And sent hordes of chargers flying against them,
And send flocks of birds upon them,
And He loosed upon them birds in flights,
Thus, He let loose upon them great swarms of flying creatures
And He sent against them birds in flocks.
And sent against them birds, in flocks,
He sent against them swarms of birds.
And He sent against them swarms of birds
And He sent against them birds, in flocks (Ababil).
And send against them swarms of flying creatures,
and send against them flocks of birds
And He sent against them flights of birds
And He sent against them birds in flocks,
by sending against them flocks of swallows
And send down (to prey) upon them birds in flocks,
Waarsala AAalayhim <u>t</u>ayran ab<u>a</u>beel<b>a</b>
and send against them flocks of birds,
And He sent against them Flights of Birds,
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ
Allah sent birds upon them, who came to them in flocks upon flocks.
Allah sent birds upon them, who came to them in flocks upon flocks.
<p>Verse [ 105:3] طَيْرً‌ا أَبَابِيلَ (... birds in flocks.) The word ababil is plural and is said to have no singular. It means birds in flocks, or swarms of birds. It is not the name of a particular bird. In Urdu usually ababil refers to 'swallows', they are not implied in the verse as indicated in the above narration. These birds were somewhat smaller in size than pigeon and they were birds that were never seen before. [ Said Ibn Jubair, as quoted by Qurtubi ].</p>
Verse [ 105:3] طَيْرً‌ا أَبَابِيلَ (... birds in flocks.) The word ababil is plural and is said to have no singular. It means birds in flocks, or swarms of birds. It is not the name of a particular bird. In Urdu usually ababil refers to 'swallows', they are not implied in the verse as indicated in the above narration. These birds were somewhat smaller in size than pigeon and they were birds that were never seen before. [ Said Ibn Jubair, as quoted by Qurtubi ].