Qaf 50:10
The Letter "Qaf" · Meccan · Juz 26 · Page 518
Lofty Palms
وَٱلنَّخۡلَ بَاسِقَٰتࣲ لَّهَا طَلۡعࣱ نَّضِيدࣱ ١٠
And lofty date-palms with ranged clusters.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And lofty palm trees with clustered spadices.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “basiqat” as tall, straight or laden: spathes stacked one upon another, full of fruit.
Reflect
Reflect on how patiently a tree rises.
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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