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105. Al-Fil — The Elephant

Qur'an · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · Revealed at Mecca · 5 sections

1. 105:1

   أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡفِيلِ

   Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biashabi alfeeli

   Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant

2. 105:2

   أَلَمۡ يَجۡعَلۡ كَيۡدَهُمۡ فِي تَضۡلِيلࣲ‏

   Alam yajAAal kaydahum fee tadleelin

   Did He not bring their stratagem to naught

3. 105:3

   وَأَرۡسَلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ طَيۡرًا أَبَابِيلَ

   Waarsala AAalayhim tayran ababeela

   And send against them swarms of flying creatures

4. 105:4

   تَرۡمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةࣲ مِّن سِجِّيلࣲ‏

   Tarmeehim bihijaratin min sijjeelin

   Which pelted them with stones of baked clay

5. 105:5

   فَجَعَلَهُمۡ كَعَصۡفࣲ مَّأۡكُولِۭ

   FajaAAalahum kaAAasfin makoolin

   And made them like green crops devoured (by cattle)

Qur'an text and translations via fawazahmed0/quran-api; Arabic Uthmani Hafs from the King Fahd Glorious Qur'an Printing Complex, transliteration from Tanzil.net. Licence: Public domain. Source.