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Surah An-Naml

English Translation, Transliteration, Tafsir - Ayat [41-50]
 
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Ayah 41 of 93

قَالَ نَكِّرُواْ لَهَا عَرۡشَهَا نَنظُرۡ أَتَهۡتَدِيٓ أَمۡ تَكُونُ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَهۡتَدُونَ

Qaala nakkiroo lahaa 'arshahaa nanzur atahtadeee am takoonu minal lazeena laa yahtadoon
41. Sulaiman ordered, "Make the throne of the woman look different before her, changing its appearance, so we may see whether she gets guided to the right way or remains among those who are misguided [82]."
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Topic Discussed: Women(Word) Story of Queen and Solomon Throne of Queen of Sheba Right See Misguided
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Ayah 42 of 93

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتۡ قِيلَ أَهَٰكَذَا عَرۡشُكِۖ قَالَتۡ كَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَۚ وَأُوتِينَا ٱلۡعِلۡمَ مِن قَبۡلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسۡلِمِينَ

Falammaa jaaa'at qeela ahaakaza 'arshuki qaalat ka'annahoo hoo; wa ooteenal 'ilma min qablihaa wa kunnaa muslimeen
42. Then when she arrived, it was said to her, "Is this your throne?" She replied, "It seems to be the same." And we had been given knowledge before this, and we had already submitted [84].
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Topic Discussed: Knowledge(Word) Story of Queen and Solomon Throne of Queen of Sheba
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Ayah 43 of 93

وَصَدَّهَا مَا كَانَت تَّعۡبُدُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّهَا كَانَتۡ مِن قَوۡمٖ كَٰفِرِينَ

Wa saddahaa maa kaanat ta'budu min doonil laahi innahaa kaanat min qawmin kaafireen
43.And what she used to worship besides Allah had prevented her. Indeed, she was of a disbelieving people [85].
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Topic Discussed: Story of Queen and Solomon Allah(Word) Worship(Word)
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Ayah 44 of 93

قِيلَ لَهَا ٱدۡخُلِي ٱلصَّرۡحَۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَتۡهُ حَسِبَتۡهُ لُجَّةٗ وَكَشَفَتۡ عَن سَاقَيۡهَاۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ صَرۡحٞ مُّمَرَّدٞ مِّن قَوَارِيرَۗ قَالَتۡ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمۡتُ نَفۡسِي وَأَسۡلَمۡتُ مَعَ سُلَيۡمَٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Qeela lahad khulis sarha falammaa ra at hu hasibat hu lujjatanw wa kashafat 'an saaqaihaa; qaala innahoo sarhum mumarradum min qawaareer; qaalat Rabbi innee zalamtu nafsee wa aslamtu ma'a Sulaimaana lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen (section 3)
44. It was said to her, "Enter the palace." When she saw it, she thought it was a pool and uncovered her legs. Sulaiman said, "It is a polished surface of glass." She then said, "My Lord, I have wronged myself, and I submit with Sulaiman to Allah, the Lord of the worlds [86]."
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Topic Discussed: Women(Word) Soul(Word) Allah(Word) Rab(Word) Lord of the universe Story of Queen and Solomon Solomon Sulaiman Bilqis misunderstood glass as water Water(Word)
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Ayah 45 of 93

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمۡ صَٰلِحًا أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ فَإِذَا هُمۡ فَرِيقَانِ يَخۡتَصِمُونَ

Wa laqad arsalnaaa ilaa Samooda akhaahum Saalihan ani'budul laaha fa izaa hum fareeqaani yakhtasimoon
45. And indeed, We sent to Thamud their brother Saleh, saying, "Worship Allah," but they became two factions disputing with each other [90].
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Topic Discussed: Prophet Salih / Salih People of Thamud Shamud Allah(Word) Worship(Word)
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Ayah 46 of 93

قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ لِمَ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبۡلَ ٱلۡحَسَنَةِۖ لَوۡلَا تَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ

