وَأَمَّا عَادٞ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِرِيحٖ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٖ ٦
And as for ʿAad, they were destroyed by a screaming,1 violent wind
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Or "cold."
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَأَمَّاAnd as forwa-ammā
- عَادٞAadʿādun
- فَأُهۡلِكُواْthey were destroyedfa-uh'likū
- بِرِيحٖby a windbirīḥin
- صَرۡصَرٍscreamingṣarṣarin
- عَاتِيَةٖviolentʿātiyatin
Tafsir
As for the ‘Ād, Allah destroyed them with a severely cold, relentless wind that reached the height of harshness upon them.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran