سُوْرَةُ الذَّارِياتِ
Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (51) — Ayah 44
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sâ‘iqah overtook them while they were looking.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَعَتَوْا۟
faʿataw
But they rebelled
عَنْ
ʿan
against
أَمْرِ
amri
(the) Command
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ
fa-akhadhathumu
so seized them
ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ
l-ṣāʿiqatu
the thunderbolt
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَنظُرُونَ
yanẓurūna
were looking
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
44. 1. (کڑاکا) was a heavenly scream and with it was (an earthquake) as is in (فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ فَاَصْبَحُوْا فِيْ دَارِهِمْ جٰثِمِيْنَ 78) 7. Al-A'raf:78).
