Saba 34:16 فاعرضوا فارسلنا عليهم سيل العرم وبدلناهم بجنتيهم جنتين ذواتي اكل خمط واثل وشيء من سدر قليل ١٦
فَأَعۡرَضُواْ
فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
سَيۡلَ
ٱلۡعَرِمِ
وَبَدَّلۡنَٰهُم
بِجَنَّتَيۡهِمۡ
جَنَّتَيۡنِ
ذَوَاتَيۡ
أُكُلٍ
خَمۡطٖ
وَأَثۡلٖ
وَشَيۡءٖ
مِّن
سِدۡرٖ
قَلِيلٖ
١٦
But they turned away. So We sent against them a devastating flood, and replaced their orchards with two others producing bitter fruit, fruitless bushes,1 and a few ˹sparse˺ thorny trees.2
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