S:  And surely I am going to send a present to them, and shall wait to see what (answer) do the messengers bring back.

027.036 Y:  Now when (the embassy) came to Solomon, he said:  “Will ye give me abundance in wealth?  But that which Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you!  Nay it is ye who rejoice in your gift!”

P:  So when (the envoy) came unto Solomon, (the King) said:  What!  Would ye help me with wealth?  But that which Allah hath given me is better than that which He hath given you.  Nay it is ye (and not I) who exult in your gift.

S:  So when he came to Sulaiman, he said:  What! will you help me with wealth?  But what Allah has given me is better than what He has given you.  Nay, you are exultant because of your present;

027.037 Y:  “Go back to them, and be sure we shall come to them with such hosts as they will never be able to meet:  We shall expel them from there in disgrace, and they will feel humbled (indeed).”

P:  Return unto them.  We verily shall come unto them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we shall drive them out from thence with shame, and they will be abased.

S:  Go back to them, so we will most certainly come to them with hosts which they shall have no power to oppose, and we will most certainly expel them therefrom in abasement, and they shall be in a state of ignominy.

027.038 Y:  He said (to his own men):  “Ye chiefs! which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?”

P:  He said:  O chiefs!  Which of you will bring me her throne before they come unto me, surrendering?

S:  He said:  O chiefs! which of you can bring to me her throne before they come to me in submission?

027.039 Y:  Said an ’Ifrit, of the jinns:  “I will bring it to thee before thou rise from thy council:  indeed I have full strength for the purpose, and may be trusted.”

P:  A stalwart of the jinn said:  I will bring it thee before thou canst rise from thy place.  Lo!  I verily am strong and trusty for such work.

S:  One audacious among the jinn said:  I will bring it to you before you rise up from your place; and most surely I am strong (and) trusty for it.

027.040 Y:  Said one who had knowledge of the Book:  “I will bring it to thee within the twinkling of an eye!” Then when (Solomon) saw it placed firmly before him, he said:  “This is by the Grace of my Lord!- to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! and if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honour !”

P:  One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said:  I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee.  And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said:  This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful.  Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul’s hurt).  For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful.