The lion (qaswara)
The wild asses fled from a qaswara — most commentators read it as the lion, others as the huntsmen; the Quran leaves the image open: wild beasts fleeing a terror or a hunter.
In the Qur'an · 2
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كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
As they were frightened asses
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فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
Fleeing from a lion?