Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:173 — translation and meaning

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ۖ وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا فَسَاءَ مَطَرُ الْمُنذَرِينَ

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وَأَمْطَرْنَا
wa-amtarna
And We rained
عَلَيْهِم
alayhim
upon them
مَّطَرًا
mataran
a rain
فَسَاءَ
fasaa
and evil was
مَطَرُ
mataru
(was) the rain
الْمُنذَرِينَ
al-mundharina
(on) those who were warned

Transliteration

Wa amtarnaa 'alaihim mataran fasaaa'a matarul munzareen

Translation

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I rained down on them stones from the sky, just like we send down the rain. Disgraceful was the rain that befell these people, whom Lot used to warn of the punishment of Allah if they continued committing their evil acts.

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

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