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Surah An-Naml, Verse 88

سورة النمل، الآية ٨٨

27:88 Juz 20 Hizb 39 Page 384 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 27:88

وَتَرَى ٱلْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِىَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ ٱلسَّحَابِ صُنْعَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ إِنَّهُۥ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ ۝٨٨

Transliteration

watarā l-jibāla taḥsabuhā jāmidatan wahiya tamurru marra l-saḥābi ṣun'ʿa l-lahi alladhī atqana kulla shayin innahu khabīrun bimā tafʿalūna

Translation

And you see the mountains, thinking them motionless,1089 while they will pass as the passing of clouds. [It is] the work of Allāh, who perfected all things. Indeed, He is Aware of that which you do.

Notes

[1089] Or "solid and rigid."

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Verse 88 of Surah An-Naml (27:88), a Meccan surah, is in juz 20, on page 384 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 88

Al-Mukhtasar

And you will see mountains on that day thinking them to be firm without moving, but they will in fact move like clouds move. It is the doing of Allah, for He is the one who makes them move. He is Aware of what you do. None of your actions are hidden from Him and He shall reward you for them.

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Other translations of verse 88

You will see the mountains, thinking them firmly fixed28, but they will be moving like clouds – such is the design of Allah, Who has perfected everything. Indeed, He is All-Aware of what you do.

Notes

[28] Or solid.

And you will see the mountains and think them solid, but they shall pass away as the passing away of the clouds. The Work of Allâh, Who perfected all things, verily He is Well-Acquainted with what you do.

And thou seest the hills thou deemest solid flying with the flight of clouds: the doing of Allah Who perfecteth all things. Lo! He is Informed of what ye do.

Thou seest the mountains and thinkest them firmly fixed: but they shall pass away as the clouds pass away: (such is) the artistry of Allah, who disposes of all things in perfect order: for he is well acquainted with all that ye do.

And you see the mountains, you think them to be solid, and they shall pass away as the passing away of the cloud-- the handiwork of Allah Who has made every thing thoroughly; surely He is Aware of what you do.

And you see the mountains, that you reckon inert, and (really) they pass by like clouds- the handiwork of Allah, Who has consummated everything; surely He is Ever-Cognizant of whatever you perform.

Verse 88 word by word

  1. وَتَرَى watarā And you see ر أ ي
  2. ٱلْجِبَالَ l-jibāla the mountains ج ب ل
  3. تَحْسَبُهَا taḥsabuhā thinking them ح س ب
  4. جَامِدَةً jāmidatan firmly fixed ج م د
  5. وَهِىَ wahiya while they
  6. تَمُرُّ tamurru will pass م ر ر
  7. مَرَّ marra (as the) passing م ر ر
  8. ٱلسَّحَابِ l-saḥābi (of) the clouds س ح ب
  9. صُنْعَ ṣun'ʿa (The) Work ص ن ع
  10. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  11. ٱلَّذِىٓ alladhī Who
  12. أَتْقَنَ atqana perfected ت ق ن
  13. كُلَّ kulla all ك ل ل
  14. شَىْءٍ shayin things ش ي أ
  15. إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, He
  16. خَبِيرٌۢ khabīrun (is) All-Aware خ ب ر
  17. بِمَا bimā of what
  18. تَفْعَلُونَ tafʿalūna you do ف ع ل

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  • At-Tur 52:9–10

    يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا …

    On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion …

  • Taha 20:105

    وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْجِبَالِ فَقُلْ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسْفًا

    And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast.

  • Taha 20:107

    لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيهَا عِوَجًا وَلَآ أَمْتًا

    You will not see therein a depression or an elevation."

  • Al-Kahf 18:47

    وَيَوْمَ نُسَيِّرُ ٱلْجِبَالَ وَتَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ بَارِزَةً وَحَشَرْنَٰهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا

    And [warn of] the Day when We will remove the mountains and you will see the earth exposed, and We will gather them and not leave behind from them anyone.

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