Surah An-Nahl (النحل) • The Bee

Quran 16:15

16:15

وَأَلْقَىٰ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَأَنْهَـٰرًا وَسُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

wa-alqā fī l-arḍi rawāsiya an tamīda bikum wa-anhāran wasubulan laʿallakum tahtadūna

And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided,

— Saheeh International

He has made mountains stand firm on the earth, to prevent it shaking under you, and rivers and paths so that you may find your way,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And He has affixed into the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads, that you may guide yourselves.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَأَلْقَىٰwa-alqāAnd He has cast
فِىfīin
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
رَوَٰسِىَrawāsiyafirm mountains
أَنanlest
تَمِيدَtamīdait should shake
بِكُمْbikumwith you
وَأَنْهَـٰرًۭاwa-anhāranand rivers
وَسُبُلًۭاwasubulanand roads
لَّعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
تَهْتَدُونَtahtadūnabe guided