Surah Adh-Dhariyat — Verse 41

The Winnowing Winds · 51:41 · 41/60

وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ

Wafee AAadin ith arsalnaAAalayhimu arreeha alAAaqeem

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And in ʿAad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

There is another sign in the Ad: We sent the life-destroying wind against them

Marmaduke Pickthall

And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And (a similar sign was left) in (the story of) ‘Ād, when We sent upon them the wind that was barren (from any benefit);

Al-Hilali & Khan

And in ‘Âd (there is also a sign) when We sent against them the barren wind;

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

There is also a Sign for you in (the story of) Ad, when We let loose upon them an ominous wind

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

And [you have the same message] in [what happened to the tribe of] Ad, when We let loose against them that life-destroying wind

Rowwad · source edition

And [there is a sign in the story of] ‘Ād, when We sent against them the devastating barren wind[11].

Notes

[11] Devoid of all goodness such as carrying rain or fertilizing trees.