Surah Ya-Sin 36:29 — translation and meaning
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إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ خَامِدُونَ
Word by Word
إِن
in
Not
كَانَتْ
kanat
it was
إِلَّا
illa
but
صَيْحَةً
sayhatan
a shout
وَاحِدَةً
wahidatan
one
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
then behold!
هُمْ
hum
They
خَامِدُونَ
khamiduna
(were) extinguished
Transliteration
In kaanat illaa saihatanw waahidatan fa-izaa hum khaamidoon
Translation
It was not but one shout, and immediately they were extinguished.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Thus the incident of the destruction of his people was simply one blast which we sent upon them and they fell down with nothing remaining. Their example is like that of a fire that was burning and then was extinguished, leaving behind no trace.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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