سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 38
قَالَ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِى بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me surrendering themselves in obedience?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟
l-mala-u
chiefs
أَيُّكُمْ
ayyukum
Which of you
يَأْتِينِى
yatīnī
will bring me
بِعَرْشِهَا
biʿarshihā
her throne
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
أَن
an
that
يَأْتُونِى
yatūnī
they come to me
مُسْلِمِينَ
mus'limīna
(in) submission
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.
38-1. From this reply of Hazrat Sulaiman (عليه السلام), the queen realized that they would not be able to compete with Sulaiman (عليه السلام), so she began preparations to come in obedience and submission. Sulaiman (عليه السلام) also received news of their arrival, so he planned to show them even more of his miraculous grandeur and arranged to have her royal throne brought to him before her arrival.
