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قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَ ۖ وَإِنِّى عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِىٌّ أَمِينٌۭ﴿٣٩

Translation (Sahih International)

A powerful one from among the jinn said, "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place, and indeed, I am for this [task] strong and trustworthy."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaSaid
عِفْرِيتٌۭʿif'rītuna strong one
مِّنَminaof
ٱلْجِنِّl-jinithe jinn
أَنَا۠anāI
ءَاتِيكَātīkawill bring it to you
بِهِۦbihiwill bring it to you
قَبْلَqablabefore
أَنan[that]
تَقُومَtaqūmayou rise
مِنminfrom
مَّقَامِكَ ۖmaqāmikayour place
وَإِنِّىwa-innīAnd indeed, I am
عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor it
لَقَوِىٌّlaqawiyyunsurely, strong
أَمِينٌۭamīnuntrustworthy

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

How the Throne of Bilqis was brought in an InstantMuhammad bin Ishaq reported from Yazid bin Ruman: "When the messengers returned with word of what Sulayman said, she said: `By Allah, I knew he was more than a king, and that we have no power to match him, and that we can gain nothing by being stubborn with him. So, she sent word to him saying: "I am coming to you with the leaders of my people to see what you will instruct us to do and what you are calling us to of your religion.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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