Quran 27:29 — An-Naml, verse 29
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The Queen of Sheba said, ‘Counsellors, a gracious letter has been delivered to me.
قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ
qālat yāayyuhā l-mala-u innī ul'qiya ilayya kitābun karīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- She said, 'O Council, see, a letter honourable has been cast unto me.
- Muhammad Asad
- [When the Queen had read Solomon’s letter,] she said: “O you nobles! A truly distinguished letter has been conveyed unto me.
- Sahih International
- She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَتْqālat | She said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā | O | — |
| 3 | ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟l-mala-u | chiefs | ملأ |
| 4 | إِنِّىٓinnī | Indeed [I] | — |
| 5 | أُلْقِىَul'qiya | is delivered | لقي |
| 6 | إِلَىَّilayya | to me | — |
| 7 | كِتَـٰبٌۭkitābun | a letter | كتب |
| 8 | كَرِيمٌkarīmun | noble | كرم |