قَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْ أَيُّكُمۡ يَأۡتِينِي بِعَرۡشِهَا قَبۡلَ أَن يَأۡتُونِي مُسۡلِمِينَ ٣٨
[Solomon] said, "O assembly [of jinn], which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"
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قَالَ He said qāla يَٰٓأَيُّهَا O yāayyuhā ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْ chiefs l-mala-u أَيُّكُمۡ Which of you ayyukum يَأۡتِينِي will bring me yatīnī بِعَرۡشِهَا her throne biʿarshihā قَبۡلَ before qabla أَن that an يَأۡتُونِي they come to me yatūnī مُسۡلِمِينَ (in) submission mus'limīna Tafsir Solomon (peace be upon him) said, addressing the prominent people of his kingdom: “O eminent ones, which one of you will bring me her royal throne before they come to me obediently?”
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