Surah Adh-Dhariyat — Verse 44

The Winnowing Winds · 51:44 · 44/60

فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathat-humuassaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

but they rebelled against their Lord’s command, so the blast took them. They looked on helplessly:

Marmaduke Pickthall

But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Then they rebelled against the command of your Lord; so the thunderbolt (of divine punishment) seized them, while they were looking on.

Al-Hilali & Khan

But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sâ‘iqah overtook them while they were looking.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

But they brazenly disobeyed their Lord’s command, and then a sudden chastisement overtook them while they looked on.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

after they had turned with disdain from their Sustainer’s commandment - whereupon the thunderbolt of punishment overtook them while they were [helplessly] looking on:

[6] (V.51:44) Sâ‘iqah: A destructive awful cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt, See (V.41:13).