The Holy Quran 27:37 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

ٱرْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم بِجُنُودٍ لَّا قِبَلَ لَهُم بِهَا وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم مِّنْهَآ أَذِلَّةً وَهُمْ صَـٰغِرُونَ

Translation

(Addressing the queen's messengers, Sulayman عليه الصلاة والسلام said,) "Return to them (with the gift). (Tell them that if they refuse to submit,) We shall certainly march against them with (vigour) an army (so powerful) that they will have no defense against. We shall then certainly (have no option but to) expel them from there (from Saba) in shame, while they are humbled (defeated)." (When the message reached the queen and her people, they decided to comply with Sulaymaan 's instruction and they left for his kingdom.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The intention to attack: that is, they will become captives, be exiled, and be forced to give up their wealth and rule in humiliation and disgrace. Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: no other prophet spoke in this way; Sulayman ﵇ had the strength of the dominion given by Almighty Allah, which is why he said this.

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