فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ ٥
So as for Thamūd, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَأَمَّاSo as forfa-ammā
- ثَمُودُThamudthamūdu
- فَأُهۡلِكُواْthey were destroyedfa-uh'likū
- بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِby the overpowering (blast)bil-ṭāghiyati
Tafsir
As for the Thamūd, Allah destroyed them with a scream that reached the height of severity and horror.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran