The Quran

سورة النَّمل

Surah Al-Naml 27:29

The Tribe of Naml-Namlites · Verse 29 of 93

قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(When the Queen saw the letter) she said, `Chieftains! there has been delivered to me a noble letter.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(The queen) said: "Ye chiefs! here is delivered to me - a letter worthy of respect.

Ahmed Ali

(The Queen said): "O nobles, a venerable letter has been delivered to me.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

She (the Queen, when the letter reached her) said: "O you nobles! See, an honorable letter has been cast to me.

Daryabadi

She said: O chiefs! verily there hath been cast unto me an honourable epistle.

Faridul Haque

The woman said, “O chieftains, indeed a noble letter has been dropped upon me.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

She said: O chiefs, an honourable letter has been delivered to me.

Maulvi Sher Ali

The Queen said, `Ye chiefs, there has been delivered to me a noble letter;

Muhammad Asad

[When the Queen had read Solomon's letter,] she said: "O you nobles! A truly distinguished letter has been conveyed unto me.

Muhammad Musin Khan

She said: "O chiefs! Verily! Here is delivered to me a noble letter,

Muhammad Pickthall

(The Queen of Sheba) said (when she received the letter): O chieftains! Lo! there hath been thrown unto me a noble letter.

Muhammad Sarwar

(The Queen of Sheba) said to her officials, "A gracious letter has been dropped before me.

Muhammed ali Shakir

She said: O chief! surely an honorable letter has been delivered to me

Rashad Khalifa

She said, "O my advisers, I have received an honorable letter.

Shabbir Ahmed

The Queen said, "O Chiefs! A very noble letter has been delivered to me."