Quran 16:15 — An-Nahl, verse 15
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He has made mountains stand firm on the earth, to prevent it shaking under you, and rivers and paths so that you may find your way,
وَأَلْقَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَنْ تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَأَنْهَارًا وَسُبُلًا لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ
wa-alqā fī l-arḍi rawāsiya an tamīda bikum wa-anhāran wasubulan laʿallakum tahtadūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And He cast on the earth firm mountains, lest it shake with you, and rivers and ways; so haply you will be guided;
- Muhammad Asad
- And he has placed firm mountains on earth, lest it sway with you, and rivers and paths, so that you might find your way,
- Sahih International
- And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَلْقَىٰwa-alqā | And He has cast | لقي |
| 2 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 3 | ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 4 | رَوَٰسِىَrawāsiya | firm mountains | رسو |
| 5 | أَنan | lest | — |
| 6 | تَمِيدَtamīda | it should shake | ميد |
| 7 | بِكُمْbikum | with you | — |
| 8 | وَأَنْهَـٰرًۭاwa-anhāran | and rivers | نهر |
| 9 | وَسُبُلًۭاwasubulan | and roads | سبل |
| 10 | لَّعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakum | so that you may | — |
| 11 | تَهْتَدُونَtahtadūna | be guided | هدي |