Quran 105:1 — Al-Fil, verse 1
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Do you [Prophet] not see how your Lord dealt with the army of the elephant?
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ الْفِيلِ
alam tara kayfa faʿala rabbuka bi-aṣḥābi l-fīli
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Hast thou not seen how thy Lord did with the Men of the Elephant?
- Muhammad Asad
- ART THOU NOT aware of how thy Sustainer dealt with the Army of the Elephant?
- Sahih International
- Have you not considered, [O Muḥammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَلَمْalam | Have not | — |
| 2 | تَرَtara | you seen | رأي |
| 3 | كَيْفَkayfa | how | كيف |
| 4 | فَعَلَfaʿala | dealt | فعل |
| 5 | رَبُّكَrabbuka | your Lord | ربب |
| 6 | بِأَصْحَـٰبِbi-aṣḥābi | with (the) Companions | صحب |
| 7 | ٱلْفِيلِl-fīli | (of the) Elephant | فيل |