أَلَّا
تَعۡلُواْ
عَلَيَّ
وَأۡتُونِي
مُسۡلِمِينَ
٣١

Do not be arrogant with me, but come to me, fully submitting ˹to Allah˺.’”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:32

قَالَتۡ

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْ

أَفۡتُونِي

فِيٓ

أَمۡرِي

مَا

كُنتُ

قَاطِعَةً

أَمۡرًا

حَتَّىٰ

تَشۡهَدُونِ

٣٢

She said, “O chiefs! Advise me in this matter of mine, for I would never make any decision without you.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:33

قَالُواْ

نَحۡنُ

أُوْلُواْ

قُوَّةٖ

وَأُوْلُواْ

بَأۡسٖ

شَدِيدٖ

وَٱلۡأَمۡرُ

إِلَيۡكِ

فَٱنظُرِي

مَاذَا

تَأۡمُرِينَ

٣٣

They responded, “We are a people of strength and great ˹military˺ might, but the decision is yours, so decide what you will command.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:34

قَالَتۡ

إِنَّ

ٱلۡمُلُوكَ

إِذَا

دَخَلُواْ

قَرۡيَةً

أَفۡسَدُوهَا

وَجَعَلُوٓاْ

أَعِزَّةَ

أَهۡلِهَآ

أَذِلَّةٗۚ

وَكَذَٰلِكَ

يَفۡعَلُونَ

٣٤

She reasoned, “Indeed, when kings invade a land, they ruin it and debase its nobles. They really do so!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:35

وَإِنِّي

مُرۡسِلَةٌ

إِلَيۡهِم

بِهَدِيَّةٖ

فَنَاظِرَةُۢ

بِمَ

يَرۡجِعُ

ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

٣٥

But I will certainly send him a gift, and see what ˹response˺ my envoys will return with.”¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:36

فَلَمَّا

جَآءَ

سُلَيۡمَٰنَ

قَالَ

أَتُمِدُّونَنِ

بِمَالٖ

فَمَآ

ءَاتَىٰنِۦَ

ٱللَّهُ

خَيۡرٞ

مِّمَّآ

ءَاتَىٰكُمۚ

بَلۡ

أَنتُم

بِهَدِيَّتِكُمۡ

تَفۡرَحُونَ

٣٦

When the chief-envoy came to him, Solomon said, “Do you offer me wealth? What Allah has granted me is far greater than what He has granted you. No! It is you who rejoice in ˹receiving˺ gifts.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:37

ٱرۡجِعۡ

إِلَيۡهِمۡ

فَلَنَأۡتِيَنَّهُم

بِجُنُودٖ

لَّا

قِبَلَ

لَهُم

بِهَا

وَلَنُخۡرِجَنَّهُم

مِّنۡهَآ

أَذِلَّةٗ

وَهُمۡ

صَٰغِرُونَ

٣٧

Go back to them, for we will certainly mobilize against them forces which they can never resist, and we will drive them out from there in disgrace, fully humbled.”¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:38

قَالَ

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْ

أَيُّكُمۡ

يَأۡتِينِي

بِعَرۡشِهَا

قَبۡلَ

أَن

يَأۡتُونِي

مُسۡلِمِينَ

٣٨

Solomon asked, “O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in ˹full˺ submission?”¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:39

قَالَ

عِفۡرِيتٞ

مِّنَ

ٱلۡجِنِّ

أَنَا۠

ءَاتِيكَ

بِهِۦ

قَبۡلَ

أَن

تَقُومَ

مِن

مَّقَامِكَۖ

وَإِنِّي

عَلَيۡهِ

لَقَوِيٌّ

أَمِينٞ

٣٩

One mighty jinn responded, “I can bring it to you before you rise from this council of yours. And I am quite strong and trustworthy for this ˹task˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

27:40

قَالَ

ٱلَّذِي

عِندَهُۥ

عِلۡمٞ

مِّنَ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ

أَنَا۠

ءَاتِيكَ

بِهِۦ

قَبۡلَ

أَن

يَرۡتَدَّ

إِلَيۡكَ

طَرۡفُكَۚ

فَلَمَّا

رَءَاهُ

مُسۡتَقِرًّا

عِندَهُۥ

قَالَ

هَٰذَا

مِن

فَضۡلِ

رَبِّي

لِيَبۡلُوَنِيٓ

ءَأَشۡكُرُ

أَمۡ

أَكۡفُرُۖ

وَمَن

شَكَرَ

فَإِنَّمَا

يَشۡكُرُ

لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ

وَمَن

كَفَرَ

فَإِنَّ

رَبِّي

غَنِيّٞ

كَرِيمٞ

٤٠

But the one who had knowledge of the Scripture said,¹ “I can bring it to you in the blink of an eye.” So when Solomon saw it placed before him, he exclaimed, “This is by the grace of my Lord to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful, it is only for their own good. But whoever is ungrateful, surely my Lord is Self-Sufficient, Most Generous.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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