Quran 105:5 — Al-Fil, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He made them [like] cropped stubble.
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَأْكُولٍ
fajaʿalahum kaʿaṣfin makūlin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and He made them like green blades devoured.
- Muhammad Asad
- and caused them to become like a field of grain that has been eaten down to stubble
- Sahih International
- And He made them like eaten straw.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَجَعَلَهُمْfajaʿalahum | Then He made them | جعل |
| 2 | كَعَصْفٍۢkaʿaṣfin | like straw | عصف |
| 3 | مَّأْكُولٍۭmakūlin | eaten up | أكل |