The Holy Quran 27:35 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

وَإِنِّى مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنَاظِرَةٌۢ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

Translation

"(Let us therefore take no drastic action until we ascertain their strength and know whether Sulaymaan عليه الصلاة والسلام is a Nabi or just another king. To discover all of this,) I shall send a gift (wealth, women, goods) to them and then see with what (news) the messengers (taking the gift) return." (If Sulaymaan refuses to accept the gift, he must certainly be a Nabi, otherwise not.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Bilqis's gifts for Sulayman ﵇: it appears that from the grandeur and majesty of the letter's content and from other indications and signs, Bilqis became certain that we cannot overcome this king, or at the very least that this was strongly probable. She explained that fighting kings who possess such grandeur and splendour is no game.

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