Meccan·Surah 77

المرسلات

Surah Al-Mursalat — Ayah 33

The Emissaries

50 Ayahs·Verse 77:33
77:33

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ

As if they were yellowish [black] camels.

Context in Surah Al-Mursalat

Nearby ayahs help place verse 77:33 in sequence and meaning.

لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ

[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ

Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

This is a Day they will not speak,