Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki ya ce:

Allah the Almighty says:

{Ya duba tsuntsaye, sai ya ce: "Me ya same ban ganin hudhud ba? Ko kuwa yana daga cikin wadanda suka yi gaba?" "Lalle zan azabta shi da azaba mai tsanani, ko kuma in yanka shi, sai dai idan ya kawo mini hujja bayyananniya." Amma hudhud bai dade ba: sai ya zo (ya ce):

{He inspected the birds, and said: "What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees? "I will surely punish him with a severe torment, or slaughter him, unless he brings me a clear reason." But the hoopoe stayed not long: he (came up and) said:

"Na fahimci (wani abu) wanda ba ka fahimta ba, kuma na zo maka daga Saba' (Sheba) da labari tabbatacce." "Na tarar da wata mace tana mulkinsu: an ba ta dukkan abubuwan da kowane sarki a duniya zai iya mallaka, kuma tana da babbar kujerar mulki. Na tarar da ita da mutanenta suna bautar rana maimakon Allah, Shaidan (Shaitan) kuma ya ƙawata musu ayyukansu, ya kuma hana su hanyar Allah, don haka ba su da shiriya." [Kamar yadda Shaidan (Shaitan) ya hana su hanyar Allah] don haka ba sa yin sujada (ba sa rusunawa) ga Allah, wanda yake fitar da abin da yake ɓoye a sama da ƙasa, kuma yana sane da abin da kuke ɓoyewa da abin da kuke bayyanawa. Allah, La ilaha illa Huwa (babu wanda ya cancanci a bauta masa sai Shi), Ubangijin Babban Al'arshi! [Sulaiman (Solomon)] ya ce: "Za mu gani ko kana faɗin gaskiya ko kana ɗaya daga cikin maƙaryata." "Ku tafi da wannan wasiƙata, ku isar da ita gare su, sa'an nan ku ja baya daga gare su, ku ga abin da za su mayar da amsa." Ta ce: "Ya ku manyan mutane! Lalle, an isar mini da wata wasiƙa mai daraja."

"I have grasped (the knowledge of a thing) which you have not grasped and I have come to you from Saba' (Sheba) with true news." "I found a woman ruling over them: she has been given all things that could be possessed by any ruler of the earth, and she has a great throne. I found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of Allah, and Shaitan (Satan) has made their deeds fair-seeming to them, and has barred them from (Allah's) Way: so they have no guidance." [As Shaitan (Satan) has barred them from Allah's Way] so they do not worship (prostrate themselves before) Allah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you conceal and what you reveal. Allah, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne! [Sulaiman (Solomon)] said: "We shall see whether you speak the truth or you are (one) of the liars."Go you with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them, then draw back from them, and see what (answer) they return." She said: "O chiefs! Verily! Here is delivered to me a noble letter.

Lalle shi daga Sulaiman (Sulemanu) yake, kuma lalle shi (yana cewa): Da sunan Allah, Mai rahama, Mai jinƙai: "Kada ku yi girman kai a kaina, amma ku zo mini kuna musulmi (masu gaskiya waɗanda suke miƙa wuya ga Allah cikakkiyar miƙa wuya)." Ta ce: "Ya ku manyan mutane! Ku ba ni shawara a cikin wannan al'amarina. Ba zan yanke hukunci a kan wani al'amari ba sai kun halarta a gabana (kuna ba ni ra'ayoyinku)." Suka ce: "Mu muna da ƙarfi mai yawa, da ƙwarewa mai girma wajen yaƙi, amma al'amari naki ne, sai ki duba abin da za ki umarta." Ta ce: "Lalle sarakuna, idan suka shiga wani gari (ƙasa), sukan lalata shi, su mayar da mafi daraja daga cikin mutanensa ƙasƙantattu. Haka kuma suke yi. "Amma lalle ni zan aika musu da kyauta, in ga da wace amsa manzannin za su dawo." To, a lokacin da (manzannin tare da kyautar) suka zo wurin Sulaiman (Sulemanu), ya ce: "Za ku taimake ni da dukiya? Abin da Allah ya ba ni ya fi abin da Ya ba ku! A'a, ku ne kuke murna da kyautarku!" [Sai Sulaiman (Sulemanu) ya ce wa shugaban manzanninta waɗanda suka kawo kyautar]: "Ku koma wurinsu. Lalle za mu zo musu da runduna da ba za su iya tsayayya da ita ba, kuma za mu fitar da su daga can cikin wulakanci, kuma za su zama ƙasƙantattu." Ya ce: "Ya ku manyan mutane! Wanene daga cikinku zai kawo mini kursiyinta kafin su zo mini suna miƙa kansu cikin biyayya?" Wani Ifrit (mai ƙarfi) daga cikin aljannu ya ce: Zan kawo maka shi kafin ka tashi daga wurin zamanka (majalisarka). Lalle ni mai ƙarfi ne, amintacce ne ga irin wannan aiki." Wani wanda yake da ilimin Littafi ya ce: "Zan kawo maka shi cikin ƙiftawar ido!" Sa'annan a lokacin da (Sulaiman) ya gan shi an ajiye a gabansa, ya ce: "Wannan ɗaya ne daga falalar Ubangijina — domin ya jarrabe ni ko ni mai godiya ne ko mai butulci! Wanda ya yi godiya, to, godiyarsa tana amfanar kansa ne; wanda kuma ya yi butulci, to, Ubangijina Mawadaci ne, Mai karimci." Ya ce: "Ku sauya kamanninta a gare ta, mu ga ko za ta shiryu (ta gane kursiyinta), ko kuwa za ta kasance daga cikin wadanda ba a shiryar da su ba." Don haka sa'ad da ta zo, aka ce mata: "Shin kursiyinki irin wannan ne?" Ta ce: "(Ya yi kama) kamar dai shi ne ainihin shi." Sai [Sulaiman (Annabi Sulaiman)] ya ce:

