The Quran

سورة الحِجر

Surah Al-Hijr 15:82

The Rock · Verse 82 of 99

وَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا آمِنِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And they (in search of a life of peace and security,) used to hew some parts of the mountains into houses feeling secure (therein).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure.

Ahmed Ali

They used to hew dwellings in the mountains to live in security.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

They hewed out dwellings in the mountains, feeling themselves secure (against any calamity).

Daryabadi

And they were hewing out houses from mountains feeling secure.

Faridul Haque

And they used to carve dwellings in the hills, without fear.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they hewed houses in the mountains, in security.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And they used to hew out houses in the mountains, in security.

Muhammad Asad

notwithstanding that they had been wont [to enjoy Our blessings and] to hew out dwellings from the mountains, [wherein they could live] in security -:

Muhammad Musin Khan

And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountains (feeling themselves) secure.

Muhammad Pickthall

And they used to hew out dwellings from the hills, (wherein they dwelt) secure.

Muhammad Sarwar

They would carve secure houses out of the mountains.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And they hewed houses in the mountains in security.

Rashad Khalifa

They used to carve secure homes out of the mountains.

Shabbir Ahmed

They used to carve secure homes out of the mountains.