# 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 63 - **Surah:** 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets) — سورة الشعراء - **Verse:** 63 / 227 · **Juz:** 19 · **Mushaf page:** 369 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-63 ## Arabic فَاَوْحَيْنَٓا اِلٰى مُوسٰٓى اَنِ اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْبَحْرَۜ فَانْفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَالطَّوْدِ الْعَظ۪يمِۚ ## Transcription Faawhayna ila moosaani idrib biAAasaka albahra fanfalaqafakana kullu firqin kattawdi alAAatheem ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley So We revealed to Musa, ‘Strike the sea with your staff. ’ And it split in two, each part like a towering cliff. ### Progressive Muslims So We inspired to Moses: "Strike the sea with your staff. " So it split into two, each side like a great mountain. ### Shabbir Ahmed Then We revealed to Moses, "Strike the sea with your staff. (Seek for them a dry path with confidence. Cross over the dried up Sea of Reeds (20:77), (44:24)). The morning found the two parties apart like two hills with a basin in between. ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation Then We instructed Moses: “Strike thou the sea with thy staff”; and it parted, and each part was like a great towering mountain. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation So We inspired to Moses: "Strike the sea with your staff." So it split into two, each side like a great mountain. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament We then inspired Moses: "Strike the sea with your staff," whereupon it parted. Each part was like a great hill. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira We commanded Moses: "Smite the sea with your staff. " And it parted, and every parting was like a lofty mountain. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain. ### Muhammad Asad Thereupon We inspired Moses thus: Strike the sea with thy staff!"- whereupon it parted, and each part appeared like a mountain vast. ### Marmaduke Pickthall Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Then We revealed to Moses, (commanding him): "Strike the sea with your rod." Thereupon the sea split up, and then each became like the mass of a huge mount.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] Literally, tawd is a high mountain. It appears that as soon as Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) struck the sea with his staff, it tore the sea asunder and the waters stood like two mighty mountains on the sides and remained in that condition for so long that, on the one hand, the Israelite caravans consisting of hundreds of thousands of the migrants were able to pass through safely, and on the other, Pharaoh and his hosts stepped in and reached the middle of the sea. In the natural course, a phenomenon like this has never occurred that due to a windstorm, however strong, the sea should have parted and stood like mighty mountains on either side for such a long time. According to (verse 77 of Surah Ta Ha), Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) was commanded by Allah to make for them (the Israelites) a dry path across the sea. This shows that the smiting of the sea did not only result in dividing the waters into two parts, which stood like mighty mountains on either side, but it also created a dry path in between without any mud or slush. In this connection, one should also consider (verse 24 of Surah Dukhan), which says that after Moses (peace be upon him) had crossed the sea along with his people, he was commanded by Allah to let the sea remain as it is because Pharaoh is to be drowned in it. This implies that if after crossing the sea, Moses had again struck it with his staff, the two sides would have rejoined, but he was forbidden to do so. Obviously, this was a miracle, and the view of those who try to interpret it as a natural phenomenon, is belied. For explanation, see (E.N. 53 of Surah Ta Ha). ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab We inspired Mussa to strike the sea with his staff and there did the sea split into two enormous divisions, each partition as immense as a huge mountain. ### Bijan Moeinian At that time I said to Moses: "Strike the sea with your staff, " whereupon it parted. Each part was like a great wall. ### Al-Hilali & Khan Then We revealed to Mûsâ (Moses) (saying): "Strike the sea with your stick." And it parted, and each separate part (of that sea water) became like huge mountain. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Then We told Moses by inspiration: "Strike the sea with thy rod." So it divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm mass of a mountain. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran So We inspired Moses: "Strike the sea with your staff," and the sea was split, each part was like a huge mountain. ### Taqi Usmani So We revealed to Mūsā saying, "Strike the sea with your staff." So it was severed apart, and each part became like a big mountain. ### Abdul Haleem and We revealed to Moses: ‘Strike the sea with your staff.’ It parted- each side like a mighty mountain- ### Arthur John Arberry Then We revealed to Moses, 'Strike with thy staff the sea'; and it clave, and each part was as a mighty mount. ### E. Henry Palmer And we inspired Moses, 'Strike with thy rod the sea;' and it was cleft asunder, and each part was like a mighty mountain. ### Hamid S. Aziz Said he, "Not so; verily, my Lord is with me. He will guide me." ### Mahmoud Ghali Then We revealed to Mûsa, (saying), "Strike with your staff the sea. " So it split, and each (separate) part was as a tremendous towering mountain. ### George Sale And We commanded Moses by revelation, saying, smite the sea with thy rod. And when he had smitten it, it became divided into twelve parts, between which were as many paths, and every part was like a vast mountain. