The Quran

سورة القَمَر

Surah Al-Qamar 54:12

The Moon · Verse 12 of 55

وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And We caused the land to burst with gushing springs so that the (two) waters gathered together for a great purpose (of divine punishment) that was decreed.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose) to the extent decreed.

Ahmed Ali

And We opened up the springs of the earth; and the waters met for a decreed end.

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Ali Unal

And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters (of the sky and the earth) combined for (the fulfillment of) a matter already ordained.

Daryabadi

And We made the earth break forth with springs; SO that the water met for an affair already decreed.

Faridul Haque

And caused springs to gush out from the earth, so that the two waters met totalling a quantity that had been destined.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And WE caused the earth to burst forth with springs, so the two waters met for a purpose that was decreed.

Muhammad Asad

and caused the earth to burst forth with springs, so that the waters met for a purpose pre-ordained:

Muhammad Musin Khan

And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs. So the waters (of the heaven and the earth) met for a matter predestined.

Muhammad Pickthall

And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.

Muhammad Sarwar

We caused the earth to burst forth with springs so that the waters could come together for a predestined purpose.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.

Rashad Khalifa

And we caused springs to gush out of the earth. The waters met to effect a predetermined decision.

Shabbir Ahmed

And caused the earth to gush forth springs so that the waters met together in due measure as decreed.