Surah Al-Anbiya 21:82 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 82 / 112 · Page 329
ۖ وَمِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَلِكَ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَافِظِينَ
Word by Word
ۖ
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
الشَّيَاطِينِ
al-shayatini
the devils
مَن
man
(were some) who
يَغُوصُونَ
yaghusuna
would dive
لَهُ
lahu
for him
وَيَعْمَلُونَ
waya'maluna
and would do
عَمَلًا
amalan
work
دُونَ
duna
other than
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
that
وَكُنَّا
wakunna
And We were
لَهُمْ
lahum
of them
حَافِظِينَ
hafizina
Guardians
Transliteration
Wa minash Shayaateeni mai yaghoosoona lahoo wa ya'maloona 'amalan doona zaalika wa kunna lahum baafizeen
Translation
And of the devils were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
I subjugated those Shayāṭīn who would dive into the oceans for him and find pearls etc. among doing other things like construction. I supervised their numbers and work well; nothing escaped My observation.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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