Elephant

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

أَلَمۡتَرَكَيۡفَفَعَلَرَبُّكَبِأَصۡحَٰبِٱلۡفِيلِ١
Saheeh International

Have you not considered, [O Muḥammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?1

أَلَمْAlam
تَرَtara
كَيْفَkayfa
فَعَلَfaAAala
رَبُّكَrabbuka
بِأَصْحَـٰبِbiashabi
ٱلْفِيلِalfeeli
أَلَمۡيَجۡعَلۡكَيۡدَهُمۡفِيتَضۡلِيلٖ٢
Saheeh International

Did He not make their plan into misguidance?1

أَلَمْAlam
يَجْعَلْyajAAal
كَيْدَهُمْkaydahum
فِىfee
تَضْلِيلٍۢtadleelin
وَأَرۡسَلَعَلَيۡهِمۡطَيۡرًاأَبَابِيلَ٣
Saheeh International

And He sent against them birds in flocks,

وَأَرْسَلَWaarsala
عَلَيْهِمْAAalayhim
طَيْرًاtayran
أَبَابِيلَababeela
تَرۡمِيهِمبِحِجَارَةٖمِّنسِجِّيلٖ٤
Saheeh International

Striking them with stones of hard clay,

تَرْمِيهِمTarmeehim
بِحِجَارَةٍۢbihijaratin
مِّنmin
سِجِّيلٍۢsijjeelin
فَجَعَلَهُمۡكَعَصۡفٖمَّأۡكُولِۭ٥
Saheeh International

And He made them like eaten straw.1

فَجَعَلَهُمْFajaAAalahum
كَعَصْفٍۢkaAAasfin
مَّأْكُولٍۭmakoolin