Solomon, and the hoopoe

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

فَمَكَثَغَيۡرَبَعِيدٖفَقَالَأَحَطتُبِمَالَمۡتُحِطۡبِهِۦوَجِئۡتُكَمِنسَبَإِۭبِنَبَإٖيَقِينٍ٢٢
Saheeh International

But he [i.e., the hoopoe] stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.

فَمَكَثَFamakatha
غَيْرَghayra
بَعِيدٍۢbaAAeedin
فَقَالَfaqala
أَحَطتُahattu
بِمَاbima
لَمْlam
تُحِطْtuhit
بِهِۦbihi
وَجِئْتُكَwajituka
مِنmin
سَبَإٍۭsabain
بِنَبَإٍۢbinabain
يَقِينٍyaqeenin
إِنِّيوَجَدتُّٱمۡرَأَةٗتَمۡلِكُهُمۡوَأُوتِيَتۡمِنكُلِّشَيۡءٖوَلَهَاعَرۡشٌعَظِيمٞ٢٣
Saheeh International

Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.

إِنِّىInnee
وَجَدتُّwajadtu
ٱمْرَأَةًۭimraatan
تَمْلِكُهُمْtamlikuhum
وَأُوتِيَتْwaootiyat
مِنmin
كُلِّkulli
شَىْءٍۢshayin
وَلَهَاwalaha
عَرْشٌAAarshun
عَظِيمٌۭAAatheemun
وَجَدتُّهَاوَقَوۡمَهَايَسۡجُدُونَلِلشَّمۡسِمِندُونِٱللَّهِوَزَيَّنَلَهُمُٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُأَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡفَصَدَّهُمۡعَنِٱلسَّبِيلِفَهُمۡلَايَهۡتَدُونَ٢٤
Saheeh International

I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allāh, and Satan has made their deeds pleasing to them and averted them from [His] way, so they are not guided,

وَجَدتُّهَاWajadtuha
وَقَوْمَهَاwaqawmaha
يَسْجُدُونَyasjudoona
لِلشَّمْسِlilshshamsi
مِنmin
دُونِdooni
ٱللَّهِAllahi
وَزَيَّنَwazayyana
لَهُمُlahumu
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُalshshaytanu
أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْaAAmalahum
فَصَدَّهُمْfasaddahum
عَنِAAani
ٱلسَّبِيلِalssabeeli
فَهُمْfahum
لَاla
يَهْتَدُونَyahtadoona
أَلَّاۤيَسۡجُدُواْۤلِلَّهِٱلَّذِييُخۡرِجُٱلۡخَبۡءَفِيٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلۡأَرۡضِوَيَعۡلَمُمَاتُخۡفُونَوَمَاتُعۡلِنُونَ٢٥
Saheeh International

[And] so they do not prostrate to Allāh, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare -

أَلَّاAlla
يَسْجُدُوا۟yasjudoo
لِلَّهِlillahi
ٱلَّذِىallathee
يُخْرِجُyukhriju
ٱلْخَبْءَalkhabaa
فِىfee
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِalssamawati
وَٱلْأَرْضِwaalardi
وَيَعْلَمُwayaAAlamu
مَاma
تُخْفُونَtukhfoona
وَمَاwama
تُعْلِنُونَtuAAlinoona
ٱللَّهُلَآإِلَٰهَإِلَّاهُوَرَبُّٱلۡعَرۡشِٱلۡعَظِيمِ۩٢٦
Saheeh International

Allāh - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."

ٱللَّهُAllahu
لَآla
إِلَـٰهَilaha
إِلَّاilla
هُوَhuwa
رَبُّrabbu
ٱلْعَرْشِalAAarshi
ٱلْعَظِيمِ ۩‏alAAatheemi