Destruction of mountains
Verses describing the physical destruction and leveling of mountains and the earth on the Day of Judgment.
- 21
- verses
- 20
- Meccan
- 1
- Medinan
- 0.95
- cohesion
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وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
And the mountains are broken down, crumbling
وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا
And the mountains will pass on, departing -
فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعًا صَفْصَفًا
And He will leave the earth a level plain;
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
And when the mountains are removed
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
And when the seas are erupted
وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ
And when the earth has been extended
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
And the mountains will be like wool,
تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا
The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا
And the mountains He set firmly
وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ
And after that He spread the earth.
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
And when the mountains are blown away
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
And the earth discharges its burdens
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ
And the overturned towns He hurled down
وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ
And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا
When the earth is shaken with convulsion
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And the mountains as stakes?
لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيهَا عِوَجًا وَلَآ أَمْتًا
You will not see therein a depression or an elevation."
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