فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ ١٩
So there came upon it [i.e., the garden] an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَطَافَSo there camefaṭāfa
- عَلَيۡهَاupon itʿalayhā
- طَآئِفٞa visitationṭāifun
- مِّنfrommin
- رَّبِّكَyour Lordrabbika
- وَهُمۡwhile theywahum
- نَآئِمُونَwere asleepnāimūna
Tafsir
So I sent a fire to the garden which consumed it while its owners were asleep, unable to defend it.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran