He said: "And they ask you about Dhu al-Qarnayn. Say: I shall recite to you a mention of him," meaning: a report.
قَالَ: ﴿وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ ذِي الْقَرْنَيْنِ قُلْ سَأَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا﴾ يَعْنِي: خَبرا