سُوْرَةُ الشَّمْسِ
Surah Ash-Shams (91) — Ayah 14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَكَذَّبُوهُ
fakadhabūhu
But they denied him
فَعَقَرُوهَا
faʿaqarūhā
and they hamstrung her
فَدَمْدَمَ
fadamdama
So destroyed
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
them
رَبُّهُم
rabbuhum
their Lord
بِذَنۢبِهِمْ
bidhanbihim
for their sin
فَسَوَّىٰهَا
fasawwāhā
and leveled them
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 14) ➊ {فَكَذَّبُوْهُ فَعَقَرُوْهَا:} Although one man hamstrung and killed her, since the whole nation was with him and in fact he did this at their urging, therefore all of them were declared guilty and it was said, "They hamstrung her."
➋ {فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْۢبِهِمْ فَسَوّٰىهَا …:} It is in Qamoos: {’’دَمَّمَ الْقَوْمَ كَدَمْدَمَهُمْ وَ دَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ، طَحَنَهُمْ فَأَهْلَكَهُمْ۔‘‘ ’’دَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ‘‘} He crushed and destroyed them. Three days after killing the she-camel, a severe supernatural cry came upon them as punishment, and they were annihilated as if they had never existed there; only Salih (peace be upon him) and the believers were saved. This incident has already been mentioned in detail in Surah Hud (62 to 68), Al-A'raf (73 to 79), and Ash-Shu'ara (141 to 159).
➋ {فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْۢبِهِمْ فَسَوّٰىهَا …:} It is in Qamoos: {’’دَمَّمَ الْقَوْمَ كَدَمْدَمَهُمْ وَ دَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ، طَحَنَهُمْ فَأَهْلَكَهُمْ۔‘‘ ’’دَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ‘‘} He crushed and destroyed them. Three days after killing the she-camel, a severe supernatural cry came upon them as punishment, and they were annihilated as if they had never existed there; only Salih (peace be upon him) and the believers were saved. This incident has already been mentioned in detail in Surah Hud (62 to 68), Al-A'raf (73 to 79), and Ash-Shu'ara (141 to 159).
