فَعَتَوۡاْ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ ٤٤
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَعَتَوۡاْBut they rebelledfaʿataw
- عَنۡagainstʿan
- أَمۡرِ(the) Commandamri
- رَبِّهِمۡ(of) their Lordrabbihim
- فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُso seized themfa-akhadhathumu
- ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُthe thunderboltl-ṣāʿiqatu
- وَهُمۡwhile theywahum
- يَنظُرُونَwere lookingyanẓurūna
Tafsir
But they were arrogant to the command of their Lord and they were haughty to faith and obedience, so the thunderbolt of punishment seized them whilst they were waiting it to come down, as they were promised punishment three days before it came.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran