مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيۡءٍ أَتَتۡ عَلَيۡهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتۡهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
(51:42) that left nothing that it came upon without reducing it to rubble.9
وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذۡ قِيلَ لَهُمۡ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ
(51:43) There is also a Sign for you in (the story of) Thamud. They were
told: “Enjoy yourselves for a while.”0
told: “Enjoy yourselves for a while.”0
فَعَتَوۡاْ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ
(51:44) But they brazenly disobeyed their Lord’s command, and then a sudden
chastisement1 overtook them while they looked on.
chastisement1 overtook them while they looked on.
فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ مِن قِيَامٖ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنتَصِرِينَ
(51:45) They were unable even to stand up or protect themselves.2
وَقَوۡمَ نُوحٖ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمٗا فَٰسِقِينَ
(51:46) Before all these We destroyed the people of Noah: they were a wicked
people.
people.
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيۡنَٰهَا بِأَيۡيْدٖ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
(51:47) And heaven – We3 made it with Our Own Power and We have
the Power to do so.4
the Power to do so.4