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سورة الحَاقَّة

Surah Al-Hâqqah 69:5

The Great Inevitable Reality · Verse 5 of 52

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by (the shock of) an exceedingly violent and thunderous blast.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!

Ahmed Ali

So destroyed were the Thamud by a storm of thunder and lightning;

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Ali Unal

Now as for the (tribe of) Thamud – they were destroyed by the overwhelming (catastrophe).

Daryabadi

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the outburst.

Faridul Haque

So regarding the Thamud, they were destroyed by a terrible scream.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the severe punishment.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Then, as for Thamud, they were destroyed with a blast of utmost fury.

Muhammad Asad

Now as for the Thamud - they were destroyed by a violent upheaval [of the earth];

Muhammad Musin Khan

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!

Muhammad Pickthall

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.

Muhammad Sarwar

The Thamuds were destroyed by a violent blast of sound.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.

Rashad Khalifa

As for Thamoud, they were annihilated by the devastating (quake).

Shabbir Ahmed

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by a thunderous blast.