وَإِنِّى مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنَاظِرَةٌۢ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innee mursilatun ilayhim bihadiyyatin fanaaziratun bima yarji'u l-mursaloon
DIN 31635waʾinnī mursilatun ʾilayhim bihadiyyatin fanāẓiratun bima yarǧiʿu l-mursalūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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I am sending them a gift, and will see what the envoys bring back."
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
But lo! I am going to send a present unto them, and to see with what (answer) the messengers return
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
So, verily, I am going to send to them a gift, and will wait to see with what the messengers return
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
But I will send to them with a gift, and await what my envoys bring back
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
But I will send gifts unto them; and will wait for what farther information those who shall be sent, shall bring back
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
Por, unë po u dërgoj atyre një dhuratë, e të shoh me se do të kthehen të dërguarit."
‘বরং আমি তাদের কাছে উপঢৌকন পাঠাচ্ছি, তারপর দেখি (আমার) দূতেরা কী (সংবাদ) নিয়ে ফিরে আসে।’
Poslat ću im jedan dar i vidjet ću sa čim će se izaslanici vratiti.”
Poslat ću im jedan dar i vidjet ću sa čim će se izaslanici vratiti.”
Awa miin, mi nulay e maɓɓe neldaari, mi ndaara ko holɗum nulaaɓe ɓen nduttodata.
და გავუგზავნი მათ [სულაიმანს და მის ხალხს] საჩუქარს და დავაკვირდები, რას მოიტანენ დაბრუნებისას წარგზავნილები [რა პასუხით დაბრუნდებიან]».
Ich werde fürwahr ein Geschenk zu ihnen senden und dann abwarten, was (für eine Antwort) die Gesandten zurückbringen.“
Θα τους στείλω (στον Σολομώντα και τον λαό του) κάποια δώρα, και μετά θα δω με ποια απάντηση θα επιστρέψουν οι απεσταλμένοι.»
और निःसंदेह मैं उनकी ओर एक उपहार भेजने वाली हूँ। फिर देखती हूँ कि दूत क्या उत्तर लेकर आते हैं?
E in verità` invierò loro un dono, e aspetterò ciò con cui ritorneranno gli inviati».
35. Tačiau iš tiesų, aš ketinu nusiųsti jam dovaną, ir pažiūrėti su kokiu (atsakymu) pasiuntinys grįš.“
Ani kennaa wahii gara isaaniitti ergituudha, Ergamtoonni maaliin akka deebi'an eeyduudha.”
И, воистину, я пошлю к ним с подарком и посмотрю, с чем вернутся посланцы».
„Послаћу им један дар и видећу са чиме ће изасланици да се врате.“
Lakini mimi nitawatumia zawadi, nami nitangoja watakayorudi nayo wajumbe.
Jag ska skicka en gåva till dem och se vad budbärarna återvänder med.”
“Ben onlara bir hediye gönderip, elçilerin ne haber ile döneceklerine bakacağım.”
میں انہیں ایک ہدیہ بھیجنے والی ہوں، پھر دیکھ لوں گی کہ قاصد کیا جواب لے کر لوٹتے ہیں.[1]
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قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أُو۟لُوا۟ قُوَّةٍ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ وَٱلْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَٱنظُرِى مَاذَا تَأْمُرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo nahnu ooloo quwwatin wa'ooloo ba'sin shadeedin wal-'amru ilayki faanzuree maadhaa ta'mureen
DIN 31635qālū naḥnu ʾūlū quwwatin waʾūlū baʾsin šadīdin wal-ʾamru ʾilayki fānẓurī māḏā taʾmurīna
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "We are a people of might and great courage, but the decision is yours, so consider what you wish to command."
