Surah Fussilat — Verse 13

Explained in Detail · 41:13 · 13/54

فَإِنْ أَعْرَضُوا۟ فَقُلْ أَنذَرْتُكُمْ صَـٰعِقَةً مِّثْلَ صَـٰعِقَةِ عَادٍ وَثَمُودَ

Fa-in aAAradoo fuqul anthartukumsaAAiqatan mithla saAAiqati AAadin wathamood

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

But if they turn away, then say, "I have warned you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt [that struck] ʿAad and Thamūd.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

If they turn away, say, ‘I have warned you about a blast like the one which struck 'Ad and Thamud:

Marmaduke Pickthall

But if they turn away, then say: I warn you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt (which fell of old upon the tribes) of A'ad and Thamud;

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But if they turn away, say thou: "I have warned you of a stunning Punishment (as of thunder and lightning) like that which (overtook) the 'Ad and the Thamud!"

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So, if they turn away, then say, “I have warned you of a calamity like the calamity of ‘Ād and Thamūd,

Al-Hilali & Khan

But if they turn away, then say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "I have warned you of a Sâ‘iqah (a destructive awful cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt) like the Sâ‘iqah which overtook ‘Âd and Thamûd (people)."

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

But if they turn away, tell them: “I warn you against a sudden scourge like that which struck Ad and Thamud.”

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

BUT IF they turn away, say: “I warn you of [the coming of] a thunderbolt of punishment like the thunderbolt [that fell upon the tribes] of Ad and Thamud!”