Surah Al-'Ankabut 29:37 — translation and meaning

العنكبوت · Verse 37 / 69 · Page 400

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا فِي دَارِهِمْ جَاثِمِينَ

Word by Word

فَكَذَّبُوهُ
fakadhabuhu
But they denied him
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ
fa-akhadhathumu
so seized them
الرَّجْفَةُ
al-rajfatu
the earthquake
فَأَصْبَحُوا
fa-asbahu
and they became
فِي
fi
in
دَارِهِمْ
darihim
their home
جَاثِمِينَ
jathimina
fallen prone

Transliteration

Fakazzaboohu fa akhazat humur rajfatu fa asbahoo fee daarihim jaasimeen

Translation

But they denied him, so the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

His people rejected him and so the earthquake struck them. When morning came, they were laying dead in their homes, and they were motionless.

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

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