"He said, 'O eminent ones, which of you will bring me her throne?'" meaning: her royal bed. "'Before they come to me in submission,'" meaning: acknowledging obedience; according to the tafsir of al-Kalbi.
﴿قَالَ يَا أَيهَا الْمَلأ أَيّكُم يأتيني بِعَرْشِهَا﴾ يَعْنِي: سَرِيرِهَا ﴿قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتُونِي مُسلمين﴾ أَيْ: مُقِرِّينَ بِالطَّاعَةِ؛ فِي تَفْسِيرِ الْكَلْبِيّ
