سُوْرَةُ النَّازِعَاتِ
Surah An-Naazi'aat (79) — Ayah 34
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) -
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
But when
جَآءَتِ
jāati
comes
ٱلطَّآمَّةُ
l-ṭāmatu
the Overwhelming Calamity
ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
l-kub'rā
the great
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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34. But when the great calamity [24] comes,
[24] ﴿الطّامة﴾ ﴿الطَّمُّ﴾ means a sea filled with water and surging, and ﴿الطامه﴾ refers to such a calamity that overwhelms all other misfortunes. The word ﴿الكبريٰ﴾ has been used to further emphasize this great calamity, and by it is meant the Day of Resurrection.
[24] ﴿الطّامة﴾ ﴿الطَّمُّ﴾ means a sea filled with water and surging, and ﴿الطامه﴾ refers to such a calamity that overwhelms all other misfortunes. The word ﴿الكبريٰ﴾ has been used to further emphasize this great calamity, and by it is meant the Day of Resurrection.
