruF 3For herلَهَاlahaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هَاher / it / its 4Her throneعَرْشَهَا'arshahaCBIN+PRONATTعَرْشَHer throne+هَاher / it / its 5We will seeنَنْظُرْnanzurF 6Whether she will be guidedأَتَهْتَدِيatahtadiCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+تَهْتَدِيWhether she will be guided 10Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 12Are not guidedيَهْتَدُونَyahtadunaF فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِ ۖ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ ۚ وَأُوتِينَا ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ ﴿42﴾
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 Allah].
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← read from right to left1So whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 4Is like thisأَهَكَذَاahakadhaCBIINTG+DEMأَis it? / did?+هَكَذَاLike this 5Your throneعَرْشُكِ'arshukiCBIN+PRONATTعَرْشُYour throne+كِyou / your 7It is likeكَأَنَّهُka-annahuCBHACC+PRONATTكَأَنَّIt is like+هُhim / his / it 9And we were givenوَأُوتِينَاwa-utinaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُوتِينَاWe were given 10The knowledgeالْعِلْمَl-'ilmaIالthe+عِلْمَKnowledge 12Before herقَبْلِهَاqablihaCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+هَاher / it / its 13And we have beenوَكُنَّاwakunnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كُنَّاWe have been 14MuslimsمُسْلِمِينَmusliminaI وَصَدَّهَا مَا كَانَت تَّعْبُدُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ مِن قَوْمٍ كَٰفِرِينَ ﴿43﴾
And that which she was worshipping other than Allah had averted her [from submission to Him]. Indeed, she was from a disbelieving people."
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← read from right to left1And has averted herوَصَدَّهَاwasaddahaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+صَدَّHas averted+هَاher / it / its 3She used toكَانَتْkanatF 8Indeed sheإِنَّهَاinnahaCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed she+هَاher / it / its 12Who disbelieveكَافِرِينَkafirinaI قِيلَ لَهَا ٱدْخُلِى ٱلصَّرْحَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ صَرْحٌ مُّمَرَّدٌ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ ۗ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿44﴾
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 Allah, Lord of the worlds."
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← read from right to left2To herلَهَاlahaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هَاher / it / its 4The palaceالصَّرْحَl-sarhaIالthe+صَرْحَPalace 5Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 6She saw itرَأَتْهُra'athuCBFV+PRONATTرَأَتْShe saw+هُhim / his / it 7She thought itحَسِبَتْهُhasibathuCBFV+PRONATTحَسِبَتْShe thought+هُhim / his / it 8Was a poolلُجَّةًlujjatanI 9And she uncoveredوَكَشَفَتْwakashafatCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَشَفَتْShe uncovered 11Her shinsسَاقَيْهَاsaqayhaCBIN+PRONATTسَاقَيْHer shins+هَاher / it / its 13Indeed itإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُhim / his / it 14Is a palaceصَرْحٌsarhunI 15Made smoothمُمَرَّدٌmumarradunI 17GlassقَوَارِيرَqawariraI 21[i] have wrongedظَلَمْتُzalamtuF 23And i submitوَأَسْلَمْتُwa-aslamtuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَسْلَمْتُI submit 25SolomonسُلَيْمَانَsulaymanaI 26To AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah 28Of the worldsالْعَالَمِينَl-'alaminaIالthe+عَالَمِينَOf the worlds English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
