An-Naml (The Ant)
Verse 41of 93
قَالَ نَكِّرُوا۟ لَهَا عَرْشَهَا نَنظُرْ أَتَهْتَدِىٓ أَمْ تَكُونُ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ﴿٤١﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
He said, "Disguise for her her throne; we will see whether she will be guided [to truth] or will be of those who is not guided."
Word-by-word meaning
قَالَqālaHe said
نَكِّرُوا۟nakkirūDisguise
لَهَاlahāfor her
عَرْشَهَاʿarshahāher throne
نَنظُرْnanẓurwe will see
أَتَهْتَدِىٓatahtadīwhether she will be guided
أَمْamor
تَكُونُtakūnuwill be
مِنَminaof
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
لَاlāare not guided
يَهْتَدُونَyahtadūnaare not guided
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Test of BilqisWhen Sulayman brought the throne of Bilqis before she and her people arrived, he issued orders that some of its features should be altered, so that he could test her and see whether she recognized it and how composed she would be when she saw it.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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