Surah An-Naml 27:39 — translation and meaning

النمل · Verse 39 / 93 · Page 380

ۖ قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ أَنَا آتِيكَ بِهِ قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَ وَإِنِّي عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِيٌّ أَمِينٌ

Word by Word

ۖ
قَالَ
qala
Said
عِفْرِيتٌ
if'ritun
a strong one
مِّنَ
mina
of
الْجِنِّ
al-jini
the jinn
أَنَا
ana
I
آتِيكَ
atika
will bring it to you
بِهِ
bihi
will bring it to you
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
أَن
an
[that]
تَقُومَ
taquma
you rise
مِن
min
from
مَّقَامِكَ
maqamika
your place
وَإِنِّي
wa-inni
And indeed, I am
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
for it
لَقَوِيٌّ
laqawiyyun
surely, strong
أَمِينٌ
aminun
trustworthy

Transliteration

Qaala 'ifreetum minal jinni ana aateeka bihee qabla an taqooma mim maqaamika wa innee 'alaihi laqawiyyun ameen

Translation

A powerful one from among the jinn said, "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place, and indeed, I am for this [task] strong and trustworthy."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

A rebellious jinn replied saying: “I shall bring her throne to you before you stand from the gathering you are in. I am strong enough to carry it, and can be trusted on what it contains, so I will not take anything of it”.

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

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