Quran 27:23

Surah An-Naml, Verse 23

Verse 23 of 93 in Surah An-Naml (النمل), chapter 27 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

إِنِّى وَجَدتُّ ٱمْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ

EnglishSaheeh International
Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
"நிச்சயமாக அ(த் தேசத்த)வர்களை ஒரு பெண் ஆட்சி புரிவதை நான் கண்டேன்; இன்னும், அவளுக்கு (தேவையான) ஒவ்வொரு பொருளும் கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது மகத்தான ஓர் அரியாசனமும் அவளுக்கு இருக்கிறது.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
නියත වශයෙන් ම ඔවුන් පාලනය කරන කාන්තාවක් මම දුටිමි. ඇයට සියලු දැයින් පිරිනමනු ලැබ තිබේ. තවද ඇයට මහත් වූ රාජාසනයක් ද ඇත.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
میں نے دیکھا کہ ان کی بادشاہت ایک عورت کر رہی ہے جسے ہر قسم کی چیز سے کچھ نہ کچھ دیا گیا ہے اور اس کا تخت بھی بڑی عظمت واﻻ ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
わたしは或る婦人が,人びとを治めているのを発見しました。かの女には凡てのものが授けられ,また素晴しい王座がございます。
ChineseMa Jian
我确已发现一个妇人,统治一族人,她获得万物的享受,她有一个庞大的宝座。

Tafsir of 27:23

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 27:23 — Surah An-Naml Verse 23