27 Preface ۞ قالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقتَ أَم كُنتَ مِنَ الكاذِبينَYusuf Ali(Solomon) said: “Soon shall we see whether thou hast told the truth or lied!1Solomon does not doubt his messenger’s pleas that he has scouted a new country, but wants to test whether he has loosened the rein of imagination in describing its splendours or its worship.