Surah As-Saffat 37:146 — translation and meaning

الصافات · Verse 146 / 182 · Page 451

وَأَنبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ

Word by Word

وَأَنبَتْنَا
wa-anbatna
And We caused to grow
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
over him
شَجَرَةً
shajaratan
a plant
مِّن
min
of
يَقْطِينٍ
yaqtinin
gourd

Transliteration

Wa ambatnaa 'alaihi shajaratam mai yaqteen

Translation

And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I then made a gourd tree grow for him on that barren earth, which would give him shade.

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

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