Surah Al-fil - English Translation by Muhammad Asad
أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡفِيلِ
ART THOU NOT aware of how thy Sustainer dealt with the Army of the Elephant
Surah Al-fil, Verse 1
أَلَمۡ يَجۡعَلۡ كَيۡدَهُمۡ فِي تَضۡلِيلٖ
Did He not utterly confound their artful planning
Surah Al-fil, Verse 2
وَأَرۡسَلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ طَيۡرًا أَبَابِيلَ
Thus, He let loose upon them great swarms of flying creatures
Surah Al-fil, Verse 3
تَرۡمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٖ مِّن سِجِّيلٖ
which smote them with stone-hard blows of chastisement pre-ordained
Surah Al-fil, Verse 4
فَجَعَلَهُمۡ كَعَصۡفٖ مَّأۡكُولِۭ
and caused them to become like a field of grain that has been eaten down to stubble
Surah Al-fil, Verse 5