سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 44
قِيلَ لَهَا ٱدْخُلِى ٱلصَّرْحَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ صَرْحٌ مُّمَرَّدٌ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ ۗ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَـٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It was said to her: "Enter As-Sarh" (a glass surface with water underneath it or a palace): but when she saw it, she thought it was a pool, and she (tucked up her clothes) uncovering her legs. (Sulaimân (Solomon)) said: "Verily, it is a Sarh (a glass surface with water underneath it or a palace)." She said: "My Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, and I submit [in Islâm, together with Sulaimân (Solomon)] to Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قِيلَ
qīla
It was said
لَهَا
lahā
to her
ٱدْخُلِى
ud'khulī
Enter
ٱلصَّرْحَ ۖ
l-ṣarḥa
the palace
فَلَمَّا
falammā
Then when
رَأَتْهُ
ra-athu
she saw it
حَسِبَتْهُ
ḥasibathu
she thought it
لُجَّةًۭ
lujjatan
(was) a pool
وَكَشَفَتْ
wakashafat
and she uncovered
عَن
ʿan
[on]
سَاقَيْهَا ۚ
sāqayhā
her shins
قَالَ
qāla
He said
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, it
صَرْحٌۭ
ṣarḥun
(is) a palace
مُّمَرَّدٌۭ
mumarradun
made smooth
مِّن
min
of
قَوَارِيرَ ۗ
qawārīra
glass
قَالَتْ
qālat
She said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
إِنِّى
innī
indeed, I
ظَلَمْتُ
ẓalamtu
[I] have wronged
نَفْسِى
nafsī
myself
وَأَسْلَمْتُ
wa-aslamtu
and I submit
مَعَ
maʿa
with
سُلَيْمَـٰنَ
sulaymāna
Sulaiman
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
رَبِّ
rabbi
(the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
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.
44-1 This was a palace made of glass, whose courtyard and floor were also of glass. After displaying the miraculous signs of his prophethood, Prophet Sulaiman (علیہ السلام) deemed it appropriate to show her a glimpse of his worldly grandeur as well, in which Allah had distinguished him in the history of mankind. Therefore, she was ordered to enter this palace. When she was about to enter, she lifted her garment. The glass floor appeared to her as water, so to protect her clothes, she gathered them up.
44-2 That is, when the reality of the floor became clear to her, she also realized her shortcoming and mistake, and, admitting her fault, she announced her acceptance of Islam. Smooth, polished stones are called "mumarrad," and the term is also used for a handsome boy whose face has not yet grown a beard or mustache. A tree without leaves is called "shajaratun marda’." Fath al-Qadeer. But here, this expression is in the sense of "inlaid" or "adorned," meaning a palace made of or inlaid with glass. Note: What happened after the Queen of Sheba, Bilqis, became Muslim? There is no detail about this in the Quran or in any Sahih hadith. In the exegetical narrations, it is mentioned that they were married to each other, but since the Quran and hadith are silent on this matter, it is better to remain silent about it as well. And Allah knows best what is correct.
44-2 That is, when the reality of the floor became clear to her, she also realized her shortcoming and mistake, and, admitting her fault, she announced her acceptance of Islam. Smooth, polished stones are called "mumarrad," and the term is also used for a handsome boy whose face has not yet grown a beard or mustache. A tree without leaves is called "shajaratun marda’." Fath al-Qadeer. But here, this expression is in the sense of "inlaid" or "adorned," meaning a palace made of or inlaid with glass. Note: What happened after the Queen of Sheba, Bilqis, became Muslim? There is no detail about this in the Quran or in any Sahih hadith. In the exegetical narrations, it is mentioned that they were married to each other, but since the Quran and hadith are silent on this matter, it is better to remain silent about it as well. And Allah knows best what is correct.
