The Quran

سورة القَمَر

Surah Al-Qamar 54:37

The Moon · Verse 37 of 55

وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And they (deceitfully) sought to turn him away from his guests. So We put a covering on their eyes. (And We said to them,) `Now taste My punishment and (suffer the consequences of ignoring) My warning.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And they even sought to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes. (They heard:) "Now taste ye My Wrath and My Warning.î

Ahmed Ali

They lusted after his guests, so We put out their eyes (and said): "Taste My punishment and My commination."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

They had harassed him (with frequent coming-and-going) to abuse his guests, and so We blotted out their eyes: taste My punishment and (the consequences of) My warnings!

Daryabadi

And assuredly they solicited him for his guests: then We wiped out their eyes: taste then My torment and My warnings.

Faridul Haque

And they tried to persuade him regarding his guests - We therefore blinded their eyes, “So taste My punishment, and My warnings.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And certainly they endeavoured to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And they deceitfully sought to turn him away from his guests. So WE blinded their eyes, and said, `Taste ye now MY punishment and MY warning.'

Muhammad Asad

and even demanded that he give up his guests [to them] whereupon We deprived them of their sight [and thus told them, as it were] "Taste, then, the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And they indeed sought to shame his guest (by asking to commit sodomy with them). So We blinded their eyes, "Then taste you My Torment and My Warnings."

Muhammad Pickthall

They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!

Muhammad Sarwar

They demanded that he turn over his guests to them.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.

Rashad Khalifa

They negotiated with him about his guests; we blinded them. Suffer My retribution; you have been warned.

Shabbir Ahmed

And demanded that he give up his guests. Whereupon We sealed their vision. Taste now My punishment after the warnings.

Commentary 54:37 According to Ibn ‘Abbâs the expression fa-tamasnâ ‘ayuna-humفَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ - “We put a covering on their eyes”, denotes veiling of something…

وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

54:37 According to Ibn ‘Abbâs the expression fa-tamasnâ ‘ayuna-humفَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ - “We put a covering on their eyes”, denotes veiling of something from ones consciousness. Hence, the phrase may be understood that Allâh deprived them of all moral insight because of their evil propensities (36:66).