Quran 27:42

Surah An-Naml, Verse 42

Verse 42 of 93 in Surah An-Naml (النمل), chapter 27 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَـٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِ ۖ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ ۚ وَأُوتِينَا ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
So when she arrived, it was said [to her], "Is your throne like this?" She said, "[It is] as though it was it." [Solomon said], "And we were given knowledge before her, and we have been Muslims [in submission to Allāh].
TamilJan Trust Foundation
ஆகவே, அவள் வந்த பொழுது, "உன்னுடைய அரியாசனம் இது போன்றதா?" என்று கேட்கப்பட்டது. அதற்கு அவள்; "நிச்சயமாக இது அதைப் போலவே இருக்கிறது" என்று கூறினாள்; இந்தப் பெண்மணிக்கு முன்பே நாங்கள் ஞானம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டு விட்டோம், நாங்கள் முஸ்லிம்களாகவும் இருக்கிறோம் (என்று ஸுலைமான் கூறினார்).
SinhalaRuwwad Center
පසුව ඇය පැමිණි කල්හි ඔබගේ රාජාසනය මෙලෙස දැ? යි විමසනු ලැබී ය. ඇය නියත වශයෙන් ම මෙය එය වගේ මය යැයි (රැජිණ) පැවසුවා ය. තවද ඇයට පෙර අප වෙත ඥානය දෙනු ලැබුවෙමු. තවද අපි අවනත වන්නන් වූයෙමු (යැයි සුලෙයිමාන් පැවසීය).
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
پھر جب وه آگئی تو اس سے کہا (دریافت کیا) گیا کہ ایسا ہی تیرا (بھی) تخت ہے؟ اس نے جواب دیا کہ یہ گویا وہی ہے ، ہمیں اس سے پہلے ہی علم دیا گیا تھا اور ہم مسلمان تھے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
そこでかの女が到着すると「あなたの王座は,このようであったのか。」と尋ねた。かの女は言った。「それらしゅうございます。」さてかれは(考えた)。「わたしたちは,かの女より以前に知識を与えられ(アッラーに)服従,帰依しています。
ChineseMa Jian
当她来到的时候,有人说:你的宝座象这样吗?她说:这好象是我的宝座。在她之前,我们已获得知识,我们已是归顺的。

Tafsir of 27:42

The Test of Bilqis When Sulayman brought the throne of Bilqis before she and her people arrived, he issued orders that some of its features should be altered, so that he could test her and see whether she recognized it and how composed she would be when she saw it. Would she hasten to say either that it was her throne or that it was not So he said: نَكِّرُواْ لَهَا عَرْشَهَا نَنظُرْ أَتَهْتَدِى أَمْ تَكُونُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ لاَ يَهْتَدُونَ (Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will be guided, or she will be one of those not guided.) Ibn `Abbas said: "Remove some of its adornments and parts." Mujahid said: "He issued orders that it should be changed, so whatever was red should be made yellow and vice versa, and whatever was green should be made red, so everything was altered." `Ikrimah said, "They added some things and took some things away." Qatadah said, "It was turned upside down and back to front, and some things were added and some things were taken away." فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَكَذَا عَرْشُكِ (So when she came, it was said: "Is your throne like this") Her throne, which had been altered and disguised, with some things added and others taken away, was shown …

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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