Surah An-Naba, Ayah 20 (78:20)

ٱلنَّبَأ

وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

Quran 78:20 is ayah 20 of Surah An-Naba (“The Tidings”), a Meccan surah of 40 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 582 of the Madani Mushaf.

78:20
وَسُيِّرَتِٱلْجِبَالُفَكَانَتْسَرَابًا٢٠
wasuyyirati l-jibālu fakānat sarāban

And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.(20)

Word by word

  1. وَسُيِّرَتِwasuyyiratiAnd are moved
  2. ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains
  3. فَكَانَتْfakānatand become
  4. سَرَابًاsarābana mirage

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