إِنِّى Indeed, I innī found wajadttu a woman im'ra-atan ruling them tamlikuhum and she has been given waūtiyat of min every kulli thing shayin and for her walahā (is) a throne ʿarshun great ʿaẓīmun
Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.
وَجَدتُّهَا And I found her wajadttuhā and her people waqawmahā prostrating yasjudūna to the sun lilshamsi instead of Allah min instead of Allah dūni instead of Allah l-lahi and has made fair-seeming wazayyana to them lahumu the Shaitaan l-shayṭānu their deeds aʿmālahum and averted them faṣaddahum from ʿani the Way l-sabīli so they fahum (are) not lā guided yahtadūna
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,
أَلَّا That not allā they prostrate yasjudū to Allah lillahi the One Who alladhī brings forth yukh'riju the hidden l-khaba-a in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi and knows wayaʿlamu what mā you conceal tukh'fūna and what wamā you declare tuʿ'linūna
[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 -
ٱللَّهُ Allah al-lahu (there is) no lā god ilāha but illā He huwa (the) Lord rabbu (of) the Throne l-ʿarshi the Great l-ʿaẓīmi
Allāh - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."
۞ قَالَ He said qāla We will see sananẓuru whether you speak (the) truth aṣadaqta or am you are kunta of mina the liars l-kādhibīna
[Solomon] said, "We will see whether you were truthful or were of the liars.
ٱذْهَب Go idh'hab with my letter bikitābī this hādhā and deliver it fa-alqih to them ilayhim Then thumma turn away tawalla from them ʿanhum and see fa-unẓur what mādhā they return yarjiʿūna
Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then leave them and see what [answer] they will return."
قَالَتْ She said qālat O yāayyuhā chiefs l-mala-u Indeed [I] innī is delivered ul'qiya to me ilayya a letter kitābun noble karīmun
She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter.
إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it innahu (is) from min Sulaiman sulaymāna and indeed it (is) wa-innahu In the name bis'mi (of) Allah l-lahi the Most Gracious l-raḥmāni the Most Merciful l-raḥīmi
Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it is [i.e., reads]: 'In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
أَلَّا That not allā exalt yourselves taʿlū against me ʿalayya but come to me watūnī (in) submission mus'limīna
Be not haughty with me but come to me in submission [as Muslims].'"
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."1
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."