Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:20 — translation and meaning

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وَشَجَرَةً تَخْرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيْنَاءَ تَنبُتُ بِالدُّهْنِ وَصِبْغٍ لِّلْآكِلِينَ

Word by Word

وَشَجَرَةً
washajaratan
And a tree
تَخْرُجُ
takhruju
(that) springs forth
مِن
min
from
طُورِ
turi
Mount Sinai
سَيْنَاءَ
saynaa
Mount Sinai
تَنبُتُ
tanbutu
(which) produces
بِالدُّهْنِ
bil-duh'ni
oil
وَصِبْغٍ
wasib'ghin
and a relish
لِّلْآكِلِينَ
lil'akilina
for those who eat

Transliteration

Wa shajaratan takhruju min Toori Sainaaa'a tambutu bidduhni wa sibghil lil aakileen

Translation

And [We brought forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and food for those who eat.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Through that water, I also created the olive tree for you, the origins of which come from the land of Mount Sinai. From its fruits, the oil is extracted which you use and consume.

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

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