Surah An-Naazi'aat: Verse 3 - والسابحات سبحا... - English

Tafsir of Verse 3, Surah An-Naazi'aat

وَٱلسَّٰبِحَٰتِ سَبْحًا

English Translation

And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming

English Transliteration

Waalssabihati sabhan

Tafsir of Verse 3

by those that swim serenely

And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),

The third quality of the angels:

وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا (and by those who float [ in the atmosphere ] swiftly... 79:3). The word sabh literally means to 'swim' or 'float'. Here it signifies 'to glide along swiftly as in the sea where there is no mountain barrier'. The one who swims fast and goes far in swimming or a boatman who moves directly towards his final destination. The 'angels who float swiftly' refer to the quality of the angels of death who extract human souls and take them quickly towards the sky.

Verse 3 - Surah An-Naazi'aat: (والسابحات سبحا...) - English