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27. Surah • 29. Verse
Word Analysis
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed [I]
إِلَىَّ
ilayya
to me
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
She said, "O my advisers, I have received an honorable letter.
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
She said: "O commanders, a noble letter has been delivered to me."
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
She said, "O commanders, a noble letter has been delivered to me."
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
The Queen said:" Know my nobles that a gracious letter has been delivered to me.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
She said: "O chiefs! Verily! Here is delivered to me a noble letter,
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
(The Queen of Sheba) said (when she received the letter): O chieftains! Lo! there hath been thrown unto me a noble letter.
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
She (the queen) said (to her officials after receiving the letter), "O chieftains, there has been delivered to me an esteemed letter.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
(The queen) said: "Ye chiefs! here is delivered to me - a letter worthy of respect.
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
The Queen of Sheba said, ‘Counsellors, a gracious letter has been delivered to me.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
The Queen ˹later˺ announced, "O chiefs! Indeed, a noble letter has been delivered to me.
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
She said, ‘Council! a noble letter has been delivered to me.
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
After having received the letter, the] Queen said to her advisors: "I have received an important letter. "
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
She said, 'O Council, see, a letter honourable has been cast unto me.
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
"Go with this my letter and throw it before them, then turn away from them, and see what answer they return. "
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
She said, ‘O [members of the] elite! Indeed a noble letter has been delivered to me.
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
Said she, 'O ye chiefs! verily, a noble letter has been thrown before me.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
And when the queen of Saba had received the letter, she said, O nobles, verily an honourable letter hath been delivered unto me;
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
(When the Queen saw the letter) she said, `Chieftains! there has been delivered to me a noble letter.
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
She said, "O you chiefs, surely an honorable book has been cast to me.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
(The Queen said): "O nobles, a venerable letter has been delivered to me.
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
She -the Queen- said to her counselors: "O you counselors, I have just received an honourable letter which has been dropped into my quarters
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
[When the Queen had read Solomon’s letter, ] she said: "O you nobles! A truly distinguished letter has been conveyed unto me.
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
The Queen said, "O Chiefs! Behold, a very noble letter has been conveyed to me. "
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
She said: "O commanders, a noble letter has been delivered to me. "
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
She (the queen of Saba) said: "You chiefs! Here is a letter delivered to me— A noble letter.
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
She said: “O eminent ones: there has been cast unto me a noble writ;