"Verily it is from Sulaiman (Solomon), and verily, it (reads): In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful: "Be you not exalted against me, but come to me as Muslims (true believers who submit to Allah with full submission). She said: "O chiefs! Advise me in (this) case of mine. I decide no case till you are present with me (and give me your opinions)." They said: "We have great strength, and great ability for war, but it is for you to command: so think over what you will command." She said: "Verily kings, when they enter a town (country), they despoil it and make the most honorable amongst its people the lowest. And thus they do. "But verily! I am going to send him a present, and see with what (answer) the Messengers return." So when (the messengers with the present) came to Sulaiman (Solomon), he said: "Will you help me in wealth? What Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! Nay, you rejoice in your gift!" [Then Sulaiman (Solomon) said to the chief of her messengers who brought the present]: "Go back to them. We verily shall come to them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we shall drive them out from there in disgrace, and they will be abased." He said: "O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me surrendering themselves in obedience?" A`Ifrit (strong one) from the jinn said: I will bring it to you before you rise from your place (council). And verily, I am indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work." One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: "I will bring it to you within the twinkling of an eye!" Then when he [Sulaiman (Solomon)] saw it placed before him, he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord -to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! And whoever is grateful, truly, his gratitude is for (the good of) his own self, and whoever is ungrateful, (he is ungrateful only for the loss of his own self. Certainly my Lord is Rich (Free of all needs), Bountiful." He said: "Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will be guided (to recognize her throne), or she will be one of those not guided." So when she came, it was said (to her): "Is your throne like this?" She said: "(It is) as though it were the very same." And [Sulaiman (Solomon)] said:

"Ilimi ya riga ya zo mana kafin ita, kuma mun miƙa wuya ga Allah (cikin Musulunci, mu Musulmi kafin ita)." Abin da take bautawa baya ga Allah ne ya hana ta (daga Musulunci), domin ita tana cikin mutane kafirai. An ce mata: "Ki shiga Assarh" (wani ƙasa mai haske da ruwa a ƙasansa, ko wani fada): amma da ta gani, sai ta yi tunanin tafki ne, sai ta ɗaga tufafinta tana bayyana ƙafafunta. (Sulaiman (Solomon)) ya ce: "Lalle wannan Assarh ne." Ta ce: "Ya Ubangijina! Lalle na zalunci kaina, kuma na miƙa wuya [cikin Musulunci, tare da Sulaiman (Solomon)] ga Allah, Ubangijin talikai (mutane, aljanu da duk abin da yake akwai)}. (An-Naml. 20-44)

"Knowledge was bestowed on us before her, and we were submitted to Allah (in Islam as Muslims before her)." And that which she used to worship besides Allah has prevented her (from Islam), for she was ofa disbelieving people. It was said to her: "Enter As-Sarh" (a glass surface with water underneath it or a palace): but when she saw it, she thought it was a pool, and she (tucked up her clothes) uncovering her legs. (Sulaiman (Solomon)) said: "Verily, it is a Sarh (a glass surface with water underneath it or a palace)." She said: "My Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, and I submit [in Islam, together with Sulaiman (Solomon)] to Allah, the Lord of the `Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)}. (An-Naml. 20-44)

Allah Maɗaukakin ya bada labarin abin da ya faru tsakanin Sulaiman da hudhud. Dukkan nau'ikan tsuntsaye suna da shugabanni ko zaɓaɓɓu waɗanda aka ɗora wa wasu ayyuka, kuma suna halartar gaban Sulaiman lokaci-lokaci, kamar yadda rundunonin sojoji ke yi wa sarakunansu. Ibn `Abbas (Allah ya yarda da shi) da wasu sun ambata cewa aikin hudhud shi ne neman ruwa a cikin hamada da wuraren busassu. Lallai hudhud yana da ikon, wanda Allah Maɗaukakin ya ba shi, na ganin wuraren ruwan ƙasa da gano inda suke.

Allah the Almighty narrates what had happened between Sulaiman and the hoopoe. All kinds of birds had pioneers or chosen ones who were charged with certain tasks and who periodically attend themselves before Sulaiman, as a habit of the troops with their kings. Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) and others mentioned that the mission of the hoopoe was to search for water in deserts and barren areas. Indeed, the hoopoe has the ability -as granted by Allah the Almighty -to see and identify the locations of underground waters.

Hudhud na Sulaiman ya kasance yana neman ruwan karkashin kasa, sannan ya jagoranci rundunonin sa zuwa wurin; suna tono kasar don fitar da ruwan su yi amfani da shi wajen biyan bukatun su.

Sulaiman's hoopoe used to search for underground water and then to lead his troops thereto; they dig the land to get the water out and use it in fulfilling their needs.

Wata rana, Sulaiman (a.s.) ya nemi hudhud, ya rasa shi, bai same shi a wurin da aka ware masa ba, sai ya ce: {Me ya faru da ni ba na ganin hudhud? Ko yana cikin wadanda suka yi gaba?} watau, ba ya nan, ko kuma ba zan iya ganinsa ba. {Lallai zan hukunta shi da azaba mai tsanani} Sulaiman (a.s.) ya yi barazanar cewa zai hukunta shi da wani irin hukunci; {ko kuwa in yanka shi, sai dai idan ya kawo mini hujja bayyananniya} watau, uzuri bayyananne da zai iya kubutar da shi daga hukuncina. Allah Madaukaki ya ce: {Amma hudhud bai zauna ba na wani lokaci mai tsawo} watau, rashinsa bai dade ba, sai ya {zo ya ce} wa Sulaiman (a.s.) {Na sami ilimin abin da ba ka sani ba} watau, na san abin da ba ka sani ba; {kuma na zo maka daga Saba'a (Sheba) da labari tabbatacce}. Cewa, {na tarar da wata mace tana mulkin su: an ba ta dukkan abubuwan da mai mulki a duniya zai iya mallaka, kuma tana da babban kujerar mulki}, yana bayyana matsayin sarakuna da masu mulki na Saba'a a Yaman: suna da mulki mai girma da daraja tare da sojoji masu karfi da kwarewa. A wancan zamani, sarkinsu ya mutu bai bar magada ba sai wata diya da suka tashe ta a matsayin sarauniyarsu.

One day, Sulaiman (Peace be upon him) wanted the hoopoe, he missed him and did not find him in his appointed position so, he said: {What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?} i.e. he is not here, or I can not see him. {I will surely punish him with a severe torment} Sulaiman (Peace be upon him) threatened that he would punish him with some kind of penalty; {or slaughter him, unless he brings me a clear reason} i.e. a clear excuse that may save him from my punishment. Allah the Almighty says: {But the hoopoe stayed not long} i.e. his absence was not so long, then {he (came up and) said} to Sulaiman (Peace be upon him) {I have grasped (the knowledge of a thing) which you have not grasped} i.e. I got to know that which you did not; {and I have come to you from Saba' (Sheba) with true news}. That {I found a woman ruling over them: she has been given all things that could be possessed by any ruler on earth, and she has a great throne}, he is describing the status of the kings and rulers of Sheba in the Yemen: they had a mighty and glorious kingdom along with strong and competent troops. During that period, their king died and left no heirs but a daughter whom they raised as their queen.

Ath-Tha`labi da wasu malamai sun ambata cewa bayan mutuwar mahaifinta, mutane sun naɗa wani mutum wanda a karkashin mulkinsa fitina da ɓarna suka yawaita. Ita ta nemi ya aure ta, shi kuma ya aure ta. A daren farko da suka kwana tare, ta ba shi giya har sai ya bugu, sannan ta yanka kansa, ta rataye kansa a ƙofarta. Daga nan mutane suka ɗaga ta bisa kujerar mulki a matsayin sarauniyarsu.

