Quran 54:7 — Al-Qamar, verse 7
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
eyes downcast, they will come out of their graves like swarming locusts
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُنْتَشِرٌ
khushaʿan abṣāruhum yakhrujūna mina l-ajdāthi ka-annahum jarādun muntashirun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- abasing their eyes, they shall come forth from the tombs as if they were scattered grasshoppers,
- Muhammad Asad
- they will come forth from their graves, with their eyes downcast, [swarming about] like locusts scattered [by the wind],
- Sahih International
- Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | خُشَّعًاkhushaʿan | (Will be) humbled | خشع |
| 2 | أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْabṣāruhum | their eyes | بصر |
| 3 | يَخْرُجُونَyakhrujūna | they will come forth | خرج |
| 4 | مِنَmina | from | — |
| 5 | ٱلْأَجْدَاثِl-ajdāthi | the graves | جدث |
| 6 | كَأَنَّهُمْka-annahum | as if they (were) | — |
| 7 | جَرَادٌۭjarādun | locusts | جرد |
| 8 | مُّنتَشِرٌۭmuntashirun | spreading | نشر |