Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:41 — translation and meaning

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وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ

Word by Word

وَفِي
wafi
And in
عَادٍ
adin
Aad
إِذْ
idh
when
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalna
We sent
عَلَيْهِمُ
alayhimu
against them
الرِّيحَ
al-riha
the wind
الْعَقِيمَ
al-'aqima
the barren

Transliteration

Wa fee 'Aadin iz arsalnaa 'alaihimur reehal'aqeem

Translation

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

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And in Ad, the people of Hud, is a sign for one who fears the painful punishment, when I sent upon them the wind which does not carry rain or pollinate trees, nor were there any blessings in it.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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