Adh-Dhariyat 51:44
The Winnowing Winds · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 522
The Thunderbolt
فَعَتَوۡاْ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ ٤٤
But they rebelled against their Lord’s decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They defied their Lord’s command, so the thunderbolt seized them while they looked on.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, calling it “sayhah” in other surahs and “sa‘iqah” here conveys different aspects of the punishment.
Reflect
Don’t resist Allah’s command; submit.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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