Surah An-Naml 27:23 — translation and meaning

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إِنِّي وَجَدتُّ امْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ

Word by Word

إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I
وَجَدتُّ
wajadttu
found
امْرَأَةً
im'ra-atan
a woman
تَمْلِكُهُمْ
tamlikuhum
ruling them
وَأُوتِيَتْ
wautiyat
and she has been given
مِن
min
of
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيْءٍ
shayin
thing
وَلَهَا
walaha
and for her
عَرْشٌ
arshun
(is) a throne
عَظِيمٌ
azimun
great

Transliteration

Innee wajattum ra atan tamlikuhum wa ootiyat min kulli shai'inw wa lahaa 'arshun 'azeem

Translation

Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne. I found a woman who rules them, and this woman has been given of all means of strength and kingdom, and she has a large throne on which she manages the affairs of her people.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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