Explained in Detail, Revelations Well Expounded — Verse 17
41:17 · Fussilat
Explained in Detail, Revelations Well Expounded 41:17
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَأَمَّا
wa-ammā
|
And as for | Prep |
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ثَمُودُ
thamūdu
|
Thamud | Noun |
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فَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ
fahadaynāhum
|
We guided them | V |
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فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟
fa-is'taḥabbū
|
but they preferred | V |
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ٱلْعَمَىٰ
l-ʿamā
|
[the] blindness | Noun |
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عَلَى
ʿalā
|
over | Prep |
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ٱلْهُدَىٰ
l-hudā
|
the guidance | Noun |
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فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ
fa-akhadhathum
|
so seized them | V |
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صَٰعِقَةُ
ṣāʿiqatu
|
a thunderbolt | Noun |
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ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
|
(of) the punishment | Noun |
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ٱلْهُونِ
l-hūni
|
humiliating | Noun |
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بِمَا
bimā
|
for what | Noun |
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كَانُوا۟
kānū
|
they used to | V |
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يَكْسِبُونَ
yaksibūna
|
earn | V |
As for Thamud, We gave them guidance but they preferred blindness, so they were struck by a blast of humiliating punishment for their misdeeds
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَیۡنَـٰهُمۡ فَٱسۡتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلۡعَمَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمۡ صَـٰعِقَةُ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡهُونِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَكۡسِبُونَ ١٧
wa-ammā thamūdu fahadaynāhum fa-is'taḥabbū l-ʿamā ʿalā l-hudā fa-akhadhathum ṣāʿiqatu l-ʿadhābi l-hūni bimā kānū yaksibūn