فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ وَرۡدَةٗ كَٱلدِّهَانِ ٣٧
And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil1 -
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Or "like a tanned skin."
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَإِذَاThen whenfa-idhā
- ٱنشَقَّتِis splitinshaqqati
- ٱلسَّمَآءُthe heavenl-samāu
- فَكَانَتۡand it becomesfakānat
- وَرۡدَةٗrose-coloredwardatan
- كَٱلدِّهَانِlike murky oilkal-dihāni
Tafsir
When the sky will split open for the angels to descend from it and it will be red like molten lead or the like due to the terror of the day of judgment.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran