← Surah 37

37:49

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

Word by word

كَأَنَّهُنَّ
As if they were
Preposition
بَيْضٌ
eggs
Noun
Root: بيض
مَّكْنُونٌ
well protected
Noun
Root: كنن

Translation

As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded.

A. Yusuf Ali · EN · public-domain

Sanki onlar örtülüp saklanmış yumurta gibidirler.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır · TR · public-domain

Onlar saklı yumurta gibi bembeyazdır.

Mehmet Okuyan · TR · all-rights-reserved

(Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich).

M. Pickthall · EN · public-domain