ثُمَّ قَبَضۡنَٰهُ إِلَيۡنَا قَبۡضٗا يَسِيرٗا ٤٦
Then We [retract and] hold it with Us for a brief grasp.1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., when the sun is overhead at noon.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- ثُمَّThenthumma
- قَبَضۡنَٰهُWe withdraw itqabaḍnāhu
- إِلَيۡنَاto Usilaynā
- قَبۡضٗاa withdrawalqabḍan
- يَسِيرٗاgradualyasīran
Tafsir
Then I retracted the shade by reducing it gradually little by little in accordance to the height of the sun.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran