Qarib: (Then) he said: 'Let her throne be disguised, so that we can see whether she is guided or if she is among those who are not guided. '
Sarwar: Then he said, "Make a few changes to her throne and let us see whether she will recognize it or not."
Shakir: He said: Alter her throne for her, we will see whether she follows the right way or is of those who do not go aright
Pickthall: He said: Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will go aright or be of those not rightly guided.
Yusufali: He said: "Transform her throne out of all recognition by her: let us see whether she is guided (to the truth) or is one of those who receive no guidance."

Qarib: And when she came she was asked: 'Is your throne like this? ' And she replied: 'It looks like it. ' And we were given the knowledge before her, and were Muslims.
Sarwar: When she came she was asked, "Is your throne like this?" She replied, "It seems that this is it. We had received the knowledge before this and were submissive (to Solomon's power)".
Shakir: So when she came, it was said: Is your throne like this? She said: It is as it were the same, and we were given the knowledge before it, and we were submissive
Pickthall: So, when she came, it was said (unto her): Is thy throne like this? She said: (It is) as though it were the very one. And (Solomon said): We were given the knowledge before her and we had surrendered (to Allah).
Yusufali: So when she arrived, she was asked, "Is this thy throne?" She said, "It was just like this; and knowledge was bestowed on us in advance of this, and we have submitted to Allah (in Islam)."

Qarib: That which she worshipped, other than Allah, had prevented her, for she came from an unbelieving nation.
Sarwar: Her idols prevented her from believing in God and she was an infidel.
Shakir: And what she worshipped besides Allah prevented her, surely she was of an unbelieving people
Pickthall: And (all) that she was wont to worship instead of Allah hindered her, for she came of disbelieving folk.
Yusufali: And he diverted her from the worship of others besides Allah: for she was (sprung) of a people that had no faith.

Qarib: It was said to her: 'Enter the pavilion. ' And when she saw it, she thought it was a pool of water, and bared her legs. But he said: 'It is a pavilion smoothed with crystal. ' She said: 'My Lord, I have wronged myself, and I become a Muslim (submissive) with Solomon to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. '
Sarwar: She was told to enter the palace. When she saw it, she thought that it was a pool and raised her clothe up to her legs. Solomon said, "This is a palace constructed with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself and I submit myself with Solomon to the will of God, the Lord of the Universe."
Shakir: It was said to her: Enter the palace; but when she saw it she deemed it to be a great expanse of water, and bared her legs. He said: Surely it is a palace made smooth with glass. She said: My Lord! surely I have been unjust to myself, and I submit with Sulaiman to Allah, the Lord of the worlds
Pickthall: It was said unto her: Enter the hall. And when she saw it she deemed it a pool and bared her legs. (Solomon) said: Lo! it is a hall, made smooth, of glass. She said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged myself, and I surrender with Solomon unto Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
Yusufali: She was asked to enter the lofty Palace: but when she saw it, she thought it was a lake of water, and she (tucked up her skirts), uncovering her legs. He said: "This is but a palace paved smooth with slabs of glass." She said: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul: I do (now) submit (in Islam), with Solomon, to the Lord of the Worlds."

Qarib: To Thamood We sent their brother Salih saying: 'Worship Allah. ' But they were two parties in dispute with one another.
Sarwar: We sent to the tribe of Thamud their brother Salih so that they would worship God, but they became two quarrelling groups.
Shakir: And certainly We sent to Samood their brother Salih, saying: Serve Allah; and lo! they became two sects quarrelling with each other
Pickthall: And We verily sent unto Thamud their brother Salih, saying: Worship Allah. And lo! they (then became two parties quarrelling.
Yusufali: We sent (aforetime), to the Thamud, their brother Salih, saying, "Serve Allah": But behold, they became two factions quarrelling with each other.

Qarib: 'My nation, ' he said, 'why do you wish to hasten evil rather than good? Why do you not ask the forgiveness of Allah, in order that you find mercy? '
Sarwar: Salih said, "My people, why do you commit sins so quickly before doing good? Would that you ask forgiveness from God so that perhaps He will have mercy upon you."
Shakir: He said: O my people! why do you seek to hasten on the evil before the good? Why do you not ask forgiveness of Allah so that you may be dealt with mercifully?
Pickthall: He said: O my people! Why will ye hasten on the evil rather than the good? Why will ye not ask pardon of Allah, that ye may receive mercy.
Yusufali: He said: "O my people! why ask ye to hasten on the evil in preference to the good? If only ye ask Allah for forgiveness, ye may hope to receive mercy.

Qarib: They said: 'We predict an evil omen from you and those who are with you. ' He replied: 'Your prediction is with Allah, you are a nation being tested. '
Sarwar: They said, "We have an ill omen about you and your followers." Salih replied, God has made your ill fortune await you. You are a people on trial."
Shakir: They said: We have met with ill luck on account of you and on account of those with you. He said: The cause of your evil fortune is with Allah; nay, you are a people who are tried
Pickthall: They said: We augur evil of thee and those with thee. He said: Your evil augury is with Allah. Nay, but ye are folk that are being tested.
Yusufali: They said: "Ill omen do we augur from thee and those that are with thee". He said: "Your ill omen is with Allah; yea, ye are a people under trial."

Qarib: In the city there were nine people who were corrupting the land and did not reform.
Sarwar: There were nine tribes in the city spreading evil without any reform in the land.
Shakir: And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and did not act aright
Pickthall: And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and reformed not.
Yusufali: There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not reform.

Qarib: They said: 'Let us swear by Allah to attack him and his family at night, then we will tell his guardian we were not witnesses of the destruction of his family; and surely we are truthful. '
Sarwar: They said, "Let us swear by God to do away with him and his family during the night then tell his guardian that we did not see how he and his family had been destroyed, and we shall be telling the truth."
Shakir: They said: Swear to each other by Allah that we will certainly make a sudden attack on him and his family by night, then we will say to his heir: We did not witness the destruction of his family, and we are most surely truthful
Pickthall: They said: Swear one to another by Allah that we verily will attack him and his household by night, and afterward we will surely say unto his friend: We witnessed not the destruction of his household. And lo! we are truthtellers.
Yusufali: They said: "Swear a mutual oath by Allah that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his people, and that we shall then say to his heir (when he seeks vengeance): 'We were not present at the slaughter of his people, and we are positively telling the truth.'"

Qarib: And they devised a scheme and, without their knowledge, We devised a scheme.
Sarwar: They plotted and We planned without their knowledge. Consider the result of their plot.
Shakir: And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan while they perceived not
Pickthall: So they plotted a plot: and We plotted a plot, while they perceived not.
Yusufali: They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not.