Surah Al-Qamar 54:12 — translation and meaning
القمر · Verse 12 / 55 · Page 529
وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَى أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ
Word by Word
وَفَجَّرْنَا
wafajjarna
And We caused to burst
الْأَرْضَ
al-arda
the earth
عُيُونًا
uyunan
(with) springs
فَالْتَقَى
fal-taqa
so met
الْمَاءُ
al-mau
the water(s)
عَلَى
ala
for
أَمْرٍ
amrin
a matter
قَدْ
qad
already
قُدِرَ
qudira
predestined
Transliteration
Wa fajjamal arda 'uyoonan faltaqal maaa'u 'alaaa amrin qad qudir
Translation
And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
I burst open the ground and it became springs from which water gushed. The water coming down from the sky met with the water gushing from the ground for a matter that Allah had determined in eternity. Everyone was drowned besides those whom Allah saved.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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