Quran 54:12 — Al-Qamar, verse 12
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
burst the earth with gushing springs: the waters met for a preordained purpose.
وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ
wafajjarnā l-arḍa ʿuyūnan fal-taqā l-māu ʿalā amrin qad qudira
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and made the earth to gush with fountains, and the waters met for a matter decreed.
- Muhammad Asad
- and caused the earth to burst forth with springs, so that the waters met for a purpose pre-ordained:
- Sahih International
- And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَفَجَّرْنَاwafajjarnā | And We caused to burst | فجر |
| 2 | ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍa | the earth | أرض |
| 3 | عُيُونًۭاʿuyūnan | (with) springs | عين |
| 4 | فَٱلْتَقَىfal-taqā | so met | لقي |
| 5 | ٱلْمَآءُl-māu | the water(s) | موه |
| 6 | عَلَىٰٓʿalā | for | — |
| 7 | أَمْرٍۢamrin | a matter | أمر |
| 8 | قَدْqad | already | — |
| 9 | قُدِرَqudira | predestined | قدر |