Surah An-Naml 27:38 — translation and meaning

النمل · Verse 38 / 93 · Page 380

قَالَ يَاأَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِي بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ

Word by Word

قَالَ
qala
He said
يَاأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O
الْمَلَأُ
al-mala-u
chiefs!
أَيُّكُمْ
ayyukum
Which of you
يَأْتِينِي
yatini
will bring me
بِعَرْشِهَا
bi'arshiha
her throne
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
أَن
an
that
يَأْتُونِي
yatuni
they come to me
مُسْلِمِينَ
mus'limina
(in) submission

Transliteration

Qaala yaaa aiyuhal mala'u aiyukum yaateenee bi'arshihaa qabla ai yaatoonee muslimeen

Translation

[Solomon] said, "O assembly [of jinn], which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Solomon (peace be upon him) said, addressing the prominent people of his kingdom: “O eminent ones, which one of you will bring me her royal throne before they come to me obediently?”

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

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