Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:44 — translation and meaning
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فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
Word by Word
فَعَتَوْا
fa'ataw
But they rebelled
عَنْ
an
against
أَمْرِ
amri
(the) Command
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ
fa-akhadhathumu
so seized them
الصَّاعِقَةُ
al-sa'iqatu
the thunderbolt
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَنظُرُونَ
yanzuruna
were looking
Transliteration
Fa'ataw 'an amri Rabbihim fa akhazal humus saa'iqatu wa hum yanzuroon
Translation
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
But they were arrogant to the command of their Lord and they were haughty to faith and obedience, so the thunderbolt of punishment seized them whilst they were waiting it to come down, as they were promised punishment three days before it came.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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