سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 146
وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ ﴿146﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We caused a plant of gourd to grow over him.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنۢبَتْنَا
wa-anbatnā
And We caused to grow
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
over him
شَجَرَةًۭ
shajaratan
a plant
مِّن
min
of
يَقْطِينٍۢ
yaqṭīnin
gourd
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
146. 1. یَقْطِیْنِ refers to every vine that does not stand on its own stem, such as the vine of bottle gourd, pumpkin, etc. In that barren plain where there was neither any tree nor building, We grew a shady vine and thus protected him.
