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اِنِّيۡ وَجَدۡتُّ امۡرَاَةً تَمۡلِكُهُمۡ وَاُوۡتِيَتۡ مِنۡ كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ وَّلَهَا عَرۡشٌ عَظِيۡمٌ
Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne
وَجَدۡتُّهَا وَقَوۡمَهَا يَسۡجُدُوۡنَ لِلشَّمۡسِ مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيۡطٰنُ اَعۡمَالَهُمۡ فَصَدَّهُمۡ عَنِ السَّبِيۡلِ فَهُمۡ لَا يَهۡتَدُوۡنَۙ
I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allah, and Satan has made their deeds pleasing to them and averted them from [His] way, so they are not guided
اَلَّا يَسۡجُدُوۡا لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيۡ يُخۡرِجُ الۡخَبۡءَ فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تُخۡفُوۡنَ وَمَا تُعۡلِنُوۡنَ
[And] so they do not prostrate to Allah, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare
اَللّٰهُ لَا٘ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ الۡعَرۡشِ الۡعَظِيۡمِࣛ
Allah - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne
قَالَ سَنَنۡظُرُ اَصَدَقۡتَ اَمۡ كُنۡتَ مِنَ الۡكٰذِبِيۡنَ
[Solomon] said, "We will see whether you were truthful or were of the liars
اِذۡهَبۡ بِّكِتٰبِيۡ هٰذَا فَاَلۡقِهۡ اِلَيۡهِمۡ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ فَانۡظُرۡ مَاذَا يَرۡجِعُوۡنَ
Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then leave them and see what [answer] they will return
قَالَتۡ يٰ٘اَيُّهَا الۡمَلَؤُا اِنِّيۡ٘ اُلۡقِيَ اِلَيَّ كِتٰبٌ كَرِيۡمٌ
She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter
اِنَّهٗ مِنۡ سُلَيۡمٰنَ وَاِنَّهٗ بِسۡمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِۙ
Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it reads: 'In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
اَلَّا تَعۡلُوۡا عَلَيَّ وَاۡتُوۡنِيۡ مُسۡلِمِيۡنَࣖ
Be not haughty with me but come to me in submission [as Muslims]
قَالَتۡ يٰ٘اَيُّهَا الۡمَلَؤُا اَفۡتُوۡنِيۡ فِيۡ٘ اَمۡرِيۡۚ مَا كُنۡتُ قَاطِعَةً اَمۡرًا حَتّٰي تَشۡهَدُوۡنِ
She said, "O eminent ones, advise me in my affair. I would not decide a matter until you witness [for] me
قَالُوۡا نَحۡنُ اُولُوۡا قُوَّةٍ وَّاُولُوۡا بَاۡسٍ شَدِيۡدٍ ۙ وَّالۡاَمۡرُ اِلَيۡكِ فَانۡظُرِيۡ مَاذَا تَاۡمُرِيۡنَ
They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command
قَالَتۡ اِنَّ الۡمُلُوۡكَ اِذَا دَخَلُوۡا قَرۡيَةً اَفۡسَدُوۡهَا وَجَعَلُوۡ٘ا اَعِزَّةَ اَهۡلِهَا٘ اَذِلَّةًۚ وَكَذٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُوۡنَ
She said, "Indeed kings - when they enter a city, they ruin it and render the honored of its people humbled. And thus do they do
وَاِنِّيۡ مُرۡسِلَةٌ اِلَيۡهِمۡ بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنٰظِرَةٌۭ بِمَ يَرۡجِعُ الۡمُرۡسَلُوۡنَ
But indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what [reply] the messengers will return