سورة النَّمل
Surah Al-Naml 27:32
The Tribe of Naml-Namlites · Verse 32 of 93
قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي أَمْرِي مَا كُنْتُ قَاطِعَةً أَمْرًا حَتَّىٰ تَشْهَدُونِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
She said, `Chieftains! give me your sound and mature advice in the matter which confronts me, (for) I decide no important matter except when you are present with me (to advise).´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
She said: "Ye chiefs! advise me in (this) my affair: no affair have I decided except in your presence.î
Ahmed Ali
." Advise me, O nobles," she said "in this matter. I do not decide any thing until you concur."
12 more translations
Ali Unal
"O you nobles! Let me have your counsel in this matter. (You know well that) I never conclude a decision on a matter unless you are present with me."
Daryabadi
She said: O chiefs! counsel me in my affair. I am wont not to resolve on any affair until ye are present with me.
Faridul Haque
She said, “O chieftains, advise me in this matter of mine; I do not give a final decision until you are present with me.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
She said: O chiefs, advise me respecting my affair; I never decide an affair until you are in my presence.
Maulvi Sher Ali
She said, `Ye chiefs, advise me concerning my affair. I never decide any affair until you are present to advise me.'
Muhammad Asad
She added: "O you nobles! Give me your opinion on the problem with which I am now faced; I would never make a [weighty] decision unless you are present with me." (26:33) They answered: "We are endowed with power and with mighty prowess in war - but the command is thine; consider, then, what thou wouldst command."
Muhammad Musin Khan
She said: "O chiefs! Advise me in (this) case of mine. I decide no case till you are present with me."
Muhammad Pickthall
She said: O chieftains! Pronounce for me in my case. I decide no case till ye are present with me.
Muhammad Sarwar
She said, "My officials, what are your views on this matter? I will not decide until I have your views.
Muhammed ali Shakir
She said: O chiefs! give me advice respecting my affair: I never decide an affair until you are in my presence.
Rashad Khalifa
She said, "O my advisers, counsel me in this matter. I am not deciding anything until you advise me."
Shabbir Ahmed
She said, "O Chiefs! Advise me in this matter. (You know that) I take no decisions without you."
Commentary 27:32 The queen asked her chieftains for advice just as Pharaoh consulted his advisors (cf. 26:35). From the second part of the verse, it appears that Sabâ was…
قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي أَمْرِي مَا كُنتُ قَاطِعَةً أَمْرًا حَتَّىٰ تَشْهَدُونِ
27:32 The queen asked her chieftains for advice just as Pharaoh consulted his advisors (cf. 26:35). From the second part of the verse, it appears that Sabâ was more democratic than Pharaoh was.