وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- வானத்தில் கிரகங்களுக்கான பாதைகளை நிச்சயமாக நாம் அமைத்து பார்ப்போருக்கு அவற்றை அலங்காரமாகவும் ஆக்கினோம்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද සැබැවින් ම අපි අහසෙහි තාරකා මණ්ඩල ඇති කළෙමු. තවද බලන්නන්හට අපි එය අලංකාරවක් කළෙමු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- یقیناً ہم نے آسمان میں برج بنائے ہیں اور دیکھنے والوں کے لیے اسے سجا دیا ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- われは天に星座を定めて見る者に美しく眺めさせ，
- ChineseMa Jian
- 我确已在天上创造了（十二）宫，我为观察者而修饰天空。
Tafsir of 15:16
The Power of Allah and His Signs in the Heavens and on Earth To those who ponder, and look repeatedly at the dazzling signs and wonders that are to be seen in the creation, Allah mentions His creation of the heavens, with their immense height, and both the fixed and moving heavenly bodies with which He has adorned it. Here, Mujahid and Qatadah said that Buruj big stars refers to the heavenly bodies. (I say): This is like the Ayah : تَبَارَكَ الَّذِى جَعَلَ فِى السَّمَآءِ بُرُوجاً (Blessed be He Who has placed the big stars in the heavens.) 25:61 `Atiyah Al-`Awfi said: "Buruj here refers to sentinel fortresses." He made the "shooting stars" to guard it against the evil devils who try to listen to information conveyed at the highest heights. If any devil breaches it and advances hoping to listen, a clear "shooting star" comes to him and destroys him. He may already have passed on whatever he heard before the fire hit him, to another devil below him; the latter will then take it to his friends among humans, as is stated in the Sahih.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
