Surah An-Naml 27:44 — translation and meaning

النمل · Verse 44 / 93 · Page 380

ۗ ۚ ۖ قِيلَ لَهَا ادْخُلِي الصَّرْحَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ صَرْحٌ مُّمَرَّدٌ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَانَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

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ۗ
ۚ
ۖ
قِيلَ
qila
It was said
لَهَا
laha
to her
ادْخُلِي
ud'khuli
Enter
الصَّرْحَ
al-sarha
the palace
فَلَمَّا
falamma
Then when
رَأَتْهُ
ra-athu
she saw it
حَسِبَتْهُ
hasibathu
she thought it
لُجَّةً
lujjatan
(was) a pool
وَكَشَفَتْ
wakashafat
and she uncovered
عَن
an
[on]
سَاقَيْهَا
saqayha
her shins
قَالَ
qala
He said
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed it
صَرْحٌ
sarhun
(is) a palace
مُّمَرَّدٌ
mumarradun
made smooth
مِّن
min
of
قَوَارِيرَ
qawarira
glass
قَالَتْ
qalat
She said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
إِنِّي
inni
indeed I
ظَلَمْتُ
zalamtu
[I] have wronged
نَفْسِي
nafsi
myself
وَأَسْلَمْتُ
wa-aslamtu
and I submit
مَعَ
ma'a
with
سُلَيْمَانَ
sulaymana
Sulaiman
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
رَبِّ
rabbi
(the) Lord
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamina
(of) the worlds

Transliteration

Qeela lahad khulis sarha falammaa ra at hu hasibat hu lujjatanw wa khashafat 'an saaqaihaa; qaala innahoo sarhum mumarradum min qawaareer; qaalat Rabbi innee zalamtu nafsee wa aslamtu ma'a Sulaimaana lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen

Translation

She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, Lord of the worlds."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

It was said to her: “Enter the palace” which was like a plane surface. When she entered it, she thought it was water and uncovered her shins to enter it. Solomon (peace be upon him) said: “It is a palace which has been made smooth with glass”. He called her to Islam, so she accepted what he called her towards, saying: “O Lord, I wronged myself by worshipping others besides You, and I have submitted with Solomon to Allah, Lord of all created things”.

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

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