# 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 82

- **Surah:** 15. Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock) — سورة الحجر
- **Verse:** 82 / 99 · **Juz:** 14 · **Mushaf page:** 265
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-82

## Arabic

وَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتاً اٰمِن۪ينَ

## Transcription

Wakanoo yanhitoona mina aljibalibuyootan amineen

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

They carved out houses from the mountains, feeling safe,

### Progressive Muslims

And they used to sculpt from the mountains dwellings that were secure.

### Shabbir Ahmed

Even as they (with power given by Us) used to carve homes in the mountains for security.

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And they hewed houses from the mountains, feeling secure.

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

Andthey used to carve from the mountains homes, to be secure.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

They used to carve secure homes out of the mountains.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

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

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.

### 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

### Marmaduke Pickthall

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

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

They used to hew out houses from the mountains[1] and lived in security.

_Footnotes_
- [1] That is, their strong and secure buildings, which they had hewed into the mountains, could not protect them from the blast.

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

And they were carving the mountains into homes wherein they made abode and enjoyed safety and security.

### Bijan Moeinian

They used to carve secure houses inside the mountains.

### Al-Hilali & Khan

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

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

They carved their homes in the mountains, feeling secure.

### Taqi Usmani

They used to hew out houses from the hills peacefully.

### Abdul Haleem

They carved out dwellings in the mountains, and lived in security-

### Arthur John Arberry

They were hewing the mountains into houses, therein dwelling securely;

### E. Henry Palmer

And they did hew them in the mountain houses to dwell in in safety.

### Hamid S. Aziz

And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountain to dwell in safety.

### Mahmoud Ghali

And they used to hew the mountains into homes, (therein dwelling) securely.

### George Sale

And they hewed houses out of mountains, to secure themselves.

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

And they cut out large houses out of the mountains, (trying to become safe and) secure.

### Amatul Rahman 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).

### Ali Quli Qarai

They used to hew out dwellings from mountains feeling secure.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Onlar güven içinde dağlardan evler yontuyorlardı.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Dağlardan emniyetli emniyetli evler yontuyorlardı

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Dağlardan emniyetli emniyetli evler yontuyorlardı.

### Gültekin Onan

Dağlardan güvenli (aminiyn) evler yontuyorlardı.

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Onlar dağlardan emin, emin evler yontub oyarlardı.

### İbni Kesir

Onlar, dağlardan emin evler yontup oyarlardı.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

güya, dağları yontarak kendilerine güvenli konutlar yapıyorlardı:

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Onlar, dağları oyarak güvenli evler yapıyorlardı.

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Dağlardan güvenli evler yontuyorlardı.

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Dağlardan güvenli güvenli evler yontuyorlardı.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Dağlardan güvenli evler yontuyorlardı.

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Dağlardan güvenli evler yontuyorlardı.

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

Onlar, dağlardan emniyet içinde kalacakları evler oyarlardı.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

Hesapta onlar dağları oyarak kendilerine güvenli evler inşa ediyorlardı;

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Güya dağlardan güvenli evler yontuyorlardı.

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Dağları yontarak, güvenli evler yapıyorlardı.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Dağları yontar, güven duydukları evler haline getirirlerdi.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

Onlar, dağlardan güven içinde kalacakları evler oyarlardı.

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Güya dağlardan güvenli evler yontuyorlardı.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Güya dağlardan güvenli evler yontuyorlardı.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Güvende olsunlar diye dağlardan evler oyuyorlardı[1].

_Footnotes_
- [1] [A'raf 7/74,](https://quran.so/7/74) [Şuara 26/149.](https://quran.so/26/149)

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَكَانُوا۟ — wakānū | And they used (to) | كون — Kef-Vav-Nun |
| 2 | يَنْحِتُونَ — yanḥitūna | carve | نحت — Nun-Ha-Te |
| 3 | مِنَ — mina | from | — |
| 4 | ٱلْجِبَالِ — l-jibāli | the mountains | جبل — Cim-Be-Lam |
| 5 | بُيُوتًا — buyūtan | houses | بيت — Be-Ye-Te |
| 6 | ءَامِنِينَ — āminīna | secure | امن — Elif-Mim-Nun |

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