Surah Al-Haqqa 69:5 — translation and meaning

الحاقة · Verse 5 / 52 · Page 566

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ

Word by Word

فَأَمَّا
fa-amma
So as for
ثَمُودُ
thamudu
Thamud
فَأُهْلِكُوا
fa-uh'liku
they were destroyed
بِالطَّاغِيَةِ
bil-taghiyati
by the overpowering (blast)

Transliteration

Fa-ammaa Samoodu fauhlikoo bittaaghiyah

Translation

So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

As for the Thamūd, Allah destroyed them with a scream that reached the height of severity and horror.

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

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