Quran 55:24 — Ar-Rahmaan, verse 24
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
His are the moving ships that float, high as mountains, on the sea.
وَلَهُ الْجَوَارِ الْمُنْشَآتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْأَعْلَامِ
walahu l-jawāri l-munshaātu fī l-baḥri kal-aʿlāmi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- His too are the ships that run, raised up in the sea like land-marks.
- Muhammad Asad
- And His are the lofty ships that sail like [floating] mountains through the seas.
- Sahih International
- And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَهُwalahu | And for Him | — |
| 2 | ٱلْجَوَارِl-jawāri | (are) the ships | جري |
| 3 | ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُl-munshaātu | elevated | نشأ |
| 4 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 5 | ٱلْبَحْرِl-baḥri | the sea | بحر |
| 6 | كَٱلْأَعْلَـٰمِkal-aʿlāmi | like mountains | علم |