Quran 27:23 — An-Naml, verse 23
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
I found a woman ruling over the people, who has been given a share of everything- she has a magnificent throne-
إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ امْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ
innī wajadttu im'ra-atan tamlikuhum waūtiyat min kulli shayin walahā ʿarshun ʿaẓīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- I found a woman ruling over them, and she has been given of everything, and she possesses a mighty throne.
- Muhammad Asad
- “Behold, I found there a woman ruling over them; and she has been given [abundance] of all [good] things, and hers is a mighty throne,
- Sahih International
- Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنِّىinnī | Indeed, I | — |
| 2 | وَجَدتُّwajadttu | found | وجد |
| 3 | ٱمْرَأَةًۭim'ra-atan | a woman | مرأ |
| 4 | تَمْلِكُهُمْtamlikuhum | ruling them | ملك |
| 5 | وَأُوتِيَتْwaūtiyat | and she has been given | أتي |
| 6 | مِنmin | of | — |
| 7 | كُلِّkulli | every | كلل |
| 8 | شَىْءٍۢshayin | thing | شيأ |
| 9 | وَلَهَاwalahā | and for her | — |
| 10 | عَرْشٌʿarshun | (is) a throne | عرش |
| 11 | عَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmun | great | عظم |