Al-Masad 111:5
The Palm Fiber · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 603
A Rope Around Her Neck
فِي جِيدِهَا حَبۡلࣱ مِّن مَّسَدِۭ ٥
Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fibre.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Around her neck a rope of palm fibre.
Insight
Elmalılı says “jid” means not just a neck but a fine neck worthy of a necklace: instead of an ornament, there will be a rope around it.
Reflect
Remember that your true adornment is character, not jewellery.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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