Surah Al-Anbiya 21:32 — translation and meaning

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ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا وَهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَجَعَلْنَا
waja'alna
And We made
السَّمَاءَ
al-samaa
the sky
سَقْفًا
saqfan
a roof
مَّحْفُوظًا
mahfuzan
protected
وَهُمْ
wahum
But they
عَنْ
an
from
آيَاتِهَا
ayatiha
its Signs
مُعْرِضُونَ
mu'riduna
turn away

Transliteration

Wa ja'alnas samaaa'a saqfam mahfoozanw wa hum 'an Aayaatihaa mu'ridoon

Translation

And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And I made the sky a roof protected from falling and without any pillar, and protected from stealing words. But the idolaters turn away and do not consider the signs in the sky, such as the sun and moon.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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