Surah Al-Qalam 68:19 — translation and meaning

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فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَائِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ

Word by Word

فَطَافَ
fatafa
So there came
عَلَيْهَا
alayha
upon it
طَائِفٌ
taifun
a visitation
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
نَائِمُونَ
naimuna
were asleep

Transliteration

Fataafa 'alaihaa taaa'i fum mir rabbika wa hum naaa'imoon

Translation

So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So I sent a fire to the garden which consumed it while its owners were asleep, unable to defend it.

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

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