Surah An-Najm: Verse 8 - ثم دنا فتدلى... - English

Tafsir of Verse 8, Surah An-Najm

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

English Translation

Then he approached and descended

English Transliteration

Thumma dana fatadalla

Tafsir of Verse 8

then drew near and suspended hung,

Then he approached and came closer,

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ (Then he drew near, and came down,... 53:8). The word dana means to draw near and tadalla means to hang or to come down. The verse means that Jibra'il علیہ السلام drew nearby coming down.

Verse 8 - Surah An-Najm: (ثم دنا فتدلى...) - English