Surah An-Naml 27:33 — translation and meaning

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قَالُوا نَحْنُ أُولُو قُوَّةٍ وَأُولُو بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ وَالْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَانظُرِي مَاذَا تَأْمُرِينَ

Word by Word

قَالُوا
qalu
They said
نَحْنُ
nahnu
We
أُولُو
ulu
(are) possessors
قُوَّةٍ
quwwatin
(of) strength
وَأُولُو
wa-ulu
and possessors
بَأْسٍ
basin
(of) might
شَدِيدٍ
shadidin
great
وَالْأَمْرُ
wal-amru
and the command
إِلَيْكِ
ilayki
(is) up to you
فَانظُرِي
fa-unzuri
so look
مَاذَا
madha
what
تَأْمُرِينَ
tamurina
you will command

Transliteration

Qaaloo nahnu uloo quwwatinw wa uloo baasin shadeed; wal amru ilaiki fanzuree maazaa taamureen

Translation

They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They said, "we are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command." The nobles from her people said: “We are people of great power and strong might in warfare, but the opinion is what you think, so see what you will command us to do; we are able to carry it out”.

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

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