Sad 38:31
The Letter "Saad" · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 455
Fine Horses
إِذۡ عُرِضَ عَلَيۡهِ بِٱلۡعَشِيِّ ٱلصَّـٰفِنَٰتُ ٱلۡجِيَادُ ٣١
When there were shown to him at eventide lightfooted coursers.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
When there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised, swift horses.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “safinat” as horses standing on three legs with the tip of the fourth hoof raised; the finest stance, found mostly in pure Arab horses.
Reflect
Don’t let a fine blessing keep you from remembering Allah.
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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