Qaala yaa qawmi lima tasta'jiloona bissaiyi'ati qablal hasanati law laa tas taghfiroonal laaha la'allakum turhamoon
46. Saleh said, "O my people, why do you hasten to evil before good? Why do you not seek forgiveness from Allah, that you may receive mercy?"
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Topic Discussed: Salih Preached Oneness of Allah Allah(Word) Forgiveness(Word) Mercy(Rahmah/Rahmat) Evil(Word)
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Ayah 47 of 93

قَالُواْ ٱطَّيَّرۡنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَۚ قَالَ طَـٰٓئِرُكُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِۖ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٞ تُفۡتَنُونَ

Qaalut taiyarnaa bika wa bimam ma'ak; qaala taaa'irukum 'indal laahi bal antum qawmun tuftanoon
47. They said, "We consider you and those with you as an ill omen." He replied, "Your omen is with Allah. Rather, you are a people being tested."
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Topic Discussed: companion Allah(Word) The powerful people denied Salih Message
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Ayah 48 of 93

وَكَانَ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ تِسۡعَةُ رَهۡطٖ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ

Wa kaana fil madeenati tis'atu rahtiny yufsidoona fil ardi wa laa yuslihoon
48. And there were nine [97] persons in the city making mischief in the land and did not reform [98].
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Topic Discussed: Salih People of Thamud Shamud Earth(Direct Word) Cities Human(Word)
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Ayah 49 of 93

قَالُواْ تَقَاسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِۦ مَا شَهِدۡنَا مَهۡلِكَ أَهۡلِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ

Qaaloo taqaasamoo billaahi lanubaiyitannahoo wa ahlahoo summaa lanaqoolana liwaliy yihee maa shahidnaa mahlika ahlihee wa innaa lasaadiqoon
49. They said, "Swear by Allah among ourselves, we will certainly attack Saleh and his family [99] by night. Then we will say to his heir [100], 'We were not witnesses to the destruction of his family,' and indeed, we are truthful [101]."
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Topic Discussed: Truthful Family Allah(Word) The people Thamud planned to Kill him
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Ayah 50 of 93

وَمَكَرُواْ مَكۡرٗا وَمَكَرۡنَا مَكۡرٗا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ

Wa makaroo makranw wa makarnaa makranw wa hum laa yash'uroon
50. And they plotted a plot, and We plotted a plot, and they did not perceive [102].
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Topic Discussed: The people Thamud planned to Kill him Allah is the best planner Secretly Plan

Surah An-Naml English Translation and Transliteration

In Surah An-Naml you can read the translation of Ahmad Raza Khan who was a renowned scholar of the Islamic world and his translation book is known as Kanzul Imaan. You can read the transliteration of Surah An-Naml which will help you to understand how to read the Arabic text. Apart from that, we have included a Word-By-Word English Translation of the Arabic text of Surah An-Naml.

Surah An-Naml English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

In Surah An-Naml we have included two Tafseer (Commentary) in English. The first one is from Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan who was a well-known scholar. In this tafsir, we have also included the most popular Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is the most comprehensive tafsir available in the world. You can read both or any one of your choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 93 verses / Ayat in Surah An-Naml

Surah An-Naml was revealed in Makkah

Surah An-Naml can be found in Juz or Para 19-20

There are 7 Ruku in Surah An-Naml

Surah number of Surah An-Naml is 27

The meaning of Surah An-Naml is The Ant, The Ants

You can find English Translation, Transliteration and Tafseer/Tafsir of Surah An-Naml here at quranever.com. Here two tafseer are currently.One is Tafsir Ibn-Kathir and another one is Tafsir-e-Naeemi.

Dear bothers and sisters as a Sunni Muslim we cannot say any Translation and Tafseer was as long it conforms with the 4 school of thoughts. But here at quranever.com, we have included Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is most comprehensive tafsir. Apart from that we have also included tafsir of Mufti Ahmad Yaar khan, Tafsir-e-Naeemi of Surah An-Naml.

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