Surah Al-Fil 105:5 — translation and meaning

الفيل · Verse 5 / 5 · Page 601

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍ

Word by Word

فَجَعَلَهُمْ
faja'alahum
Then He made them
كَعَصْفٍ
ka'asfin
like straw
مَّأْكُولٍ
makulin
eaten up

Transliteration

Faja 'alahum ka'asfim m'akool

Translation

And He made them like eaten straw.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So Allah made them like the leaves of crops that have been eaten and trampled upon by livestock.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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