Surah Al-Naml, Ayah 41 (27:41)
قَالَ نَكِّرُوۡا لَهَا عَرۡشَهَا نَـنۡظُرۡ اَتَهۡتَدِىۡۤ اَمۡ تَكُوۡنُ مِنَ الَّذِيۡنَ لَا يَهۡتَدُوۡنَ ٤١
English translation (Pickthall)
He said: Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will go aright or be of those not rightly guided.
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قَالَ الَّذِىۡ عِنۡدَهٗ عِلۡمٌ مِّنَ الۡـكِتٰبِ اَنَا اٰتِيۡكَ بِهٖ قَبۡلَ اَنۡ يَّرۡتَدَّ اِلَيۡكَ طَرۡفُكَؕ فَلَمَّا رَاٰهُ مُسۡتَقِرًّا عِنۡدَهٗ قَالَ هٰذَا مِنۡ فَضۡلِ رَبِّىۡۖ لِيَبۡلُوَنِىۡٓ ءَاَشۡكُرُ اَمۡ اَكۡفُرُؕ وَمَنۡ شَكَرَ فَاِنَّمَا يَشۡكُرُ لِنَفۡسِهٖۚ وَمَنۡ كَفَرَ فَاِنَّ رَبِّىۡ غَنِىٌّ كَرِيۡمٌ ٤٠
27:40One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's hurt). For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful.
قَالَ نَكِّرُوۡا لَهَا عَرۡشَهَا نَـنۡظُرۡ اَتَهۡتَدِىۡۤ اَمۡ تَكُوۡنُ مِنَ الَّذِيۡنَ لَا يَهۡتَدُوۡنَ ٤١
27:41He said: Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will go aright or be of those not rightly guided.
فَلَمَّا جَآءَتۡ قِيۡلَ اَهٰكَذَا عَرۡشُكِؕ قَالَتۡ كَاَنَّهٗ هُوَۚ وَاُوۡتِيۡنَا الۡعِلۡمَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسۡلِمِيۡنَ ٤٢
27:42So, when she came, it was said (unto her): Is thy throne like this? She said: (It is) as though it were the very one. And (Solomon said): We were given the knowledge before her and we had surrendered (to Allah).
وَصَدَّهَا مَا كَانَتۡ تَّعۡبُدُ مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِؕ اِنَّهَا كَانَتۡ مِنۡ قَوۡمٍ كٰفِرِيۡنَ ٤٣
27:43And (all) that she was wont to worship instead of Allah hindered her, for she came of disbelieving folk.
قِيۡلَ لَهَا ادۡخُلِى الصَّرۡحَۚ فَلَمَّا رَاَتۡهُ حَسِبَـتۡهُ لُـجَّةً وَّكَشَفَتۡ عَنۡ سَاقَيۡهَاؕ قَالَ اِنَّهٗ صَرۡحٌ مُّمَرَّدٌ مِّنۡ قَوَارِيۡرَࣙۙ قَالَتۡ رَبِّ اِنِّىۡ ظَلَمۡتُ نَـفۡسِىۡ وَاَسۡلَمۡتُ مَعَ سُلَيۡمٰنَ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ ٤٤
27:44It was said unto her: Enter the hall. And when she saw it she deemed it a pool and bared her legs. (Solomon) said: Lo! it is a hall, made smooth, of glass. She said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged myself, and I surrender with Solomon unto Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
وَلَقَدۡ اَرۡسَلۡنَاۤ اِلٰى ثَمُوۡدَ اَخَاهُمۡ صٰلِحًا اَنِ اعۡبُدُوۡا اللّٰهَ فَاِذَا هُمۡ فَرِيۡقٰنِ يَخۡتَصِمُوۡنَ ٤٥
27:45And We verily sent unto Thamud their brother Salih, saying: Worship Allah. And lo! they (then became two parties quarrelling.
قَالَ يٰقَوۡمِ لِمَ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُوۡنَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ قَبۡلَ الۡحَسَنَةِۚ لَوۡلَا تَسۡتَغۡفِرُوۡنَ اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُوۡنَ ٤٦
27:46He said: O my people! Why will ye hasten on the evil rather than the good? Why will ye not ask pardon of Allah, that ye may receive mercy.
