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    • Quran-27:34 Surah An-naml English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    قَالَتۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُواْ قَرۡيَةً أَفۡسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓاْ أَعِزَّةَ أَهۡلِهَآ أَذِلَّةٗۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ

    Transliteration:( Qaalat innal mulooka izaa dakhaloo qaryatan afsadoohaa wa ja'alooo a'izzata ahlihaaa azillah; wa kazaalika yaf'aloon )

    34. She said, 'Indeed, when the kings enter any town ruin it [66]and disgrace its honorable inhabitants and thus they do' [67]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (34) She said, "Indeed kings - when they enter a city, they ruin it and render the honored of its people humbled. And thus do they do. (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah An-Naml Ayat 34 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    📖 Commentary of Surah An-Naml – Verse 34

    "She said, 'Indeed, when the kings enter any town, they ruin it [66] and disgrace its honorable inhabitants, and thus they do.' [67]"

    ✅ [66] The Reality of War and Conquest

    Queen Bilqis, in response to her chiefs' readiness for battle, shares a profound political truth—that when kings invade towns, they often do so by war and force, resulting in destruction and devastation. This shows her awareness of the high cost of war, not only in property but also in the dignity and safety of a nation.

    ✅ [67] Disgrace to the Honorable

    She further notes that conquerors tend to disgrace the honorable people, such as nobles, ministers, and scholars, either by killing, imprisoning, or humiliating them. Her statement—"and thus they do"—is an affirmation of how common and predictable this outcome is in worldly conquest.

    This verse reflects:

    • Her deep understanding of history and politics, emphasizing diplomacy over violence.

    • A strategic move to steer her people away from unnecessary conflict, especially when facing a Prophet-king with divine backing.

    • Her wisdom in recognizing that true victory lies in preserving dignity and civilization, not in rushing into war.

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah Naml verse 34 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah Naml ayat 32 which provides the complete commentary from verse 32 through 35.

    (27:34) The Queen said: “When the kings enter a country they cause corruption in it and abase those of its people who are held in honour.[39] This is what they are wont to do.[40]

    Ala-Maududi

    (27:34) The Queen said: “When the kings enter a country they cause corruption in it and abase those of its people who are held in honour.[39] This is what they are wont to do.[40]

    39. In this one sentence a thorough criticism has been made of imperialism. The kings’ invasion of the other countries and the victorious nations’ violence against the oppressed nations has never been for the sake of reform and goodwill. The object has been to control and exploit the means and resources of sustenance granted to the other nation by God, and make it so helpless that it should never be able to rise in resistance and demand its share. For this purpose they block up all its means of prosperity, power and honor, crush down all self respecting elements, instill in its members attitudes of slavery, flattery, treachery and spying against one another, imitation of the conqueror and respect for his civilization, contempt of their own civilization and other such mean qualities of character. Thus, gradually they bring them down to such a low level of character where they may not hesitate even to sell off any of their most sacred objects of heritage and be ready to perform any wretched service on payment.

    40. This sentence has two meanings and both are equally probable: (1) It may be a part of the queen of Sheba’s speech, which she might have added in order to emphasize her foregoing words; and (2) it may be Allah’s words which have been added as a parenthesis in support of the queen’s speech.

    (34) She said, "Indeed kings - when they enter a city, they ruin it and render the honored of its people humbled. And thus do they do.

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