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
Translations of this verse 7
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.”