سورة النَّمل
Surah Al-Naml 27:38
The Tribe of Naml-Namlites · Verse 38 of 93
قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِي بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(Later on addressing his courtiers Solomon) said, `Nobles! which one of you will bring me a throne befitting her (- the Queen) before they come to me surrendering in submission.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He said (to his own men): "Ye chiefs! which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?î
Ahmed Ali
He (then) said (to his courtiers): "O you nobles, is there any one who can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"
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Ali Unal
(The Queen, having received his message, decided to visit Solomon in Jerusalem. Knowing of her journey,) Solomon said (to his council): "O you nobles! Who among you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"
Daryabadi
He said: O chiefs! which of you will bring unto me her throne, ere they come unto me submitting themselves?
Faridul Haque
Said Sulaiman, “O court members, which one of you can bring me her throne before they come humbled in my presence?”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: O chiefs, which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?
Maulvi Sher Ali
He said, `O nobles, which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me submitting?'
Muhammad Asad
(WHEN SOLOMON learned that the Queen of Sheba was coming,] he said (to his council]: "O you nobles! Which of you can bring me her throne ere she and her followers come unto me in willing surrender to God?"
Muhammad Musin Khan
He said: "O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me surrendering themselves in obedience?"
Muhammad Pickthall
He said: O chiefs! Which of you will bring me her throne before they come unto me, surrendering?
Muhammad Sarwar
Solomon asked his people, "Who among you can bring her throne before (she, the queen of Sheba) comes to me submissively?".
Muhammed ali Shakir
He said: O chiefs! which of you can bring to me her throne before they come to me in submission?
Rashad Khalifa
He said, "O you elders, which of you can bring me her mansion, before they arrive here as submitters?"
Shabbir Ahmed
(When Solomon found out that the Queen was coming), he said, “O Chiefs! Which one of you can present the best plan to shake her throne (seat of power) before they come to me surrendering?”
Commentary 27:38 Ya’tînî bi ‘Arshihâ يَأْتِينِي بِعَرْشِهَا means “Bring me a throne befitting her.” Solomon receives a queen befitting her status. It does not say,…
قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِي بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ
27:38 Ya’tînî bi ‘Arshihâ يَأْتِينِي بِعَرْشِهَا means “Bring me a throne befitting her.” Solomon receives a queen befitting her status. It does not say, “bring me her throne,” which would have been expressed by Yatînî ‘Arshihâ يَأْتِينِي عَرْشِهَا (without suffix bi). This is a common mistake of translators.