They said: We are lords of might and lords of great prowess, but it is for thee to command; so consider what thou wilt command
They said, 'We are endowed with strength, and endowed with keen violence; but the bidding is thine, see then what it is that thou wilt bid
They said, "We are endued with strength and are endued with mighty valour. - But to command is thine: See therefore what thou wilt command us
The nobles answered, we are indued with strength, and are indued with great prowess in war; but the command appertaineth unto thee: See therefore what thou wilt command
قَالَتْ إِنَّ ٱلْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا۟ قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓا۟ أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَآ أَذِلَّةً وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaalat inna l-mulooka idhaa dakhaloo qaryatan afsadoohaa waja'aloo a'izzata ahlihaa adhillatan wakadhaalika yaf'aloon
DIN 31635qālat ʾinna l-mulūka ʾiḏā daḫalū qaryatan ʾafsadūhā waǧaʿalū ʾaʿizzata ʾahlihā ʾaḏillatan wakaḏālika yafʿalūna
She said, "When kings enter a city, they devastate it, and subjugate its dignified people. Thus they always do.
She said: Lo! kings, when they enter a township, ruin it and make the honour of its people shame. Thus will they do
She said, 'Verily, kings when they enter a city despoil it, and make the mighty ones of its people the meanest; thus it is they do
She said, "Kings when they enter a city spoil it, and abase the mightiest of its people: and in like manner will these also do
She said, verily kings, when they enter a city by force, waste the same, and abase the most powerful of the inhabitants hereof: And so will these do with us
27:35 — the verse above
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ قَالَ أَتُمِدُّونَنِ بِمَالٍ فَمَآ ءَاتَىٰنِۦَ ٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّآ ءَاتَىٰكُم بَلْ أَنتُم بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa jaa'a sulaymaana qaala atumiddoonani bimaalin famaa aataaniya llaahu khayrun mimmaa aataakum bal antum bihadiyyatikum tafrahoon
DIN 31635falammā ǧāʾa sulaymāna qāla ʾatumiddūnani bimālin famā ʾātāniya llāhu ḫayrun mimmā ʾātākum bal ʾantum bihadiyyatikum tafraḥūna
When he came to Solomon, he said, "Are you supplying me with money? What God has given me is better than what He has given you. It is you who delight in your gift.
So when (the envoy) came unto Solomon, (the King) said: What! Would ye help me with wealth? But that which Allah hath given me is better than that which He hath given you. Nay it is ye (and not I) who exult in your gift
And when he came to Solomon, he said, 'Do ye proffer me wealth, when what God has given me is better than what He has given you? nay, ye in your gifts rejoice
And when the messenger came to Solomon, he said, "Aid ye me with riches? But what God hath given to me is better than what he hath given you: yet ye glory in your gifts
And when the queen's ambassador came unto Solomon, that prince said, will ye present me with riches? Verily that which God hath given me, is better than what he hath given you: But ye do glory in your gifts
ٱرْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم بِجُنُودٍ لَّا قِبَلَ لَهُم بِهَا وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم مِّنْهَآ أَذِلَّةً وَهُمْ صَٰغِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)irji' ilayhim falana'tiyannahum bijunoodin laa qibala lahum bihaa walanukhrijannahum minhaa adhillatan wahum saaghiroon
DIN 31635irǧiʿ ʾilayhim falanaʾtiyannahum biǧunūdin lā qibala lahum bihā walanuḫriǧannahum minhā ʾaḏillatan wahum ṣāġirūna
Go back to them. We will come upon them with troops they cannot resist; and we will expel them from there, disgraced and humiliated."
Return unto them. We verily shall come unto them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we shall drive them out from thence with shame, and they will be abased
return to them, for we will surely come to them with hosts which they cannot confront; and we will surely drive them out therefrom mean and made small
Return to them: for we will surely come to them with forces which they cannot withstand, and we will drive them from their land humbled and contemptible
Return unto the people of Saba. We will surely come unto them with forces, which they shall not be able to withstand; and we will drive them out from their city, humbled; and they shall become contemptible
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَإِنِّي مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنَاظِرَةٌ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ الْمُرْسَلُونَ
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