قَالَتْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ إِنِّىٓ أُلْقِىَ إِلَىَّ كِتَـٰبٌ كَرِيمٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (அவ்வாறே ஹுது ஹுது செய்ததும் அரசி) சொன்னாள்: "பிரமுகர்களே! (மிக்க) கண்ணியமுள்ள ஒரு கடிதம் என்னிடம் போடப்பட்டுள்ளது."
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- අහෝ ප්රධානියනි! නියත වශයෙන් ම මා වෙත උතුම් ලිපියක් දමා ගොස් ඇත යැයි ඇය පැවසුවා ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- وه کہنے لگی اے سردارو! میری طرف ایک باوقعت خط ڈاﻻ گیا ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かの女（王）は言った。「長老たちよ，本当に尊い手紙がわたしに届けられました。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 她说：臣仆们啊！我接到一封贵重的信。
Tafsir of 27:29
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)