Ath-Tha`labi and others mentioned that after her father's death, the people appointed a man under whose rule corruption and mischief prevailed. She proposed to him in marriage and he married her. At their first night together she gave him wine till he got drunk and then she beheaded him and hanged his head on her door. Thereupon, the people raised her over the throne as their queen.

Ita ce Bilqis Bint As-Sairah. Mahaifinta ana kiransa Al-Hudhad, ko Shurahil Ibn Dhi Jadan Ibn As-Sairah Ibn Al-Harith Ibn Qais Ibn Saifi Ibn Saba' Ibn Yashjub Ibn Ya `rub Ibn Qahtan. Mahaifinta yana cikin mafi daraja daga cikin sarakuna. Ya ki yarda ya auri matan Yemen. An ce ya auri wata mace daga cikin aljannu mai suna Raihanah Bint As-Sakan, wadda ta haifi wannan mace mai suna Balqamah, wadda daga baya za a sani da Bilqis.

She was Bilqis Bint As-Sairah. Her father was called Al-Hudhad, or Shurahil Ibn Dhi Jadan Ibn As-Sairah Ibn Al-Harith Ibn Qais Ibn Saifi Ibn Saba' Ibn Yashjub Ibn Ya `rub Ibn Qahtan. Her father was one of the noblest kings. He refused to get married to Yemeni women. It is said that he got married to a woman from the Jinn whose name was Raihanah Bint As-Sakan who gave birth to that woman whose name is Balqamah, to be known later as Bilqis.

Ath-Tha`labi ya ruwaito daga Sa`id Ibn Bashir, daga Qatadah, daga An-Nadr Ibn Anas, daga Bashir Ibn Nahik, daga Abu Hurairah cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: "Ɗaya daga cikin iyayen Bilqis yana daga cikin aljannu." (Wannan hadisi ne mai ban mamaki, kuma a cikin silsilar watsa labarinsa akwai wani irin rauni.)

Ath-Tha`labi transmitted on the authority of Sa`id Ibn Bashir on the authority of Qatadah after An-Nadr Ibn Anas after Bashir Ibn Nahik, after Abu Hurairah that Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) said: "One of Bilqis 's parents was from among the jinn." (This is a strange Hadith in whose Chain of Transmission there is some kind of Weakness).

Ath-Tha`labi ya ce: Abu `Abdullah Ibn Qabhunah ya ba ni labari daga Abu Bakr Ibn Jarjah, bayan Abu Bakrah, yana cewa: Wata rana an ambaci Bilqis a gaban Manzon Allah ﷺ, sai ya ce: "Mutanen da wata mace ke mulkinsu ba za su taba samun nasara ba." (Wannan mai ruwaito Isma`il Ibn Muslim dan Makka ne, kuma malaman hadisi suna ganin shi a matsayin mai rauni, watau)

Ath- Tha`labi said: I was told by Abu `Abdullah Ibn Qabhunah on the authority of Abu Bakr Ibn Jarjah after Abu Bakrah as saying: Once, Bilqis was mentioned before Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) who said: "Such people as ruled by a lady will never be successful." (That sub-Narrator, Isma`il Ibn Muslim is Meccan and he is regarded by the Scholars of Hadith as Weak, i.e.

(ba ingantaccen mai ruwaya ba).

not an authentic narrator).

An ambato a cikin Sahih Al-Bukhari daga riwayar `Auf daga Al-Hasan, daga Abu Bakra cewa: Lokacin da aka sanar da Manzon Allah ﷺ cewa Farisawa sun nada 'yar Khusrau a matsayin sarkin su, sai ya ce: "Mutanen da mace ke mulkin su ba za su taba samun nasara ba." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

It is mentioned in Sahih Al-Bukhari from the narration of `Auf on the authority of Al-Hasan, after Abu Bakra that: When Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) was informed that the Persians had crowned the daughter of Khusrau as their ruler, he said, "Such people as ruled by a lady will never be successful." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

Maganarsa ta Allah: {Ana ba ta kowane abu} abin da kowane sarki a duniya zai iya mallaka, {kuma tana da babban kujera} watau kujerar da take zaune a kanta an yi mata ado kuma an zuba mata lu'u-lu'u iri-iri, da lu'ulu'u, zinariya da sauran abubuwa masu daraja. Sannan ya ambaci kafircinsu ga Allah Madaukaki da bautarsu ga rana maimakon Allah da kuma yadda Shaidan ya ruɗe su ta hanyar sa ayyukansu su yi kyau a idanunsu, yana kange su daga hanyar Allah, {Don haka ba sa yin sujada} (ba sa sujada) ga

