فَلَمَّا So when falammā came jāa (to) Sulaiman sulaymāna he said qāla Will you provide me atumiddūnani with wealth bimālin But what famā Allah has given me ātāniya Allah has given me l-lahu (is) better khayrun than what mimmā He has given you ātākum Nay bal you antum in your gift bihadiyyatikum rejoice tafraḥūna
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.
ٱرْجِعْ Return ir'jiʿ to them ilayhim surely, we will come to them falanatiyannahum with hosts bijunūdin not lā (is) resistance qibala for them lahum of it bihā and surely, we will drive them out walanukh'rijannahum from there min'hā (in) humiliation adhillatan and they wahum (will be) abased ṣāghirūna
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."
قَالَ He said qāla O yāayyuhā chiefs l-mala-u Which of you ayyukum will bring me yatīnī her throne biʿarshihā before qabla that an they come to me yatūnī (in) submission mus'limīna
[Solomon] said, "O assembly [of jinn], which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"
قَالَ Said qāla a strong one ʿif'rītun of mina the jinn l-jini I anā will bring it to you ātīka will bring it to you bihi before qabla [that] an you rise taqūma from min your place maqāmika And indeed, I am wa-innī for it ʿalayhi surely, strong laqawiyyun trustworthy amīnun
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."
قَالَ Said qāla one who alladhī with him ʿindahu (was) knowledge ʿil'mun of mina the Scripture l-kitābi I anā will bring it to you ātīka will bring it to you bihi before qabla [that] an returns yartadda to you ilayka your glance ṭarfuka Then when falammā he saw it raāhu placed mus'taqirran before him ʿindahu he said qāla This hādhā (is) from min (the) Favor faḍli (of) my Lord rabbī to test me liyabluwanī whether I am grateful a-ashkuru or am I am ungrateful akfuru And whoever waman (is) grateful shakara then only fa-innamā he is grateful yashkuru for his own soul linafsihi And whoever waman (is) ungrateful kafara then indeed fa-inna my Lord rabbī (is) Self-sufficient ghaniyyun Noble karīmun
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."
قَالَ He said qāla Disguise nakkirū for her lahā her throne ʿarshahā we will see nanẓur whether she will be guided atahtadī or am will be takūnu of mina those who alladhīna are not guided lā are not guided yahtadūna
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."
فَلَمَّا So when falammā she came jāat it was said qīla Is like this ahākadhā your throne ʿarshuki She said qālat It is like ka-annahu it huwa And we were given waūtīnā the knowledge l-ʿil'ma before her min before her qablihā and we have been wakunnā Muslims mus'limīna
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].
وَصَدَّهَا And has averted her waṣaddahā what mā she used (to) kānat worship taʿbudu besides min besides dūni Allah l-lahi Indeed, she innahā was kānat from min a people qawmin who disbelieve kāfirīna
And that which she was worshipping other than Allāh had averted her [from submission to Him]. Indeed, she was from a disbelieving people."
قِيلَ It was said qīla to her lahā Enter ud'khulī the palace l-ṣarḥa Then when falammā she saw it ra-athu she thought it ḥasibathu (was) a pool lujjatan and she uncovered wakashafat [on] ʿan her shins sāqayhā He said qāla Indeed, it innahu (is) a palace ṣarḥun made smooth mumarradun of min glass qawārīra She said qālat My Lord rabbi indeed, I innī [I] have wronged ẓalamtu myself nafsī and I submit wa-aslamtu with maʿa Sulaiman sulaymāna to Allah lillahi (the) Lord rabbi (of) the worlds l-ʿālamīna
She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water1 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."