Surah Al-Hijr 15:27 — translation and meaning

الحجر · Verse 27 / 99 · Page 263

وَالْجَانَّ خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ السَّمُومِ

Word by Word

وَالْجَانَّ
wal-jana
And the jinn
خَلَقْنَاهُ
khalaqnahu
We created it
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
مِن
min
from
نَّارِ
nari
fire
السَّمُومِ
al-samumi
scorching

Transliteration

Waljaaanna khalaqnaahu min qablu min naaris samoom

Translation

And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I created the father of the jinn from scolding fire before I created Adam (upon him be peace).

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

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