سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 37
ٱرْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم بِجُنُودٍ لَّا قِبَلَ لَهُم بِهَا وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم مِّنْهَآ أَذِلَّةً وَهُمْ صَـٰغِرُونَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Then Sulaimân (Solomon) said to the chief of her messengers who brought the present]: "Go back to them. We verily shall come to them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we shall drive them out from there in disgrace, and they will be abased."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱرْجِعْ
ir'jiʿ
Return
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
to them
فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم
falanatiyannahum
surely, we will come to them
بِجُنُودٍۢ
bijunūdin
with hosts
لَّا
lā
not
قِبَلَ
qibala
(is) resistance
لَهُم
lahum
for them
بِهَا
bihā
of it
وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم
walanukh'rijannahum
and surely, we will drive them out
مِّنْهَآ
min'hā
from there
أَذِلَّةًۭ
adhillatan
(in) humiliation
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
صَـٰغِرُونَ
ṣāghirūna
(will be) abased
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 37) ➊ { اِرْجِعْ اِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَاْتِيَنَّهُمْ بِجُنُوْدٍ … :} Here, some words are omitted, meaning: Take these gifts and presents back and tell them that if they do not come in obedience, then we will bring upon them such armies against which they will have no power to stand.
➋ {وَ لَنُخْرِجَنَّهُمْ مِّنْهَاۤ اَذِلَّةً وَّ هُمْ صٰغِرُوْنَ:} Humiliation means that their kingdom and rule will be taken away, and "subjugation" (disgrace and abasement) means they will become slaves and captives, or be exiled. This matter is not specific only to the Queen of Sheba, but Muslims are commanded to fight all the disbelievers of the world until they either become Muslim or accept the humiliation of paying jizyah with their own hands and become low and humble before the Muslims, as it is said: «{ قَاتِلُوا الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَ لَا بِالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَ لَا يُحَرِّمُوْنَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهٗ وَ لَا يَدِيْنُوْنَ دِيْنَ الْحَقِّ مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ حَتّٰى يُعْطُوا الْجِزْيَةَ عَنْ يَّدٍ وَّ هُمْ صٰغِرُوْنَ }» [ التوبۃ : ۲۹ ] "Fight those who do not believe in Allah nor in the Last Day, nor forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, nor follow the religion of truth, among those who were given the Book, until they pay the jizyah with their own hands and are humbled." Alas! This Book of guidance had commanded the Muslims, both through the story of Solomon (peace be upon him) and in clear words, to fight all the disbelievers of the world until they accept Islam or live under the authority of Muslims by paying jizyah with their own hands, but Muslims forgot this lesson and, instead of seeking martyrdom and the pleasures of Paradise, became lost in the fleeting luxuries of this world and abandoned jihad. The result, instead of the humiliation and abasement of the disbelievers, is now evident before all in the form of the humiliation and abasement of the Muslims themselves, and in the words of Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): {’’ لَنْ يَّصْلُحَ آخِرُ هٰذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ إِلَّا بِمَا صَلُحَ بِهِ أَوَّلُهَا ‘‘} [ شرح سنن أبي داوٗد لعبد المحسن العباد : 334/2] "The reformation of the latter part of this Ummah will only be achieved by the same means by which the first part of this Ummah was reformed."
➋ {وَ لَنُخْرِجَنَّهُمْ مِّنْهَاۤ اَذِلَّةً وَّ هُمْ صٰغِرُوْنَ:} Humiliation means that their kingdom and rule will be taken away, and "subjugation" (disgrace and abasement) means they will become slaves and captives, or be exiled. This matter is not specific only to the Queen of Sheba, but Muslims are commanded to fight all the disbelievers of the world until they either become Muslim or accept the humiliation of paying jizyah with their own hands and become low and humble before the Muslims, as it is said: «{ قَاتِلُوا الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَ لَا بِالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَ لَا يُحَرِّمُوْنَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهٗ وَ لَا يَدِيْنُوْنَ دِيْنَ الْحَقِّ مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ حَتّٰى يُعْطُوا الْجِزْيَةَ عَنْ يَّدٍ وَّ هُمْ صٰغِرُوْنَ }» [ التوبۃ : ۲۹ ] "Fight those who do not believe in Allah nor in the Last Day, nor forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, nor follow the religion of truth, among those who were given the Book, until they pay the jizyah with their own hands and are humbled." Alas! This Book of guidance had commanded the Muslims, both through the story of Solomon (peace be upon him) and in clear words, to fight all the disbelievers of the world until they accept Islam or live under the authority of Muslims by paying jizyah with their own hands, but Muslims forgot this lesson and, instead of seeking martyrdom and the pleasures of Paradise, became lost in the fleeting luxuries of this world and abandoned jihad. The result, instead of the humiliation and abasement of the disbelievers, is now evident before all in the form of the humiliation and abasement of the Muslims themselves, and in the words of Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): {’’ لَنْ يَّصْلُحَ آخِرُ هٰذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ إِلَّا بِمَا صَلُحَ بِهِ أَوَّلُهَا ‘‘} [ شرح سنن أبي داوٗد لعبد المحسن العباد : 334/2] "The reformation of the latter part of this Ummah will only be achieved by the same means by which the first part of this Ummah was reformed."
