Surah 89 · verse 13
Al-Fajr 89:13
Sign in to listenفَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
fa-sabba 'alayhim rabb sawt 'adhab
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
Verse 11الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Verse 12فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
And increased therein the corruption.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Verse 15فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
Verse 16وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
