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An-Naml 32

Ayah 32 of 93 · Meccan

قَالَتۡ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْ أَفۡتُونِي فِيٓ أَمۡرِي مَا كُنتُ قَاطِعَةً أَمۡرًا حَتَّىٰ تَشۡهَدُونِ ٣٢

She said, "O eminent ones, advise me in my affair. I would not decide a matter until you witness [for] me."1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., are present with me or testify in my favor.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَتۡShe saidqālat
  2. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاOyāayyuhā
  3. ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْchiefsl-mala-u
  4. أَفۡتُونِيAdvise meaftūnī
  5. فِيٓinfī
  6. أَمۡرِيmy affairamrī
  7. مَاNotmā
  8. كُنتُI would bekuntu
  9. قَاطِعَةًthe one to decideqāṭiʿatan
  10. أَمۡرًاany matteramran
  11. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  12. تَشۡهَدُونِyou are present with metashhadūni

Tafsir

She said, "O eminent ones, advise me in my affair. I would not decide a matter until you witness [for] me." The queen said: “O noble ones and leaders, explain to me the right course in my matter. I am not going to decide a matter until you come to me and present your opinions regarding it”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran