Quran 15:82 — Al-Hijr, verse 82
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They carved out dwellings in the mountains, and lived in security-
وَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا آمِنِينَ
wakānū yanḥitūna mina l-jibāli buyūtan āminīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They were hewing the mountains into houses, therein dwelling securely;
- Muhammad Asad
- notwithstanding that they had been wont [to enjoy Our blessings and] to hew out dwellings from the mountains, [wherein they could live] in security
- Sahih International
- And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَكَانُوا۟wakānū | And they used (to) | كون |
| 2 | يَنْحِتُونَyanḥitūna | carve | نحت |
| 3 | مِنَmina | from | — |
| 4 | ٱلْجِبَالِl-jibāli | the mountains | جبل |
| 5 | بُيُوتًاbuyūtan | houses | بيت |
| 6 | ءَامِنِينَāminīna | secure | أمن |