قَالَ نَكِّرُواْ لَهَا عَرۡشَهَا نَنظُرۡ أَتَهۡتَدِيٓ أَمۡ تَكُونُ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَهۡتَدُونَ ٤١
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."
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قَالَ He said qāla نَكِّرُواْ Disguise nakkirū لَهَا for her lahā عَرۡشَهَا her throne ʿarshahā نَنظُرۡ we will see nanẓur أَتَهۡتَدِيٓ whether she will be guided atahtadī أَمۡ or am تَكُونُ will be takūnu مِنَ of mina ٱلَّذِينَ those who alladhīna لَا are not guided lā يَهۡتَدُونَ are not guided yahtadūna Tafsir Solomon (peace be upon him) said: “Change her royal throne from its original form: we shall see: is she guided to recognising it is her throne or will she be from those who are not guided to recognising their own things?”
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