And, his saying: {She has been given all things} that could be possessed by any ruler of the earth, {and she has a great throne} i.e. the chair she sits on was ornamented and studded with various jewels, pearls, gold and other magnificent things. Then, he mentioned their disbelief in Allah the Almighty and their worship of the sun instead of Allah and the deceivement of Satan to them by making their deeds look fair-seeming in their eyes, and barring them from Allah's Way, {So they do not worship (prostrate themselves before)

Allah, Wanda yake fitar da abin da yake ɓoye a cikin sammai da ƙasa, kuma yana sane da abin da kuke ɓoyewa da abin da kuke bayyanawa} watau, Yana sane da dukkan sirri da al'amuran da aka bayyana, ko na zahiri ne ko na ɓoye. {Allah, La ilaha illa Huwa (babu wanda ya cancanci a bautawa sai Shi), Ubangijin Al'arshi mai girma!} watau, Al'arshin da ya fi girma, wanda babu wani daga cikin halittunSa da ya taɓa samunsa.

Allah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you conceal and what you reveal} i.e. He knows all secrets and revealed matters whether material or immaterial. {Allah, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne!} i.e. the Greatest Throne which none from among His creatures ever has.

Daga nan, Sulaiman ya aika hudhud da wasiƙa yana kira gare su su yi biyayya ga Allah da Manzonsa, su tuba, kuma su miƙa wuya ga mulkinsa da ikonsa. Ya aika musu da cewa: {Kada ku ɗaga kanku a kaina} watau kada girman kai ya hana ku yi mini biyayya, {amma ku zo wurina kuna Musulmi} watau muminai na gaskiya waɗanda suke miƙa wuya ga Allah cikakkiyar miƙa wuya. Hudhud ya ajiye wasiƙar kusa da ita ya jira ya ga abin da za ta yi. Sai dai ita ta tara manyan mutanenta, sarakunanta da masu ba ta shawara domin su yi shawara tare. {Ta ce: "Ya ku manya! Hakika an isar mini da wata wasiƙa mai daraja"}, sannan ta fara karanta take-taken ta {Hakika daga Sulaiman ne (Solomon)}, sannan ta karanta sauran abin da ke cikinta {kuma hakika, (tana cewa): Da sunan Allah, Mai rahama, Mai jin ƙai: Kada ku ɗaga kanku a kaina, amma ku zo wurina kuna Musulmi (muminai na gaskiya waɗanda suke miƙa wuya ga Allah cikakkiyar miƙa wuya)}. Sannan ta nemi shawararsu cikin ladabi sosai {Ta ce: Ya ku manya! Ku ba ni shawara a cikin wannan al'amari nawa. Ba zan yanke wani hukunci ba sai kun halarce ni} watau ku faɗa mini ra'ayoyinku. {Suka ce: Muna da ƙarfi mai yawa, da kuma iya yaƙi}, watau muna iya yaƙi da duk abin da yake bukata na ƙarfi, kayan aiki, da sauransu, don haka idan kina son wannan zaɓin, mun shirya sosai. {Amma al'amari naki ne ki bayar da umarni: sai ki yi tunani a kan abin da za ki umarta}. Don haka suka nuna cikakkiyar biyayya gare ta, kuma bayan sun nuna mata ƙarfinsu sai suka bar al'amarin a hannunta don ganin abin da ya kamata a yi. Hakika ra'ayinta ya fi hikima kuma ya fi nasu kyau, domin ta san cewa mai aika wasiƙar ba a iya tsayayya da shi, ko a yaudare shi, ko ma a ruɗe shi. {Ta ce: Hakika sarakuna, idan sun shiga wani gari (ƙasa), sukan lalata shi, su kuma mayar da mafi daraja a cikin mutanensa mafi ƙasƙanci. Haka suke yi}, watau ta bayyana musu cewa idan wannan sarki ya rinjayi wannan mulkinsu nasu, ita ce za ta fi kowa samun azaba mafi tsanani da wulaƙanci. {Amma hakika! Zan aika musu da kyauta, in ga da wace amsa manzannin za su dawo}. Ta so ta yi wa Sulaiman rashawa da kyaututtuka, tana sane da cewa Sulaiman (Peace be upon him) ba zai karɓi komai daga gare su ba sai Musulunci, domin ita da mutanenta kafirai ne, alhali shi da sojojinsa sun fi su ƙarfi sosai. Saboda wannan {Sa'ad da (manzannin da kyautar) suka zo wajen Sulaiman, ya ce: Shin za ku taimaka mini da dukiya? Abin da Allah ya ba ni ya fi abin da Ya ba ku! A'a, ku ne kuke murna da kyautarku!}. Sai Sulaiman ya ce wa shugaban manzanninta waɗanda suka kawo kyautar {Ku koma wajensu. Lalle ne za mu zo musu da runduna wadda ba za su iya tsayayya da ita ba, kuma za mu kore su daga can cikin wulakanci, kuma za su zama ƙasƙantattu}, wato: ku koma da kyautarku, domin abin da Allah ya ba ni ya fi waɗannan dukiyoyi, arziƙi da kyautuka da kuke murna da su kuma kuke cika da girman kai da fariya a kan mutanenku. {Lalle ne za mu zo musu da runduna} wato: sojoji waɗanda ba za a iya jurewa ba, ba za a iya ci su ba ko a fuskance su, kuma bugu da ƙari za mu kore su daga ƙasarsu, dukiyoyinsu da arziƙinsu {cikin wulakanci, kuma za su zama ƙasƙantattu}, wato suna ja da kunya, ƙasƙanci da hallaka.

