Surah Sad, Ayah 33 (38:33)

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رُدُّوهَا عَلَىَّ ۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ

Quran 38:33 is ayah 33 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 455 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:33
رُدُّوهَاعَلَىَّ ۖفَطَفِقَمَسْحًۢابِٱلسُّوقِوَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ٣٣
ruddūhā ʿalayya faṭafiqa masḥan bil-sūqi wal-aʿnāqi

[He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking [their] legs and necks.(33)

Word by word

  1. رُدُّوهَاruddūhāReturn them
  2. عَلَىَّ ۖʿalayyato me
  3. فَطَفِقَfaṭafiqaThen he began
  4. مَسْحًۢاmasḥan(to) pass (his hand)
  5. بِٱلسُّوقِbil-sūqiover the legs
  6. وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِwal-aʿnāqiand the necks

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