Quran 53:16 — An-Najm, verse 16
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
when the tree was covered in nameless [splendour].
إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
idh yaghshā l-sid'rata mā yaghshā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- when there covered the Lote-Tree that which covered;
- Muhammad Asad
- with the lote-tree veiled in a veil of nameless splendour….
- Sahih International
- When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِذْidh | When | — |
| 2 | يَغْشَىyaghshā | covered | غشو |
| 3 | ٱلسِّدْرَةَl-sid'rata | the Lote Tree | سدر |
| 4 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 5 | يَغْشَىٰyaghshā | covers | غشو |