وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقۡفٗا مَّحۡفُوظٗاۖ وَهُمۡ عَنۡ ءَايَٰتِهَا مُعۡرِضُونَ ٣٢
And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs,1 are turning away.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 The signs present in the heavens.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَجَعَلۡنَاAnd We madewajaʿalnā
- ٱلسَّمَآءَthe skyl-samāa
- سَقۡفٗاa roofsaqfan
- مَّحۡفُوظٗاۖprotectedmaḥfūẓan
- وَهُمۡBut theywahum
- عَنۡfromʿan
- ءَايَٰتِهَاits Signsāyātihā
- مُعۡرِضُونَturn awaymuʿ'riḍūna
Tafsir
And I made the sky a roof protected from falling and without any pillar, and protected from stealing words. But the idolaters turn away and do not consider the signs in the sky, such as the sun and moon.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran