فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ ٢٩
But they called their companion,1 and he dared2 and hamstrung [her].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., the worst and most despicable among them.
2 Or "he took," referring to his sword or to the she-camel.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَنَادَوۡاْBut they calledfanādaw
- صَاحِبَهُمۡtheir companionṣāḥibahum
- فَتَعَاطَىٰand he tookfataʿāṭā
- فَعَقَرَand hamstrungfaʿaqara
Tafsir
They then called their companion to kill the she-camel and he took a sword and killed it, fulfilling the instruction of his people.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran