أَلَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَىَّ وَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Be not haughty with me but come to me in submission [as Muslims].'"
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "நீங்கள் என்னிடம் பெருமையடிக்காதீர்கள். (இறைவனுக்கு) முற்றிலும் வழிப்பட்டவர்களாக என்னிடம் வாருங்கள்" (என்றும் எழுதப்பட்டிருக்கிறது).
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- නුඹලා මට එරෙහිව අහංකාර නො වනු. තවද නුඹලා මා වෙත අවනත වන්නන් ලෙසින් පැමිණෙනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- یہ کہ تم میرے سامنے سرکشی نہ کرو اور مسلمان بن کر میرے پاس آجاؤ.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- それはこう言っている。わたしに対しあなたがたは高慢であってはなりません。（真の教えに）服従してわたしのもとに来なさい。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你们不要对我傲慢无礼，你们应当来归顺我。'
Tafsir of 27:31
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)