Sa'ad da suka ji labarin, sai suka yi gaggawar nuna cikakkiyar biyayya da cikakken kai kai da kuma shirin tafiya tare da sarauniyarsu zuwa wurin Sulaiman ﷺ? [note: keep as stated below] Correction, following the rules exactly: Sa'ad da suka ji labarin, sai suka yi gaggawar bayyana cikakkiyar mika wuya da cikakkiyar biyayya da shirinsu na tafiya tare da sarauniyarsu zuwa ganin Sulaiman (Peace be upon him). Sa'ad da ya ji labarin zuwansu da niyyarsu ta gabatar da kansu a gabansa, sai ya ce wa waɗanda (aljannu) daga cikin baƙinsa da suke wurin ko za su kawo masa kursiyinta kafin ta iso. {Wani Ifrit (mai ƙarfi) daga cikin aljannu ya ce: Zan kawo maka shi kafin ka tashi daga wurinka (majalisa). Lalle ni, haƙiƙa, mai ƙarfi ne, amintacce ne ga irin wannan aiki} watau kafin ka gama majalisar hukuncinka. An ce yana tafiyar da al'amuran Banu Isra'ila tun farkon yini har zuwa tsakar rana. {Lalle ni, haƙiƙa, mai ƙarfi ne, amintacce ne ga irin wannan aiki} watau ina da ƙarfin da zan kawo maka kursiyin, kuma a lokaci guda za a amince da ni da abin da ke cikinsa na duwatsu masu daraja da lu'u-lu'u. Amma {Wanda yake da ilimin Littafi ya ce} watau Asif Ibn Barkhiya, wanda ɗan'uwan mahaifiyar Sulaiman ne, ya ce wani mumini ne daga cikin aljannu wanda ya san Sunan Allah Mafi Girma, Maɗaukaki. An kuma ce ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin malaman Banu Isra'ila. Haka kuma, an ce shi Sulaiman da kansa ne, wanda hakan ra'ayi ne mai ban mamaki da ba a saba ba, wanda As-Suhaili ya bayyana da cewa ba ya cikin mahallin. Ra'ayi na huɗu ya tabbatar da cewa Jibrilu (Peace be upon him) ne.

When they heard the news, they rushed declaring their full submission and perfect obedience and willingness to accompany their queen in her leaving for meeting Sulaiman (Peace be upon him). When he (Peace be upon him) heard of their coming and their intention to present themselves before his hand, he said to those (Jinn) from among his present hosts if they would bring him her throne before she manage to come: {A`Ifrit (strong one) from the jinn said: I will bring it to you before you rise from your place (council). And verily, I am indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work) i.e. before you finish your ruling council. It was said that he used to run the affairs of the Banu Israel from the beginning of the day till the noon. {Verily, I am indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work} i.e. I am strong enough to bring the throne to you, and at the same time I am to be entrusted with what it contains of the precious jewels and pearls. But {One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said} i.e. Asif Ibn Barkhiya who was Sulaiman's maternal cousin, said it was one of the believers from among the Jinn who knew the Greatest Name of Allah the Almighty. It is also said that he was one from among the scholars of the Banu Israel. Moreover, it was said to be Sulaiman himself, which is very strange and odd opinion and which As-Suhaili described to be out of context. A fourth opinion held that it was Gabriel (Peace be upon him).

