Quran 55:37 — Ar-Rahmaan, verse 37
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When the sky is torn apart and turns crimson, like red hide.
فَإِذَا انْشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَالدِّهَانِ
fa-idhā inshaqqati l-samāu fakānat wardatan kal-dihāni
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when heaven is split asunder, and turns crimson like red leather --
- Muhammad Asad
- And when the sky is rent asunder and becomes red like [burning] oil
- Sahih International
- And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَإِذَاfa-idhā | Then when | — |
| 2 | ٱنشَقَّتِinshaqqati | is split | شقق |
| 3 | ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāu | the heaven | سمو |
| 4 | فَكَانَتْfakānat | and it becomes | كون |
| 5 | وَرْدَةًۭwardatan | rose-colored | ورد |
| 6 | كَٱلدِّهَانِkal-dihāni | like murky oil | دهن |