Surah Sad, Ayah 31 (38:31)

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إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ

Quran 38:31 is ayah 31 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 455 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:31
إِذْعُرِضَعَلَيْهِبِٱلْعَشِىِّٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُٱلْجِيَادُ٣١
idh ʿuriḍa ʿalayhi bil-ʿashiyi l-ṣāfinātu l-jiyādu

[Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.(31)

Word by word

  1. إِذْidhWhen
  2. عُرِضَʿuriḍawere displayed
  3. عَلَيْهِʿalayhito him
  4. بِٱلْعَشِىِّbil-ʿashiyiin the afternoon
  5. ٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُl-ṣāfinātuexcellent bred steeds
  6. ٱلْجِيَادُl-jiyāduexcellent bred steeds

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