Surah Al-Anbiya 21:69 — translation and meaning

الأنبياء · Verse 69 / 112 · Page 327

قُلْنَا يَانَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ

Word by Word

قُلْنَا
qul'na
We said
يَانَارُ
yanaru
O fire!
كُونِي
kuni
Be
بَرْدًا
bardan
cool[ness]
وَسَلَامًا
wasalaman
and safe[ty]
عَلَى
ala
for
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
ib'rahima
Ibrahim

Transliteration

Qulnaa yaa naaru koonee bardanw wa salaaman 'alaaa Ibraaheem

Translation

Allah said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They lit a fire and threw Abraham into it, so I said, “O fire! Become cool and safe for Abraham!” And so it became such, and no harm came to him.

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

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