Surah As-Saffat — Verse 49

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كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

Kaannahunna baydun maknoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

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

like protected eggs.

(Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich).

As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded.

as if they were eggs hidden (under feathers, protected from pollution).

(Delicate and pure) as if they were (hidden) eggs (well) preserved.

so delicate as the hidden peel under an egg's shell.

[as free of faults] as if they were hidden [ostrich] eggs.

as if they were well-protected eggs[11].

Notes

[11] Or pristine pearls.

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

49. (Delicate and pure) as if they were (hidden) eggs (well) preserved.