Surah 51 · verse 44
Adh-Dhariyat 51:44
Sign in to listenفَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
fa-'ataw 'an amr rabbihim fa-akhadhat-humu as-sa'iqah wa-hum yanzhurun
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
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Context in the surah
وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
Verse 42مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
Verse 43وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنتَصِرِينَ
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
Verse 46وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
Verse 47وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.