Quran 15:16 — Al-Hijr, verse 16
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We have set constellations up in the sky and made it beautiful for all to see,
وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّاهَا لِلنَّاظِرِينَ
walaqad jaʿalnā fī l-samāi burūjan wazayyannāhā lilnnāẓirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We have set in heaven constellations and decked them out fair to the beholders,
- Muhammad Asad
- AND, INDEED, We have set up in the heavens great constellations, and endowed them with beauty for all to behold;
- Sahih International
- And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And verily | — |
| 2 | جَعَلْنَاjaʿalnā | We have placed | جعل |
| 3 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 4 | ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāi | the heavens | سمو |
| 5 | بُرُوجًۭاburūjan | constellations | برج |
| 6 | وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَاwazayyannāhā | and We have beautified it | زين |
| 7 | لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَlilnnāẓirīna | for the observers | نظر |