{Zan kawo maka shi cikin kiftawar ido!} watau kafin ka aika manzo zuwa wuri mafi nisa a duniya sannan ya dawo maka. An kuma ce: kafin mutum mafi nisa da ka iya gani ya iso gare ka; ko kafin ganinka ya gaji da kallon wani wuri sai idonka ya rufe; ko kafin ka dawo da ganinka idan ka kalli wuri mafi nisa da ganinka zai iya kaiwa sannan ka rufe idonka, (wannan shi ne fassarar da ta fi kusa da gaskiya). {Sa'ad da (Sulaiman) ya gan shi an ajiye a gabansa} watau sa'ad da ya ga an kawo kursiyin Bilkisu aka ajiye a gabansa, cikin wannan ɗan lokaci mai gajarta, daga Yaman zuwa Urushalima, {ya ce: "Wannan na daga falalar Ubangijina, domin ya jarraba ni ko zan yi godiya ko zan zama butulu!} watau wannan falalar Allah ce da aka ba ni, kuma falalarsa ce da yake ba mutane don ya jarraba su ko za su yi godiya ko za su zama butulu. {Duk wanda ya yi godiya, to, godiyarsa amfanin kansa yake yi} watau amfanin wannan yana komawa ga kansa, {duk wanda ya zama butulu, to, (butulcinsa cutar da kansa ne kawai yake yi). Lallai Ubangijina Mai wadatar da kowa ne, Mai karimci} watau ba ya buƙatar godiyar masu godiya, kuma kafircin kafirai ba ya cutar da shi.

{I will bring it to you within the twinkling of an eye!} i.e. before you send a messenger to the farthest place on earth and he comes back to you. It was also said: before the farthest person you can see reaches you; or before your sight gets weary of starring at some point and your eye closes; or before you regain your sight if you look to the farthest place your sight can reach then you close your eye, (which is the most likely interpretation). {Then when he [Sulaiman (Solomon)) saw it placed before him} i.e. when he saw the throne of Bilqis brought and placed before him, in this too short period, from the Yemen to Jerusalem, {he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord -to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful!} i.e. this is by the Grace of Allah lam granted and His Grace all people are granted testing them whether they are grateful or ungrateful. {And whoever is grateful, truly, his gratitude is for (the good of) his own self} i.e. the benefit of this returns onto himself, {and whoever is ungrateful, (he is ungrateful only for the loss of his own self. Certainly my Lord is Rich (Free of all needs), Bountiful} i.e. He is neither in need of thanking of the thankful, nor is He harmed by disbelief of the disbelievers.

Sulaiman (عليه السلام) ya umarta a canza kuma a sauya kamannin kursiyinta, domin ya gwada hankalinta da fahimtarta, inda ya ce: {don mu ga ko za ta shiryu (ta gane kursiyinta), ko kuwa za ta kasance daga cikin waɗanda ba su shiryu ba. Don haka da ta zo, aka ce mata: Shin kursiyinki irin wannan ne? Ta ce: (Kamar dai shi ne) fa}. Wannan saboda fahimtarta da basirarta ta bayyana ne, domin ta kawar da zaton cewa kursiyinta ne, tun da ta bar shi nesa a Yemen, kuma ba ta san cewa akwai wanda zai iya yin wannan aiki mai ban mamaki na kawo shi Ƙudus ba.

Then, Sulaiman (Peace be upon him) ordered her throne to be altered and disguised to test her mentality and understanding, saying {that we may see whether she will be guided (to recognize her throne), or she will be one of those not guided. So when she came, it was said (to her): Is your throne like this? She said: (It is) as though it were the very same}, this is due to her understanding and clear insight that she set aside the possibility that it was her own throne for she has just left it far away in the Yemen, and that she did not know that there is any who can do this marvelous act of removing it to Jerusalem.

Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki ya ce game da Sulaiman da mutanensa: {Kuma (Sulaiman (Solomon)) ya ce: An ba mu ilimi kafin ta, kuma mun miƙa wuya ga Allah (cikin Musulunci a matsayin Musulmi) kafin ta. Kuma abin da take bautawa baya ga Allah ya hana ta (daga Musulunci), domin ita tana cikin mutane kafirai} watau.

