سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 22
فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But the hoopoe stayed not long: he (came up and) said: "I have grasped (the knowledge of a thing) which you have not grasped and I have come to you from Saba’ (Sheba) with true news.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَمَكَثَ
famakatha
So he stayed
غَيْرَ
ghayra
not
بَعِيدٍۢ
baʿīdin
long
فَقَالَ
faqāla
and he said
أَحَطتُ
aḥaṭtu
I have encompassed
بِمَا
bimā
that which
لَمْ
lam
not
تُحِطْ
tuḥiṭ
you have encompassed
بِهِۦ
bihi
it
وَجِئْتُكَ
waji'tuka
and I have come to you
مِن
min
from
سَبَإٍۭ
saba-in
Saba
بِنَبَإٍۢ
binaba-in
with news
يَقِينٍ
yaqīnin
certain
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
22-1 The meaning of احاطہ is to acquire complete knowledge and understanding about something.
22-2 سَبَا was the name of a person, a nation, and also a city. Here, the city is meant. It is located at a distance of three days from Sana'a (Yemen) and is known by the name Ma'rib in Yemen (Fath al-Qadeer).
22-2 سَبَا was the name of a person, a nation, and also a city. Here, the city is meant. It is located at a distance of three days from Sana'a (Yemen) and is known by the name Ma'rib in Yemen (Fath al-Qadeer).
