Quran 27:22

Surah An-Naml, Verse 22

Verse 22 of 93 in Surah An-Naml (النمل), chapter 27 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ

EnglishSaheeh International
But he [i.e., the hoopoe] stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(இவ்வாறு கூறி) சிறிது நேரம் தாமதித்தார் அதற்குள் (ஹுது ஹுது வந்து) கூறிற்று "தாங்கள் அறியாத ஒரு விஷயத்தை நான் அறிந்து கொண்டேன். 'ஸபா'விலிருந்து உம்மிடம் உறுதியான செய்தியைக் கொண்டு வந்திருக்கிறேன்."
SinhalaRuwwad Center
නමුදු වැඩි වේලාවක් ගත වූයේ නැත. එවිට ඌ ‘නුඹ කවර දෙයක් ග්‍රහණය නො කළේ ද එවන්නක් මා ග්‍රහණය කළෙමි. මම සබඃ දේශයේ සිට විශ්වාසනීය පුවතක් සමඟ නුඹ වෙත පැමිණියෙමි’ යැයි පැවසී ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کچھ زیاده دیر نہ گزری تھی کہ آ کر اس نے کہا میں ایک ایسی چیز کی خبر ﻻیا ہوں کہ تجھے اس کی خبر ہی نہیں ، میں سبا کی ایک سچی خبر تیرے پاس ﻻیا. ہوں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
だが,長く待つまでもなく,それは(罷り出て)言った。「わたしは,あなたの御気付きにならない事を知りました。わたしは確実な情報を,サバアから持って来ました。
ChineseMa Jian
它逗留不久,就来了,它说:我知道了你不知道的事,我从赛百邑带来了一个确实的消息给你。

Tafsir of 27:22

How the Hoopoe came before Sulayman and told Him about Saba' Allah says: فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ (But (the hoopoe) stayed not long,) meaning, he was absent for only a short time. Then he came and said to Sulayman: أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ (I have grasped which you have not grasped) meaning, `I have come to know something that you and your troops do not know.' وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ (and I have come to you from Saba' with true news.) meaning, with true and certain news. Saba' (Sheba) refers to Himyar, they were a dynasty in Yemen. Then the hoopoe said: إِنِّى وَجَدتُّ امْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ (I found a woman ruling over them,) Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "This is Bilqis bint Sharahil, the queen of Saba'." Allah's saying: وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ (she has been given all things,) means, all the conveniences of this world that a powerful monarch could need. وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ (and she has a great throne.) meaning, a tremendous chair adorned with gold and different kinds of jewels and pearls. The historians said, "This throne was in a great, strong palace which was high and firmly constructed.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 27:22 — Surah An-Naml Verse 22