Quran 15:79 — Al-Hijr, verse 79
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and We took retribution on them; both are still there on the highway, plain for all to see.
فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُبِينٍ
fa-intaqamnā min'hum wa-innahumā labi-imāmin mubīnin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and We took vengeance on them. The two of them were upon a roadway manifest.
- Muhammad Asad
- and so We inflicted Our retribution on them. And, behold, both these [sinful communities] lived by a highway, [to this day] plain to see
- Sahih International
- So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَٱنتَقَمْنَاfa-intaqamnā | So We took retribution | نقم |
| 2 | مِنْهُمْmin'hum | from them | — |
| 3 | وَإِنَّهُمَاwa-innahumā | and indeed, they both | — |
| 4 | لَبِإِمَامٍۢlabi-imāmin | (were) on a highway | أمم |
| 5 | مُّبِينٍۢmubīnin | clear | بين |