قَالَتْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ إِنِّىٓ أُلْقِىَ إِلَىَّ كِتَٰبٌ كَرِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)qaalat yaa ayyuhaa l-mala'u innee ulqiya ilayya kitaabun kareem
DIN 31635qālat yā ʾayyuhā l-malaʾu ʾinnī ʾulqiya ʾilayya kitābun karīmun
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She said, "O Counselors, a gracious letter was delivered to me.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
(The Queen of Sheba) said (when she received the letter): O chieftains! Lo! there hath been thrown unto me a noble letter
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Said she, 'O ye chiefs! verily, a noble letter has been thrown before me
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
She said, "O my nobles! an honourable letter hath been thrown down to me
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And when the queen of Saba had received the letter, she said, O nobles, verily an honourable letter hath been delivered unto me
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ajo (mbretëresha) tha: "Oj pari! Mua më ka ardhur një letër fisnike.
সে (রানি) বলল, ‘হে সভাসদগণ! আমার কাছে এক সম্মানিত পত্র নিক্ষিপ্ত (প্রেরিত) হয়েছে।’
“O velikaši”, reče ona, “meni je dostavljeno jedno poštovanja vrijedno pismo.
“O velikaši,” reče ona, “meni je dostavljeno jedno poštovanja vrijedno pismo.
[Sonnaajo on] wi'i: "eey mon mbatu, min dey wernaama ka am talkuru teddundu".
(დედოფალმა) თქვა: «ო, წინამძღოლებო! მომივიდა პატივსაცემი წერილი [ძალიან მნიშვნელოვანი წერილი].
Sie (also die Königin Sabas) sagte: „O ihr führende Schar, mir ist ja ein edles Schreiben zugeworfen worden.
(Η βασίλισσα) είπε: «Ω, αρχηγοί! Έπεσε σε μένα ένα ευγενές γράμμα,
उस (रानी) ने कहा : ऐ सरदारो! निःसंदेह मेरी ओर एक प्रतिष्ठित पत्र फेंका गया है।
Disse: «O cortigiani, mi è stato gettato un Rispettabile Messaggio,
29. Ji tarė: „Vyresnieji, iš tiesų, tai man pristatytas puikus laiškas.
(Mootittiin yeroo xalayaa gartu) ni jette: “isin Yaa qondaaltota (kiyya) ani xalayaan kabajamaan natti darbameera.
Она сказала: «О знать! Мне было сброшено благородное письмо.
„О великани“, рече она, „мени је достављено једно писмо вредно поштовања!
(Malkia) akasema: Enyi waheshimiwa! Hakika nimeletewa barua tukufu.
[Drottningen] sa: ”Rådgivare! Jag har tagit emot ett ärofullt brev.
Sebe kraliçesi Belkıs dedi ki: “Ey ileri gelenler! Bana çok önemli bir mektup bırakıldı.”
وه کہنے لگی اے سردارو! میری طرف ایک باوقعت خط ڈاﻻ گیا ہے.
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قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala sananzuru asadaqta am kunta mina l-kaadhibeen
DIN 31635qāla sananẓuru ʾaṣadaqta ʾam kunta mina l-kāḏibīna
He said, "We will see, whether you have spoken the truth, or whether you are a liar.
(Solomon) said: We shall see whether thou speakest truth or whether thou art of the liars
Said he, 'We will see whether thou hast told the truth, or whether thou art of those who lie
He said, "We shall see whether thou hast spoken truth, or whether thou art of them that lie
Solomon said, we shall see whether thou hast spoken the truth, or whether thou art a liar
ٱذْهَب بِّكِتَٰبِى هَٰذَا فَأَلْقِهْ إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)idhhab bikitaabee haadhaa fa'alqih ilayhim thumma tawalla 'anhum faanzur maadhaa yarji'oon
DIN 31635iḏhab bikitābī hāḏā faʾalqih ʾilayhim ṯumma tawalla ʿanhum fānẓur māḏā yarǧiʿūna
Go with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them; then withdraw from them, and see how they respond."
Go with this my letter and throw it down unto them; then turn away and see what (answer) they return
Go with this my letter and throw it before them, then turn back away from them, and see what they return
Go with this my letter and throw it down to them: then turn away from them and await their answer
Go with this my letter, and cast it down unto them; then turn aside from them, and wait to know what answer they will return
27:29 — the verse above
إِنَّهُۥ مِن سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَإِنَّهُۥ بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)innahu min sulaymaana wa'innahu bismi llaahi r-rahmaani r-raheem
DIN 31635ʾinnahu min sulaymāna waʾinnahu bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi
It is from Solomon, and it is, 'In the Name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
Lo! it is from Solomon, and lo! it is: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
It is from Solomon, and, verily, it is, "In the name of the merciful and compassionate God
It is from Solomon; and it is this: 'In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
it is from Solomon, and this is the tenor thereof: In the name of the most merciful God
أَلَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَىَّ وَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)allaa ta'loo 'alayya wa'toonee muslimeen
DIN 31635ʾallā taʿlū ʿalayya waʾtūnī muslimīna
Do not defy me, and come to me submissively.'"
Exalt not yourselves against me, but come unto me as those who surrender
Do not rise up against me, but come to me resigned
Set not up yourselves against me, but come to me submitting (Muslims)
rise not up against me: But come, and surrender yourselves unto me
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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