Surah Al-Isra, ayah 16
وَإِذَآ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نُّهْلِكَ قَرْيَةً أَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُوا۟ فِيهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيْهَا ٱلْقَوْلُ فَدَمَّرْنَـٰهَا تَدْمِيرًا
And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word [i.e., deserved decree] comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.
Al-Isra · 17:16
Word by word
- وَإِذَآwa-idhāAnd when
- أَرَدْنَآaradnāWe intend
- أَنanthat
- نُّهْلِكَnuh'likaWe destroy
- قَرْيَةًqaryatana town
- أَمَرْنَاamarnāWe order
- مُتْرَفِيهَاmut'rafīhāits wealthy people
- فَفَسَقُوا۟fafasaqūbut they defiantly disobey
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- فَحَقَّfaḥaqqaso (is) proved true
- عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāagainst it
- ٱلْقَوْلُl-qawluthe word
- فَدَمَّرْنَـٰهَاfadammarnāhāand We destroy it
- تَدْمِيرًۭاtadmīran(with) destruction
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