Quran 78:20 — An-Naba, verse 20
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
when the mountains will vanish like a mirage.
وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
wasuyyirati l-jibālu fakānat sarāban
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and the mountains are set in motion, and become a vapour.
- Muhammad Asad
- and when the mountains are made to vanish as if they had been a mirage.
- Sahih International
- And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَسُيِّرَتِwasuyyirati | And are moved | سير |
| 2 | ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibālu | the mountains | جبل |
| 3 | فَكَانَتْfakānat | and become | كون |
| 4 | سَرَابًاsarāban | a mirage | سرب |