إِن كَانَتۡ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَإِذَا هُمۡ خَٰمِدُونَ ٢٩
It was not but one shout,1 and immediately they were extinguished.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 From Gabriel or a blast from the sky.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- إِنNotin
- كَانَتۡit waskānat
- إِلَّاbutillā
- صَيۡحَةٗa shoutṣayḥatan
- وَٰحِدَةٗonewāḥidatan
- فَإِذَاthen beholdfa-idhā
- هُمۡTheyhum
- خَٰمِدُونَ(were) extinguishedkhāmidūna
Tafsir
Thus the incident of the destruction of his people was simply one blast which we sent upon them and they fell down with nothing remaining. Their example is like that of a fire that was burning and then was extinguished, leaving behind no trace.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran