اللهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِیمِ(( 26 ))

26- ALLAH, THERE IS NO GOD EXCEPT THE LORD OF THE GREAT THRONE.

قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ أَمْ کُنتَ مِنَ الْکَاذِبِینَ(( 27 ))

27- SOLOMON SAID:ِ ``SOON SHALL WE SEE WHETHER YOU SAID THE TRUTH OR YOU WERE OF THE LIARS.''

اذْهَب بِکِتَابِى هَذَا فَأَلْقِهْ إِلَیْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَانظُرْ مَاذَا یَرْجِعُونَ(( 28 ))

28- GO WITH THIS LETTER OF MINE, AND CAST IT UPON THEM. THEN STAY AWAY FROM THEM AND SEE WHAT DO THEY RETURN. (IN ANSWER)

قَالَتْ یَا أَیُّهَا المَلَأُ إِنِّى أُلْقِىَ إِلَىَّ کِتَابٌ کَرِیمٌ(( 29 ))

29- SHE SAID:ِ ``O, CHIEFS! AN HONORABLE LETTER HAS BEEN CAST ON ME.''

إِنَّهُ مِنْ سُلَیْمَانَ وَإِنَّهُ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِیمِ(( 30 ))

30- IT IS FROM SOLOMON; AND IT IS IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL THE COMPASSIONATE.

أَلاَّ تَعْلُوا عَلَىَّ وَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِینَ(( 31 ))

31- THAT ELATE NOT YOURSELVES (WITH PRIDE) OVER ME, AND COME TO ME IN SUBMISSION.

قَالَتْ یَا أَیُّهَا المَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى أَمْرِى مَا کُنتُ قَاطِعَةً أَمْراً حَتَّى تَشْهَدُونِ(( 32 ))

32- SHE SAID:ِ ``O, CHIEFS! LET ME KNOW YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT MY AFFAIR, THAT I WAS NOT TO DECIDE ON SOME AFFAIR WITHOUT YOUR PRESENCE.''

قَالُوا نَحْنُ أُوْلُوا قُوَّة وَأُولُوا بَأْس شَدِید وَالاَْمْرُ إِلَیْکِ فَانظُرِى مَاذَا تَأْمُرِینَ(( 33 ))

33- THEY SAID:ِ ``WE ARE POWERFUL AND PROWESS, AND THE ORDER RESTS WITH YOU. THEN SEE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO COMMAND.''

قَالَتْ إِنَّ الْمُلُوکَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا قَرْیَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوا أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَا أَذِلَّةً وَکَذَلِکَ یَفْعَلُونَ(( 34 ))

34- SHE SAID WHEN THE KINGS ENTER A TOWN, THEY RUIN IT AND MAKE THE HONOURED OF ITS INHABITANTS THE MEANEST, AND SO WILL THEY DO. (WITH US TOO)

وَإِنِّى مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَیْهِمْ بِهَدِیَّة فَنَاظِرَةٌ بِمَ یَرْجِعُ الْمُرْسَلُونَ(( 35 ))

35- AND I AM GOING TO SEND THEM A PRESENT AND WAIT TO SEE WHAT DO THE ENVOYS BRING BACK.