سورة الاٴحقاف
Surah Al-Ahqâf 46:25
The Sand Dunes · Verse 25 of 35
تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا لَا يُرَىٰ إِلَّا مَسَاكِنُهُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
`This (hurricane) will go on destroying everything by the command of its Lord.´ Accordingly (the hurricane struck them and) they became such that nothing could be seen (of them) except their dwellings. That is how do We recompense the guilty people.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Everything will it destroy by the command of its Lord!î Then by the morning they - nothing was to be seen but (the ruins of) their houses! thus do We recompense those given to sin!
Ahmed Ali
It will destroy everything at the bidding of its Lord." So in the morning there was nothing but their empty dwellings to be seen. That is how We requite the sinners.
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Ali Unal
Bound to devastate everything by the command of its Lord. And so they became such that nothing was to be seen except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the guilty people committed to accumulating sin.
Daryabadi
It shall annihilate everything by the command of its Lord. Wherefore they became such that naught could be seen save their dwellings Thus We requite a nation of the culprits.
Faridul Haque
“That destroys all things by the command of its Lord” - so at morning none could be seen except their empty houses; this is the sort of punishment We mete out to the guilty.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Destroying every thing by the command of its Lord. So at dawn naught could be seen except their dwellings. Thus do We reward the guilty people.
Maulvi Sher Ali
`It will destroy everything by the command of its Lord.' By morning there was nothing to be seen, except their dwellings. Thus do WE requite the guilty people.
Muhammad Asad
bound to destroy everything at its Sustainer's behest!"
Muhammad Musin Khan
Destroying everything by the Command of its Lord! So they became such that nothing could be seen except their dwellings! Thus do We recompense the people who are Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, etc.)!
Muhammad Pickthall
Destroying all things by commandment of its Lord. And morning found them so that naught could be seen save their dwellings. Thus do We reward the guilty folk.
Muhammad Sarwar
It will destroy everything by the will of its Lord" (Not very long after) nothing could be seen of them except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the sinful people.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Destroying everything by the command of its Lord, so they became such that naught could be seen except their dwellings. Thus do We reward the guilty people.
Rashad Khalifa
It destroyed everything, as commanded by its Lord. By morning, nothing was standing except their homes. We thus requite the guilty people.
Shabbir Ahmed
Bound to destroy everything by its Lord’s command. And the morning found them so that nothing could be seen but their empty dwellings. Thus We reward the guilty.