Ibisobanuro by'amagambo Isura Anam’lu - Ibisobanuro bya Qur'an Ntagatifu mu rurimi rw'icyongereza - Abdallah Hassan Ya'aqub - numero y'urupapuro 379 - ububiko bwa qor'an yejejwe

Umurongo: 23

إِنِّي وَجَدتُّ ٱمۡرَأَةٗ تَمۡلِكُهُمۡ وَأُوتِيَتۡ مِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ وَلَهَا عَرۡشٌ عَظِيمٞ

23. Indeed, I found a woman ruling over them⁵, and she has been given (a share) of every thing and she has a great throne.

5. Bilqees, Makeda.

Umurongo: 24

وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوۡمَهَا يَسۡجُدُونَ لِلشَّمۡسِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ فَصَدَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ فَهُمۡ لَا يَهۡتَدُونَ

24. I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allāh. And Satan has made their deeds fair-seeming to them, and averted them from the (right) Way (of Islam), so they are not guided,

Umurongo: 25

أَلَّاۤ يَسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يُخۡرِجُ ٱلۡخَبۡءَ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تُخۡفُونَ وَمَا تُعۡلِنُونَ

25. So that they do not prostrate to Allāh⁶; Who brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows whatever you conceal or reveal.

6. And rightfully direct their worship to Him alone.

Umurongo: 26

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ۩

26. Allāh, there is no god 'worthy of worship' except Him, Lord of the Great Throne.

Umurongo: 27

۞ قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقۡتَ أَمۡ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ

27. (Solomon) said: "We shall see whether you are telling the truth or you are of the liars.

Umurongo: 28

ٱذۡهَب بِّكِتَٰبِي هَٰذَا فَأَلۡقِهۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا يَرۡجِعُونَ

28. Go with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them, then turn away from them and see what (answer) they return."

Umurongo: 29

قَالَتۡ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْ إِنِّيٓ أُلۡقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَٰبٞ كَرِيمٌ

29. (The Queen)7 said: "O eminent ones, indeed, I, there haas been cast to me a noble letter.

7. When she had read Solomon’s letter.

Umurongo: 30

إِنَّهُۥ مِن سُلَيۡمَٰنَ وَإِنَّهُۥ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

30. Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed it is, "In the Name of Allāh, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful;

Umurongo: 31

أَلَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَيَّ وَأۡتُونِي مُسۡلِمِينَ

31. That you not exalt yourselves against me, but come to me in submission (as Muslims)8."

8. As true believers who submit to God with willful submission.

Umurongo: 32

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

32. She said: "O eminent ones, advise me in my affair - I would not decide a matter until you witness (the session)."

Umurongo: 33

قَالُواْ نَحۡنُ أُوْلُواْ قُوَّةٖ وَأُوْلُواْ بَأۡسٖ شَدِيدٖ وَٱلۡأَمۡرُ إِلَيۡكِ فَٱنظُرِي مَاذَا تَأۡمُرِينَ

33. They said: "We are possessors of strength and possessors of fierce fight, and the command is yours, so look what you command."

Umurongo: 34

قَالَتۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُواْ قَرۡيَةً أَفۡسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓاْ أَعِزَّةَ أَهۡلِهَآ أَذِلَّةٗۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ

34. She said: "Indeed, the kings when they enter a town, they ravage it and make the mighty of its people low, and thus they (always) do.

Umurongo: 35

وَإِنِّي مُرۡسِلَةٌ إِلَيۡهِم بِهَدِيَّةٖ فَنَاظِرَةُۢ بِمَ يَرۡجِعُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

35. And surely I am sending to them with a present, and see with what (answer) the envoys will return."