قَالَتْ She said qālat O yāayyuhā chiefs l-mala-u Advise me aftūnī in fī my affair amrī Not mā I would be kuntu the one to decide qāṭiʿatan any matter amran until ḥattā you are present with me tashhadūni
She said, "O eminent ones, advise me in my affair. I would not decide a matter until you witness [for] me."
قَالُوا۟ They said qālū We naḥnu (are) possessors ulū (of) strength quwwatin and possessors wa-ulū (of) might basin great shadīdin and the command wal-amru (is) up to you ilayki so look fa-unẓurī what mādhā you will command tamurīna
They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."
قَالَتْ She said qālat Indeed inna the kings l-mulūka when idhā they enter dakhalū a town qaryatan they ruin it afsadūhā and make wajaʿalū (the) most honorable aʿizzata (of) its people ahlihā (the) lowest adhillatan And thus wakadhālika they do yafʿalūna
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.
وَإِنِّى But indeed, I am wa-innī going to send mur'silatun to them ilayhim a gift bihadiyyatin and see fanāẓiratun with what bima return yarjiʿu the messengers l-mur'salūna
But indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what [reply] the messengers will return."