سورة النَّمل
Surah Al-Naml 27:42
The Tribe of Naml-Namlites · Verse 42 of 93
فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِ ۖ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُ هُوَ ۚ وَأُوتِينَا الْعِلْمَ مِنْ قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
When she came (to Solomon) it was said to her, `Is your throne like this?´ She said, `It is as though it were much the same. We had been given the knowledge (about your excellence and perfection) before this and we have already surrendered in submission (to you).´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
So when she arrived, she was asked, "Is this thy throne?î She said, "It was just like this; and knowledge was bestowed on us in advance of this, and we have submitted to Allah (in Islam).î
Ahmed Ali
When she arrived, they asked her: "Is your throne like this?" She said: "As though this is it. We had come to have knowledge and already submitted."
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Ali Unal
When she (the Queen) arrived, she was asked: "Is your throne like this?" She said: "It is as if it were the same. We were given knowledge (about the magnificence of Solomon’s rule and his extraordinary power) before all this (we have seen here), and we have already decided to submit."
Daryabadi
Then when she arrived, it was said: is thy throne like unto? She said: it is as though it were it; and we have been vouchsafed the knowledge before this, and we have been Muslims.
Faridul Haque
Then when she came, it was said to her, “Is your throne like this? She said, “As if this is it! And we came to know about this incident beforehand and submit (to you).”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
So when she came, it was said: Was thy throne like this? She said: It is as it were the same; and we were given the knowledge before about it, and we submitted.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And when she came, it was said to her, `Is thy throne like this?' She replied, `It is as though it were the same. And we had been given knowledge before this, and we have already submitted.'
Muhammad Asad
And so, as soon as she arrived, she was asked: "Is thy throne like this?"
Muhammad Musin Khan
So when she came, it was said (to her): "Is your throne like this?" She said: "(It is) as though it were the very same." And [Sulaiman (Solomon) said]: "Knowledge was bestowed on us before her, and we were submitted to Allah (in Islam as Muslims before her)."
Muhammad Pickthall
So, when she came, it was said (unto her): Is thy throne like this? She said: (It is) as though it were the very one. And (Solomon said): We were given the knowledge before her and we had surrendered (to Allah).
Muhammad Sarwar
When she came she was asked, "Is your throne like this?" She replied, "It seems that this is it. We had received the knowledge before this and were submissive (to Solomon's power)".
Muhammed ali Shakir
So when she came, it was said: Is your throne like this? She said: It is as it were the same, and we were given the knowledge before it, and we were submissive.
Rashad Khalifa
When she arrived, she was asked, "Does your mansion look like this?" She said, "It seems that this is it." (Solomon said,) "We knew beforehand what she was going to do, and we were already submitters."
Shabbir Ahmed
So, when she came, she was asked, “Is your seat of authority like this (so weak)?” She said, “It seems that this is so. We already knew that the truth is on your side and my chiefs and I have surrendered to it.”
Commentary 27:42 “We have been given the knowledge before this”. Here knowledge can be both the knowledge of the superior power of Solomon and knowledge about Solomons…
فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَـٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِ ۖ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُ هُوَ ۚ وَأُوتِينَا الْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ
27:42 “We have been given the knowledge before this”. Here knowledge can be both the knowledge of the superior power of Solomon and knowledge about Solomons monotheistic religion. “We have already submitted (Muslimîn مُسْلِمِينَ)” can be in the context of what Sabâ said before in verse 27:34 or can be a confession that in reality she already was a believer in one God and submissive to Him.