Surah An-Naml (النمل) • The Ant

Quran 27:33

27:33

قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أُو۟لُوا۟ قُوَّةٍ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ وَٱلْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَٱنظُرِى مَاذَا تَأْمُرِينَ

qālū naḥnu ulū quwwatin wa-ulū basin shadīdin wal-amru ilayki fa-unẓurī mādhā tamurīna

They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."

— Saheeh International

They replied, ‘We possess great force and power in war, but you are in command, so consider what orders to give us.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

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."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 19Page 379meccan

Word by Word

قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
نَحْنُnaḥnuWe
أُو۟لُوا۟ulū(are) possessors
قُوَّةٍۢquwwatin(of) strength
وَأُو۟لُوا۟wa-ulūand possessors
بَأْسٍۢbasin(of) might
شَدِيدٍۢshadīdingreat
وَٱلْأَمْرُwal-amruand the command
إِلَيْكِilayki(is) up to you
فَٱنظُرِىfa-unẓurīso look
مَاذَاmādhāwhat
تَأْمُرِينَtamurīnayou will command