The Destruction of 'Ad, Thamud, and the People of Nuh and Lout

An-Najm — Verses 50–56 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَأَنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا الْأُولَىٰ ٥٠

And that it is He (Allah) Who destroyed the former 'Ad (people),

وَأَنَّهُ
And that it is He (Allah)
أَهْلَكَ
Who destroyed
عَادًا الْأُولَىٰ
the former 'Ad (people)

وَثَمُودَ فَمَا أَبْقَىٰ ٥١

And Thamud (people). He spared none of them.

وَثَمُودَ
And Thamud (people)
فَمَا أَبْقَىٰ
He spared none of them

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ ٥٢

And the people of Nuh (Noah) aforetime, verily, they were more unjust and more rebellious and transgressing [in disobeying Allah and His Messenger Nuh (Noah)].

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ
And the people of Nuh (Noah) aforetime,
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا
verily, they were
هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ
more unjust and more rebellious and transgressing [in disobeying Allah and His Messenger Nuh (Noah)].

وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ ٥٣

And He destroyed the overthrown cities [of Sodom to which Prophet Lout (Lot) was sent].

وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ
the overthrown cities
أَهْوَىٰ
He destroyed
He destroyed the overthrown cities
of Sodom to which Prophet Lout (Lot) was sent

فَغَشَّاهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ٥٤

So there covered them that which did cover (i.e. torment with stones).

فَغَشَّاهَا
So there covered them
مَا غَشَّىٰ
that which did cover (i.e. torment with stones)

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ٥٥

Then which of the Graces of your Lord (O man!) will you doubt.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ
Then which of the Graces
رَبِّكَ
of your Lord
تَتَمَارَىٰ
(O man!) will you doubt

هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَىٰ ٥٦

This (Muhammad SAW) is a warner (Messenger) of the (series of) warners (Messengers) of old.

هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ
This (Muhammad SAW) is a warner (Messenger)
مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَىٰ
of the (series of) warners (Messengers) of old