Quran 38:31 — Saad, verse 31
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When well-bred light-footed horses were paraded before him near the close of day,
إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْعَشِيِّ الصَّافِنَاتُ الْجِيَادُ
idh ʿuriḍa ʿalayhi bil-ʿashiyi l-ṣāfinātu l-jiyādu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When in the evening were presented to him the standing steeds,
- Muhammad Asad
- [and even] when, towards the close of day, nobly-bred, swift-footed steeds were brought before him,
- Sahih International
- [Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِذْidh | When | — |
| 2 | عُرِضَʿuriḍa | were displayed | عرض |
| 3 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | to him | — |
| 4 | بِٱلْعَشِىِّbil-ʿashiyi | in the afternoon | عشو |
| 5 | ٱلصَّـٰفِنَـٰتُl-ṣāfinātu | excellent bred steeds | صفن |
| 6 | ٱلْجِيَادُl-jiyādu | excellent bred steeds | جود |