Allah the Almighty says pertaining to Sulaiman (Peace be upon him) and his people {And (Sulaiman (Solomon)) said: Knowledge was bestowed on us before her, and we were submitted to Allah (in Islam as Muslims before her). And that which she used to worship besides Allah has prevented her (from Islam), for she was of a disbelieving people} i.e.

bautar rana, wadda ita da mutanenta suke yin sujada gare ta maimakon Allah Mai girma da daukaka, suna bin addinin ubanninsu da kakanninsu ba tare da wata hujja ko dalili a kan haka ba. Sulaiman (amincin Allah ya tabbata a gare shi)

worshipping the sun to whom she used to prostrate herself and her people instead of Allah the Almighty in follow of the religion of her fathers and ancestors with no evidence or proof of this. Sulaiman (Peace be upon him)

A baya, an umurci wani Sarh (wani farfajiya ta gilashi wadda akwai ruwa a ƙasanta, a cikinta akwai nau'ikan kifaye da sauran halittun teku iri-iri) a gina. Bayan haka, aka umurci Bilkis ta shiga Sarh a lokacin da Sulaiman (Aminci ya tabbata a gare shi) yana zaune a kan kursiyinsa. {Amma da ta gan shi, sai ta yi tunanin tafki ne, sai ta tattara tufafinta (ta ɗaga su) tana bayyana ƙafafunta.} (Sulaiman, Solomon)

previously ordered a Sarh (a glass surface with water underneath in which there are various sorts of fish and other seacreatures) to be built. Afterwards, Bilqis was ordered to enter the Sarh while Sulaiman (Peace be upon him) was sitting on his throne, {But when she saw it, she thought it was a pool, and she (tucked up her clothes) uncovering her legs. (Sulaiman (Solomon))

"Lallai shi, hakika ne sarh (wani fili mai gilashi da ruwa a karkashinsa, ko wani fada)." Sai ta ce: "Ya Ubangijina! Hakika na zalunci kaina, kuma na mika wuya [cikin Musulunci, tare da Sulaiman (Solomon)] ga Allah, Ubangijin" talikai (mutane, aljanu da duk abin da ke wanzuwa)}."

said: "Verily, it is a Sarh (a glass surface with water underneath it or a palace)." She said: "My Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, and I submit [in Islam, together with Sulaiman (Solomon)). to Allah, the Lord of the" Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)}.

An cce cewa: Lokacin da Sulaiman (Aminci ya tabbata a gare shi) ya so ya aure ta, sai ya tambayi mutane game da hanyar cire gashin kafafunta, sai suka ambaci reza, amma ta ji tsoron hakan. Sai shi (Aminci ya tabbata a gare shi)

It was said: That when Sulaiman (Peace be upon him) wanted to marry her he asked mankind about a way of removing the hair from her legs, and they mentioned the razor, but she feared thereof. Then, he (Peace be upon him)

Ya tuntubi Aljanni wanda ya shirya masa wanka. Don haka, shi ne ya fara shiga wankan.

consulted the Jinn who made the bath for him. Thus, he was the first to enter the bath.

At-Tha`labi da wasu malamai sun ce: Lokacin da Sulaiman ya aure ta, ya mayar mata da mulkin Yaman, kuma yana zuwa ziyararta a can yana zama kwana uku a cikin wata, sannan yana komawa Urushalima bisa darduma mai tashi. Haka kuma, ya umurci aljanu su gina masa fadoji uku a Yaman: Ghamdan, Salhin da Bitun. Allah ne Mafi sani! Ibn Ishaq ya ruwaito daga wasu malamai, daga Wahb Ibn Munabbih, cewa Sulaiman (amincin Allah ya tabbata a gare shi) bai aure ta ba, sai dai ya aurar da ita ga sarkin Ramadan, kuma ya bar ta tana mulkin Yaman kuma. Ya kuma sanya sarkin aljanu a Yaman ya kasance mai biyayya gare ta, domin ya gina mata fadoji ukun da aka ambata. Wannan labarin ba shi da tabbaci kamar na baya, kuma Allah ne Mafi sani!

At-Tha`labi and others said: When Sulaiman married her he returned the kingdom of Yemen to her and he used to visit her there and stay for three days a month then comes back to Jerusalem on the flying carpet. In addition, he ordered the Jinn to build him three palaces in the Yemen: Ghamdan, Salhin and Bitun. And, Allah knows best! Ibn Ishaq transmitted after some scholars on the authority of Wahb Ibn Munabih that Sulaiman (Peace be upon him) did not marry her, but he got her married to the king of Ramadan and let her ruling over the Yemen again, and he (Peace be upon him) subjected to her the king of the Jinn in Yemen to build her the aforementioned three palaces. This narration is not authenticated like the previous one, and Allah knows best!