Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 12 (54:12)

ٱلْقَمَر

وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ

Quran 54:12 is ayah 12 of Surah Al-Qamar (“The Moon”), a Meccan surah of 55 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 529 of the Madani Mushaf.

54:12
وَفَجَّرْنَاٱلْأَرْضَعُيُونًافَٱلْتَقَىٱلْمَآءُعَلَىٰٓأَمْرٍقَدْقُدِرَ١٢
wafajjarnā l-arḍa ʿuyūnan fal-taqā l-māu ʿalā amrin qad qudira

And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.(12)

Word by word

  1. وَفَجَّرْنَاwafajjarnāAnd We caused to burst
  2. ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
  3. عُيُونًاʿuyūnan(with) springs
  4. فَٱلْتَقَىfal-taqāso met
  5. ٱلْمَآءُl-māuthe water(s)
  6. عَلَىٰٓʿalāfor
  7. أَمْرٍamrina matter
  8. قَدْqadalready
  9. قُدِرَqudirapredestined

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