Sura 25 Al-Furqan (The Criterion), ayah 53

  1. وَهُوَ الَّذِي مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ هَٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخًا وَحِجْرًا مَحْجُورًا

    Translation by words

    وَهُوَ
    And He
    ٱلَّذِى
    (is) the One Who
    مَرَجَ
    (has) released
    ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ
    the two seas
    هَٰذَا
    [this] (one)
    عَذْبٌ
    palatable
    فُرَاتٌ
    and sweet
    وَهَٰذَا
    and [this] (one)
    مِلْحٌ
    salty
    أُجَاجٌ
    (and) bitter,
    وَجَعَلَ
    and He has made
    بَيْنَهُمَا
    between them
    بَرْزَخًا
    a barrier
    وَحِجْرًا
    and a partition
    مَّحْجُورًا
    forbidden.

    And it is He who has released (simultaneously) the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition.

    25:53

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 25 Al-Furqan (The Criterion)