رُدُّوهَا عَلَيَّۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسۡحَۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِ ٣٣
[He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking1 [their] legs and necks.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 With his sword as expiation. Some commentaries have also suggested the meaning of "stroking" with the hand.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- رُدُّوهَاReturn themruddūhā
- عَلَيَّۖto meʿalayya
- فَطَفِقَThen he beganfaṭafiqa
- مَسۡحَۢا(to) pass (his hand)masḥan
- بِٱلسُّوقِover the legsbil-sūqi
- وَٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِand the neckswal-aʿnāqi
Tafsir
Return these horses to me”. So they returned them to him, then he began striking their legs and necks with his sword.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran