Surah Sad (ص) • The Letter "Saad"

Quran 38:33

38:33

رُدُّوهَا عَلَىَّ ۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ

ruddūhā ʿalayya faṭafiqa masḥan bil-sūqi wal-aʿnāqi

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

— Saheeh International

‘Bring them back!’ [he said] and started to stroke their legs and necks.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Then he said "Bring them (horses) back to me." Then he began to pass his hand over their legs and their necks (till the end of the display).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 23Page 455meccan

Word by Word

رُدُّوهَاruddūhāReturn them
عَلَىَّۖʿalayyato me
فَطَفِقَfaṭafiqaThen he began
مَسْحًۢاmasḥan(to) pass (his hand)
بِٱلسُّوقِbil-sūqiover the legs
وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِwal-aʿnāqiand the necks