Quran 38:33 — Saad, verse 33
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
‘Bring them back!’ [he said] and started to stroke their legs and necks.
رُدُّوهَا عَلَيَّ ۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًا بِالسُّوقِ وَالْأَعْنَاقِ
ruddūhā ʿalayya faṭafiqa masḥan bil-sūqi wal-aʿnāqi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Return them to me!' And he began to stroke their shanks and necks.
- Muhammad Asad
- “Bring them back unto me!”- and would [lovingly] stroke their legs and their necks.
- Sahih International
- [He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking [their] legs and necks.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | رُدُّوهَاruddūhā | Return them | ردد |
| 2 | عَلَىَّ ۖʿalayya | to me | — |
| 3 | فَطَفِقَfaṭafiqa | Then he began | طفق |
| 4 | مَسْحًۢاmasḥan | (to) pass (his hand) | مسح |
| 5 | بِٱلسُّوقِbil-sūqi | over the legs | سوق |
| 6 | وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِwal-aʿnāqi | and the necks | عنق |