Surah An-Naml Ayat 42 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 42
So when she arrived, it was said [to her], “Is your throne like this?” She said, “[It is] as though it was it.” [Solomon said], “And we were given knowledge before her, and we have been Muslims [in submission to Allah].
So when she arrived, she was asked, “Is this thy throne?” She said, “It was just like this; and knowledge was bestowed on us in advance of this, and we have submitted to Allah (in Islam).”
When the Queen arrived, she was asked: “Is your throne like this one?” She said: “It seems as if it is the same. We had already come to know this and we had submitted ourselves.”
So when she came, it was said (to her): “Is your throne like this?” She said: “(It is) as though it were the very same.” And [Sulaiman (Solomon) said]: “Knowledge was bestowed on us before her, and we were submitted to Allah (in Islam as Muslims before her).”
So, 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).
So, as soon as she came, it was said, “Is your throne just like this?” She said, ” (It is) as though it were the (very) one.” And (Sulayman) (Solomon) said, “We were brought the knowledge before her, and we were Muslims.” (i.e., we surrendered “to Allah”).
When she arrived, she was asked, ‘Is this your throne?’ She replied, ‘It looks like it.’ [Solomon said], ‘We were given knowledge before her, and we devoted ourselves to God;
پھر جب وه آگئی تو اس سے کہا (دریافت کیا) گیا کہ ایسا ہی تیرا (بھی) تخت ہے؟ اس نے جواب دیا کہ یہ گویا وہی ہے، ہمیں اس سے پہلے ہی علم دیا گیا تھا اور ہم مسلمان تھے
Quran 27 Verse 42 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah An-Naml ayat 42, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(27:42) When the Queen arrived, she was asked: “Is your throne like this one?” She said: “It seems as if it is the same.[52] We had already come to know this and we had submitted ourselves.”[53]
52. This also refutes the speculations of those people who depict the event in a manner as though the Prophet Solomon (peace be upon him) wanted to have a throne made for the queen and for this purpose he invited tenders and a strong robust artisan offered to make him a throne in the matter of a few hours, but an expert craftsman submitted that he could make and produce it in no time. This whole guess-work is destroyed by the tact that Solomon (peace be upon him) himself ordered the throne to be fetched before him (Surah An-Naml, Ayat 38), and when it had been fetched, ordered his servants to set it before the queen casually (Surah An-Naml, Ayat 41), and then when she arrived, she was asked whether her throne was like that (Surah An-Naml, Ayat 42), and she answered, “(It is) as though it were the very one.” Obviously, there could he no room for the absurd interpretations in the face of such a clear statement of facts. If there is still any doubt left, it can be satisfied by the next sentence.
53. That is, “Even before we saw this miracle, we had been convinced by what we had heard of Solomon (peace be upon him) that he was a Prophet of Allah, and not merely a ruler of a kingdom.” After seeing the throne and saying, “(It is) as though it were the very one”, what could be the relevance of adding this sentence if it is supposed that the Prophet Solomon (peace be upon him) had gotten a throne manufactured and set the same before her? Even if it is assumed that no effort was spared to have a throne manufactured closely resembling that of queen’s throne, what could have made a sun-worshiping queen exclaim “We had already known this and we had become Muslims!”
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Naml verse 42 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Naml ayat 41 which provides the complete commentary from verse 42 through 44.
Quick navigation links
