Quran 21:12 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 12
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When they felt Our might coming upon them, see how they tried to escape it!
فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا إِذَا هُمْ مِنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ
falammā aḥassū basanā idhā hum min'hā yarkuḍūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Then, when they perceived Our might, behold, they ran headlong out of it.
- Muhammad Asad
- And [every time,] as soon as they began to feel Our punishing might, lo! they tried to flee from it
- Sahih International
- And when they [i.e., its inhabitants] perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَلَمَّآfalammā | Then when | — |
| 2 | أَحَسُّوا۟aḥassū | they perceived | حسس |
| 3 | بَأْسَنَآbasanā | Our torment | بأس |
| 4 | إِذَاidhā | behold | — |
| 5 | هُمhum | they | — |
| 6 | مِّنْهَاmin'hā | from it | — |
| 7 | يَرْكُضُونَyarkuḍūna | were fleeing | ركض |