۞ قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- [Solomon] said, "We will see whether you were truthful or were of the liars.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (அதற்கு ஸுலைமான்;) "நீ உண்மை கூறுகிறாயா அல்லது பொய்யர்களில் நீ இருக்கிறாயா என்பதை நாம் விரைவிலேயே கண்டு கொள்வோம்" என்று கூறினார்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- නුඹ සත්යය පැවසුවෙහි ද එසේ නැතහොත් නුඹ මුසාවාදීන් අතරින් වූයෙහි දැ? යි අපි බලා සිටිමු යැයි ඔහු පැවසුවේ ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- سلیمان نے کہا، اب ہم دیکھیں گے کہ تو نے سچ کہا ہے یا تو جھوٹا ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- （スライマーン）は言った。「わたしはあなたが，真実を語ったのか，または嘘付きの徒なのか，直ぐ分るであろう。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他说：我要看看你究竟是诚实的，还是说谎的。
Tafsir of 27:27
Sulayman's Letter to Bilqis Allah tells us what Sulayman said to the hoopoe when he told him about the people of Saba' and their queen: قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْكَذِبِينَ ((Sulayman) said: "We shall see whether you speak the truth or you are (one) of the liars.") meaning, `are you telling the truth' أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْكَذِبِينَ (or you are (one) of the liars.) meaning, `or are you telling a lie in order to save yourself from the threat I made against you' اذْهَب بِّكِتَابِى هَذَا فَأَلْقِهْ إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَانْظُرْ مَاذَا يَرْجِعُونَ (Go you with this letter of mine and deliver it to them then draw back from them and see what they return.) Sulayman wrote a letter to Bilqis and her people and gave it to the hoopoe to deliver. It was said that he carried it on his wings, as is the way with birds, or that he carried it in his beak. He went to their land and found the palace of Bilqis, then he went to her private chambers and threw the letter through a small window, then he stepped to one side out of good manners. Bilqis was amazed and confused when she saw that, then she went and picked up the letter, opened its seal and read it.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
