Surah An-Najm, Ayah 16 (53:16)

ٱلنَّجْم

إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ

Quran 53:16 is ayah 16 of Surah An-Najm (“The Star”), a Meccan surah of 62 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 526 of the Madani Mushaf.

53:16
إِذْيَغْشَىٱلسِّدْرَةَمَايَغْشَىٰ١٦
idh yaghshā l-sid'rata mā yaghshā

When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].(16)

Word by word

  1. إِذْidhWhen
  2. يَغْشَىyaghshācovered
  3. ٱلسِّدْرَةَl-sid'ratathe Lote Tree
  4. مَاmāwhat
  5. يَغْشَىٰyaghshācovers

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