ٱذْهَب بِّكِتَـٰبِى هَـٰذَا فَأَلْقِهْ إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا يَرْجِعُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then leave them and see what [answer] they will return."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "என்னுடைய இந்தக் கடிதத்தைக் கொண்டு செல்; அவர்களிடம் இதைப் போட்டு விடு பின்னர் அவர்களை விட்டுப் பின் வாங்கி: அவர்கள் என்ன முடிவு செய்கிறார்கள் என்பதைக் கவனி" (என்று கூறினார்).
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- නුඹ මාගේ මෙම ලිපිය රැගෙන ගොස් එය ඔවුන් වෙත දමා පසුව ඔවුන්ගෙන් නුඹ හැරී එනු. ඔවුන් කුමන ප්රතිචාරයක් දක්වන්නේ දැ? යි නුඹ අධීක්ෂණය කරනු (යැයි පැවසීය).
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- میرے اس خط کو لے جاکر انہیں دے دے پھر ان کے پاس سے ہٹ آ اور دیکھ کہ وه کیا جواب دیتے ہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- あなたはわたしのこの手紙を持って行って，それをかれらに落としなさい。それから退いて，かれらが何と返事するかを見るがいい。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你把我这封信带去投给他们，然后，离开他们，你试看他们如何答复。
Tafsir of 27:28
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)
