سورة النَّمل
Surah Al-Naml 27:28
The Tribe of Naml-Namlites · Verse 28 of 93
اذْهَبْ بِكِتَابِي هَٰذَا فَأَلْقِهْ إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَانْظُرْ مَاذَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
`Take this letter of mine, deliver it to them (-the people of Saba´) then withdraw from them and wait what (answer) they make in return,
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Go thou, with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them: then draw back from them, and (wait to) see what answer they return...
Ahmed Ali
Take this letter from me, and deliver it to them and withdraw, then see what reply they give in return."
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Ali Unal
"Go with this letter of mine, and drop it to them; then draw back from them and see how they will deal with it among themselves, and return."
Daryabadi
Go thou with this epistle of mine, and cast it down unto them, and turn aside from them, and see how they return.
Faridul Haque
“Go with this letter of mine and drop it upon them - then move aside from them and see what they answer in return.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Take this my letter and hand it over to them, then turn from them and see what (answer) they return.
Maulvi Sher Ali
`Go thou, with this letter of mine, and lay it before them; then withdraw from them and see what answer they return.'
Muhammad Asad
Go with this my letter and convey it to them; and thereafter withdraw from them and see what [answer] they return."
Muhammad Musin Khan
Go you with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them, then draw back from them, and see what (answer) they return.
Muhammad Pickthall
Go with this my letter and throw it down unto them; then turn away and see what (answer) they return,
Muhammad Sarwar
Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them, then return and see what their reply will be."
Muhammed ali Shakir
Take this my letter and hand it over to them, then turn away from them and see what (answer) they return.
Rashad Khalifa
Take this letter from me, give it to them, then watch for their response.
Shabbir Ahmed
(He gave a letter to the commander of the cavalry to take to the court of Sheba, and to watch their response), "Go with this letter of mine, deliver it to them, and then watch for their response."
Commentary 27:28 The words “Then withdraw from them and wait” ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَانظُرْ show that Solomon instructed his representative to give due respect…
اذْهَب بِّكِتَابِي هَـٰذَا فَأَلْقِهْ إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَانظُرْ مَاذَا يَرْجِعُونَ
27:28 The words “Then withdraw from them and wait” ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَانظُرْ show that Solomon instructed his representative to give due respect according to the status of the queen. In a similar way Moses was ordered, “Speak to him (Pharaoh) in a gentle speech” (20:44).