Surah As-Saffat, Ayah 49 (37:49)

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كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

Quran 37:49 is ayah 49 of Surah As-Saffat (“Those who set the Ranks”), a Meccan surah of 182 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 447 of the Madani Mushaf.

37:49
كَأَنَّهُنَّبَيْضٌمَّكْنُونٌ٤٩
ka-annahunna bayḍun maknūnun

As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.(49)

Word by word

  1. كَأَنَّهُنَّka-annahunnaAs if they were
  2. بَيْضٌbayḍuneggs
  3. مَّكْنُونٌmaknūnunwell protected

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