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Surah Al-Haqqah
Verse 4–12

كَذَّبَتْ Denied ثَمُودُ Thamud وَعَادٌۢ and Aad بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ the Striking Calamity ٤

Thamūd and ʿAad denied the Striking Calamity [i.e., the Resurrection].

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فَأَمَّا So as for ثَمُودُ Thamud فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ they were destroyed بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ by the overpowering (blast) ٥

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

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وَأَمَّا And as for عَادٌۭ Aad فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ they were destroyed بِرِيحٍۢ by a wind صَرْصَرٍ screaming عَاتِيَةٍۢ violent ٦

And as for ʿAad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind

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سَخَّرَهَا Which He imposed عَلَيْهِمْ upon them سَبْعَ (for) seven لَيَالٍۢ nights وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ and eight أَيَّامٍ days حُسُومًۭا (in) succession فَتَرَى so you would see ٱلْقَوْمَ the people فِيهَا therein صَرْعَىٰ fallen كَأَنَّهُمْ as if they were أَعْجَازُ trunks نَخْلٍ (of) date-palms خَاوِيَةٍۢ hollow ٧

Which He [i.e., Allāh] imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.

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فَهَلْ Then do تَرَىٰ you see لَهُم of them مِّنۢ any بَاقِيَةٍۢ remains ٨

Then do you see of them any remains?

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وَجَآءَ And came فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun وَمَن and (those) قَبْلَهُۥ before him وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ and the overturned cities بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ with sin ٩

And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.

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فَعَصَوْا۟ And they disobeyed رَسُولَ (the) Messenger رَبِّهِمْ (of) their Lord فَأَخَذَهُمْ so He seized them أَخْذَةًۭ (with) a seizure رَّابِيَةً exceeding ١٠

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].

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إِنَّا Indeed, We لَمَّا when طَغَا overflowed ٱلْمَآءُ the water حَمَلْنَـٰكُمْ We carried you فِى in ٱلْجَارِيَةِ the sailing (ship) ١١

Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried you [i.e., your ancestors] in the sailing ship

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لِنَجْعَلَهَا That We might make it لَكُمْ for you تَذْكِرَةًۭ a reminder وَتَعِيَهَآ and would be conscious of it أُذُنٌۭ an ear وَٰعِيَةٌۭ conscious ١٢

That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.

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