سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 31
إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّـٰفِنَـٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
When there were displayed before him, in the afternoon, well trained horses of the highest breed [for Jihâd (holy fighting in Allâh’s Cause)].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِذْ
idh
When
عُرِضَ
ʿuriḍa
were displayed
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
بِٱلْعَشِىِّ
bil-ʿashiyi
in the afternoon
ٱلصَّـٰفِنَـٰتُ
l-ṣāfinātu
excellent bred steeds
ٱلْجِيَادُ
l-jiyādu
excellent bred steeds
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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31. When, in the late afternoon, fine, swift horses [39] of noble breed were presented before him,
[39]
The Literal Meaning of ﴿صافنات﴾:
﴿صافنات﴾ is the plural of ﴿صافن﴾, and ﴿صَفَنَ﴾ ﴿الفرس﴾ means a horse standing on three legs in such a way that only the tip of the fourth hoof touches the ground, and by this is meant an alert and agile horse. And ﴿جياد﴾ is the plural of ﴿جَيِّد﴾. And ﴿جاد الفرس﴾ means the horse being light and swift. These are the qualities of those horses which Sayyiduna Sulayman (Solomon) had kept for the purpose of jihad.
[39]
The Literal Meaning of ﴿صافنات﴾:
﴿صافنات﴾ is the plural of ﴿صافن﴾, and ﴿صَفَنَ﴾ ﴿الفرس﴾ means a horse standing on three legs in such a way that only the tip of the fourth hoof touches the ground, and by this is meant an alert and agile horse. And ﴿جياد﴾ is the plural of ﴿جَيِّد﴾. And ﴿جاد الفرس﴾ means the horse being light and swift. These are the qualities of those horses which Sayyiduna Sulayman (Solomon) had kept for the purpose of jihad.
