سُوْرَةُ النَّازِعَاتِ
Surah An-Naazi'aat (79) — Ayah 3
وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًا ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ
wal-sābiḥāti
And those who glide
سَبْحًۭا
sabḥan
swimming
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.
3. 1. The meaning of سَبْح is to swim; the angels swim around in the human body to extract the soul just as one swims in the depths of the sea to extract pearls, or it means that they descend from the sky with Allah's command with great speed.
