Surah An-Naml (النمل) • The Ant

Quran 27:88

27:88

وَتَرَى ٱلْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِىَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ ٱلسَّحَابِ ۚ صُنْعَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ

watarā l-jibāla taḥsabuhā jāmidatan wahiya tamurru marra l-saḥābi ṣun'ʿa l-lahi alladhī atqana kulla shayin innahu khabīrun bimā tafʿalūna

And you see the mountains, thinking them motionless, while they will pass as the passing of clouds. [It is] the work of Allāh, who perfected all things. Indeed, He is Aware of that which you do.

— Saheeh International

You will see the mountains and think they are firmly fixed, but they will float away like clouds: this is the handiwork of God who has perfected all things. He is fully aware of what you do:

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And you will see the mountains and think them solid, but they shall pass away as the passing away of the clouds. The Work of Allâh, Who perfected all things, verily He is Well-Acquainted with what you do.

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

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Word by Word

وَتَرَىwatarāAnd you see
ٱلْجِبَالَl-jibālathe mountains
تَحْسَبُهَاtaḥsabuhāthinking them
جَامِدَةًۭjāmidatanfirmly fixed
وَهِىَwahiyawhile they
تَمُرُّtamurruwill pass
مَرَّmarra(as the) passing
ٱلسَّحَابِۚl-saḥābi(of) the clouds
صُنْعَṣun'ʿa(The) Work
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
ٱلَّذِىٓalladhīWho
أَتْقَنَatqanaperfected
كُلَّkullaall
شَىْءٍۚshayinthings
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
خَبِيرٌۢkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
بِمَاbimāof what
تَفْعَلُونَtafʿalūnayou do