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Then We told Musa (Moses) by revelation: "Strike the sea with your rod. " And so, it (the sea) divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm part of a mountain. ### Amatul Rahman Omar Then We revealed to Moses (saying), `Strike the sea with your staff. (And as he did) so it parted, and each part (of the two hosts) looked like a huge mound. ### Ali Quli Qarai Thereupon We revealed to Moses: ‘Strike the sea with your staff!’ Whereupon it parted, and each part was as if it were a great mountain. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Musa'ya: "Asan ile denize vur" diye vahyettik. . . (Vurunca) patladı, ikiye yarıldı. . . Sonra her bir yan büyük bir dağ gibi oldu. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Bunun üzerine Musa'ya: "Asanla denize vur" diye vahyettik. (Vurdu ve) Deniz hemencecik yarılıverdi de her parçası kocaman bir dağ gibi oldu. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Bunun üzerine Musa'ya, "Değneğinle denize vur!" diye bildirdik. Deniz ortadan yarıldı; her parçası yüce bir dağ gibi oldu. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Bunun üzerine Musa'ya, "Asan ile denize vur" diye vahyettik. Deniz derhal yarıldı. Her parçası koca bir dağ gibiydi. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Bunun üzerine Musaya "vur Asan ile denize" diye vahyeyledik, vurunca bir infilak etti her bölük koca bir dağ gibi oluverdi ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Bunun üzerine Musa'ya: "Vur asan ile denize" diye vahyettik; vurunca bir infilak etti, her bölük koca bir dağ oluverdi, ### Gültekin Onan Bunun üzerine Musa'ya: "Asanla denize vur" diye vahyettik. (Vurdu ve) Deniz hemencecik yarılıverdi de her parçası kocaman bir dağ gibi oldu. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Bunun üzerine Muusaya: "Asaanı denize vur" diye vahyetdik. (Vurunca) derhal (deniz) yarıldı, her parça (sı) kocaman dağ gibi oldu. ### İbni Kesir Bunun üzerine Musa'ya vahyettik ki: Asanı denize vur. O, hemen yarıldı ve her parçası yüce bir dağ gibi oldu. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Bunun üzerine, Musa'ya: "Asanla denize vur!" diye vahyettik. (Musa söyleneni yapınca) deniz ortadan yarıldı; öyle ki, açılan yolun her iki yanında sular koca dağlar gibi yükseldi. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı İşte o sırada, Musa'ya: -Asanı denize vur, diye vahyettik. O, hemen yarıldı ve her parçası koca bir dağ gibi oluverdi. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Musa'ya: "Değneğinle denize vur!" diye vahyettik. (Vurunca deniz) yarıldı, (on iki yol açıldı). Her bölüm, kocaman bir dağ gibi oldu. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Bunun üzerine Musa'ya, "Asanla denize vur!" diye vahyettik. Deniz hemen yarıldı, her dalga kümesi kocaman bir dağ gibi oldu. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Bunun üzerine Musa'ya "Asanla denize vur!" diye vahyettik. Ardından deniz infilak edip ikiye ayrıldı; öyle ki, yolun her (iki) yanından sular ulu dağlar gibi yükselmişti. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Musa'ya, "Asanı denize vur." diye vahyettik. Deniz hemen yarıldı. Her bir parçası büyük yüksek bir dağ gibiydi. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Bunun üzerine, Musa'ya, şöyle bildirdik: "Değneğinle denize vur!" Deniz hemen yarıldı; her parçası kocaman bir dağ oldu. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Bunun üzerine Musa'ya "değneğinle denize vur" diye vahyettik. Hemen deniz yarıldı. Yarılan her parça koca bir dağ gibi oldu. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Musa'ya "Asanla denize vur!" diye vahyetmiştik. (Deniz) derhal yarılmış; her bölüm koca bir dağ gibi olmuştu. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Musa'ya, "Asanı denize vur." diye vahyettik. Deniz hemen yarıldı. Her bir parçası büyük, yüksek bir dağ gibiydi. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Musa'ya, "Asanı denize vur." diye vahyettik. Deniz hemen yarıldı. Her bir parçası büyük, yüksek bir dağ gibiydi. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Bunun üzerine Musa'ya: "Değneğinle denize vur!" diye vahyettik. Vurunca, deniz hemen ikiye ayrıldı. Her parçası koca bir dağ gibi oldu. ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | فَأَوْحَيْنَآ — fa-awḥaynā | Then We inspired | وحي — Vav-Ha-Ye | | 2 | إِلَىٰ — ilā | to | — | | 3 | مُوسَىٰٓ — mūsā | Musa | — | | 4 | أَنِ — ani | [that] | — | | 5 | ٱضْرِب — iḍ'rib | Strike | ضرب — Dad-Ra-Be | | 6 | بِّعَصَاكَ — biʿaṣāka | with your staff | عصو — Ayn-Sad-Vav | | 7 | ٱلْبَحْرَ ۖ — l-baḥra | the sea | بحر — Be-Ha-Ra | | 8 | فَٱنفَلَقَ — fa-infalaqa | So it parted | فلق — Fe-Lam-Kaf | | 9 | فَكَانَ — fakāna | and became | كون — Kef-Vav-Nun | | 10 | كُلُّ — kullu | each | كلل — Kef-Lam-Lam | | 11 | فِرْقٍۢ — fir'qin | part | فرق — Fe-Ra-Kaf | | 12 | كَٱلطَّوْدِ — kal-ṭawdi | like the mountain | طود — Ta-Vav-Dal | | 13 | ٱلْعَظِيمِ — l-ʿaẓīmi | [the] great | عظم — Ayn-Zay-Mim | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-62.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-64.md Retrieved: 2026-08-05 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.