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Surah 27. An-Naml, Ayah 42

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فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَـٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِ ۖ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ ۚ وَأُوتِينَا ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ

Falamm a j a at qeela ah a ka tha AAarshuki q a lat kaannahu huwa waooteen a alAAilma min qablih a wakunn a muslimeen a

And so, as soon as she arrived, she was asked: "Is thy throne like this?" She answered: "It is as though it were the same!"³⁷ [And Solomon said to his nobles: "She has arrived at the truth without any help from us,³⁸ ] although it is we who have been given [divine] knowledge before her, and have [long ago] surrendered ourselves unto God!

- Mohammad Asad

So when the queen arrived, she was asked: "Is your throne like this?" She replied: "It looks as if it is the same; we had come to know that Sulaiman is not only a king but also a Prophet, therefore we have already become Muslims."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

So when she arrived, it was said 'to her', 'Is your throne like this?' She replied, 'It looks to be the same. We have 'already' received knowledge 'of Solomon's prophethood'¹ before this 'miracle',² and have submitted 'to Allah'.'

- Mustafa Khattab

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).

- Marmaduke Pickthall

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)." ³²⁷⁹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali