The Prophets 21:31

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Arabic English Morphology
And We (have) placed V
فِى
in Prep
the earth Noun
رَوَٰسِىَ rawāsiya
firmly set mountains Noun
أَن an
lest Prep
تَمِيدَ tamīda
it (should) shake V
بِهِمْ bihim
with them Noun
and We made V
فِيهَا fīhā
therein Prep
فِجَاجًا fijājan
broad passes Noun
سُبُلًا subulan
(as) ways Noun
so that they may Prep
(be) guided V

And We put firm mountains on the earth, lest it should sway under them, and set broad paths on it, so that they might follow the right direction

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَجَعَلۡنَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَوَ ٰسِیَ أَن تَمِیدَ بِهِمۡ وَجَعَلۡنَا فِیهَا فِجَاجࣰا سُبُلࣰا لَّعَلَّهُمۡ یَهۡتَدُونَ ۝٣١

wajaʿalnā fī l-arḍi rawāsiya an tamīda bihim wajaʿalnā fīhā fijājan subulan laʿallahum yahtadūn