وَفِي عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلۡعَقِيمَ ٤١
And in ʿAad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Barren of any benefit, i.e., evil.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَفِيAnd inwafī
- عَادٍAadʿādin
- إِذۡwhenidh
- أَرۡسَلۡنَاWe sentarsalnā
- عَلَيۡهِمُagainst themʿalayhimu
- ٱلرِّيحَthe windl-rīḥa
- ٱلۡعَقِيمَthe barrenl-ʿaqīma
Tafsir
And in Ad, the people of Hud, is a sign for one who fears the painful punishment, when I sent upon them the wind which does not carry rain or pollinate trees, nor were there any blessings in it.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran