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Ash-Shu'ara 173

Ayah 173 of 227 · Meccan

وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ ١٧٣

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَأَمۡطَرۡنَاAnd We rainedwa-amṭarnā
  2. عَلَيۡهِمupon themʿalayhim
  3. مَّطَرٗاۖa rainmaṭaran
  4. فَسَآءَand evil wasfasāa
  5. مَطَرُ(was) the rainmaṭaru
  6. ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ(on) those who were warnedl-mundharīna

Tafsir

I rained down on them stones from the sky, just like we send down the rain. Disgraceful was the rain that befell these people, whom Lot used to warn of the punishment of Allah if they continued committing their evil acts.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran