Surah Al-Hijr 15:16 — translation and meaning
الحجر · Verse 16 / 99 · Page 263
وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّاهَا لِلنَّاظِرِينَ
Word by Word
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
جَعَلْنَا
ja'alna
We have placed
فِي
fi
in
السَّمَاءِ
al-samai
the heavens
بُرُوجًا
burujan
constellations
وَزَيَّنَّاهَا
wazayyannaha
and We have beautified it
لِلنَّاظِرِينَ
lilnnazirina
for the observers
Transliteration
Wa laqad ja'alnaa fissamaaa'i buroojanw wa zaiyannaahaa linnaazireen
Translation
And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
We placed in the heavens great stars so as to guide people on their travels in the darkness of the desert and the sea. We also created them for those who ponder them, so that they would come to understand the ability of Allah, may He be glorified.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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